Council members question buying recycling bins, raising trash fee

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Rather than spend $3 million to buy each county resident a recycling bin, an aggressive education campaign might make more sense to boost recycling rates, two council members said.

“You?d think you have time to wait a year on these bins and have an education campaign,” said Council Chairwoman Courtney Watson, D-District 1.

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