LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Residents of Metro Louisville who recycle will get a 95-gallon cart for free before the city changes collection to every other week in July.
Louisville Metro Government plans to deliver 28,000 carts to households in the Urban Services District in June, according to a news release. The carts will replace 18-gallon recycling bins and will usher in the city's change in collection, which takes effect the week of July 12.
Households that will receive a cart should get a postcard in the mail in the coming weeks, Metro Public Works said in a news release. If your cart fills up in between collection dates, officials said you can purchase another or take your recycling to a free drop-off site around Jefferson County.
To view a list of those sites, click here to visit Metro Public Works' website.
“Our suggestion to residents who already use a 95-gallon recycling cart weekly is to recycle items loosely (not in bags), crush containers, and flatten cardboard," said Karen Maynard with Metro Public Works. :We always encourage citizens to look at ways to reduce waste also."
The city will not accept recycling from 18-gallon bins after Jan. 1, 2022.
Copyright 2021 WDRB Media. All Rights Reserved.
