KINGSTON – Mayor Steven Noble of Kingston said on 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 seen 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.
