Tag: recycling master plan

Fayetteville officials are getting their first look at what it will take to increase the city’s trash diversion rate from 18 to 80 percent.

Two temporary pilot programs are underway in Fayetteville as part of a larger study to determine how the city can dramatically increase the amount of waste it recycles.

The city is looking to increase its trash diversion rate from 18 percent to 80 percent, a target consultants said is extremely ambitious.

A new recycling master plan will identify steps Fayetteville should take to increase its trash diversion rate from 20 percent to 80 percent over the next 10 years.