curbside recycling
May 14, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The annual report from the City of Quincy’s Recycling Division showed the city collected 2.833 million pounds of material from May 1, 2023, to April 30, 2024. Quincy Mayor Mike Troup happily announced a 56 percent increase in recyclable materials collected during Monday night’s Quincy City Council meeting. “We wanted to see the…
Read Full Article March 11, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — The city of Quincy’s drop-off recycling program is now a year old, and Quincy Mayor Mike Troup is thrilled with the results. “When I go and drop off (recyclable materials), I get people every other week who see me and say, ‘You know, I wanted to keep curbside. But I’ve got to tell…
Read Full Article April 3, 2023 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A Quincy business offering on-demand help with everyday tasks is launching a recycling pick-up program in response to the discontinuation of the City of Quincy’s curbside recycling program. JustTasking, which started in August 2022, will deliver recycling totes directly to the doorsteps of Quincy residents for a one-time set-up fee of $20. Residents…
Read Full Article February 26, 2023 | By Muddy River News
QUINCY — The city’s curbside recycling program will end Friday, March 3. Current recycling customers can keep their orange recycling bins for personal use. If you want to return your bin to the city, set the empty bin at the curb during the week of March 5, and city crews will pick it up. Recycling…
Read Full Article September 13, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — After more than a year of study, review, concern and debate, an ordinance to eliminate the city’s curbside recycling program came down to one vote. After City Clerk Laura Oakman announced aldermen voted 7-7 on the issue during Monday night’s Quincy City Council meeting, Quincy Mayor Mike Troup quickly cast the deciding vote,…
Read Full Article December 10, 2024
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