Today, Mayor Suttle announced an agreement with Free Green Can Nebraska to provide combination recycling/trash receptacles as part of a pilot program in downtown Omaha.
Free Green Can Nebraska sells advertising space on the side of the receptacles, which covers the cost of the bins and the material collection. This new public-private partnership provides an opportunity for residents and visitors downtown to recycle, at no extra cost to the taxpayers. Free Green Can launched in Omaha with partnerships from the following businesses/organizations: CBSHome, Atchley Ford, Union Pacific, ConAgra Foods, DLR Group and the Downtown Improvement District.
“This project is another example of the City’s commitment to sustainable resource management,” Mayor Suttle said. “We will evaluate the success of the pilot program through 2010 and be prepared to expand into other parts of the city next year if the pilot program proves as successful as I am confident it will.”
The receptacles will collect plastic, aluminum and paper products.
Free Green Can’s mission is to provide the public with a recycling opportunity wherever there is a trash receptacle. By providing recycling bins in combination with trash containers, individuals are encouraged to recycle instead of channeling waste to the City’s landfill. For more information about Free Green Can, http://freegreencan.com/.
The cans displayed in the Mayor’s press room. They weigh about 100 lbs each.
The cans are dual receptacles, so trash goes in one side and recyclables go in the other.
