KINGSTON – Mayor Steven
Noble of Kingston said Thursday that a proposed discontinuation of single-stream
recycling by the Ulster County Resource and Recovery Agency at the end
of the year is of serious concern.
Noble said the proposal “is in direct conflict” with the mission
of the UCRRA to “protect public health and the environment and to
promote sustainable materials management practices in Ulster County by
efficiently managing solid waste materials with a focus on resource conservation.”
The mayor said the City of Kingston is “a leader in sustainability
and has invested heavily in the movement towards single stream recycling.”
He noted since 2011, the city has been an almost 15 percent decrease
in refuse and close to 31 percent increase in recycling.
“The impact of the agency’s decision will be detrimental to
our community,” Noble said. Instead of scaling back, the agency
should be “supporting single-stream recycling, developing new methods
to protect public health and advancing sustainable practices.
