Carlisle set to discard school recycling sites

City Council funds for the "white bins" might go unused

By Gordon Y.K. Pang

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 11, 2012

~~<p>The City Council inserted $2.4 million into the city's $1.96 billion operating budget last week to restore and expand the city's "white bin" community recycling program at Oahu schools, but that doesn't mean Mayor Peter Carlisle will continue it.</p>
<p>A spokesman for the city Department of Environmental Services said the city is moving forward with plans to close out the program as scheduled on June 30.</p>
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The City Council inserted $2.4 million into the city's $1.96 billion operating budget last week to restore and expand the city's "white bin" community recycling program at Oahu schools, but that doesn't mean Mayor Peter Carlisle will continue it.

A spokesman for the city Department of Environmental Services said the city is moving forward with plans to close out the program as scheduled on June 30. Login for more...