Do municipalities have to provide recycling containers in their parks, municipal buildings, and other common gathering places where they already have trash containers?
The town needs to offer recycling collection where trash collection is offered AND at the same time mandated/designated recyclables are sold or given away. Example 1: If you have a town park and there are no trash cans provided (i.e. you expect carry in/carry out), then no recycling receptacles are required. Example 2: At a ball field, the school has a concession stand and sells beverages in recyclable containers. If the town offers trash cans they will need to offer recycling receptacles. Will you need a recycling receptacle for every trash can? Focus where recyclables are generated. If you have a couple of trash cans on the far end of the ball field but its not where recyclables would end up or the public goes, a recycling can in this location is not required. Example 3: There are 5 employees who work at the town garage. You have an office in the building as well as a break room where employees eat their lunch. Recycling collection should be offered in this municipal building, just l
