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Recycling thrives in downtown boise. (Municipal Recycling).


The recycling program in downtown Boise, Idaho “Boise” redirects here. For other uses, see Boise (disambiguation).

Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the county seat of Ada County and the principal city of the Boise metropolitan area.
, diverted more than two tons of recyclables from the Ada County landfill in 2002, according to according to
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 a report in the Idaho Statesman The Idaho Statesman is a U.S. daily newspaper serving the Boise, Idaho metropolitan area. The paper has a circulation of 65,000 daily, 87,640 Sunday, and employs about 450 people. It is owned by The McClatchy Company. .

The downtown recycling program has eight permanent recycling centers, accessible at city buildings, parks, coffee shops and businesses.

The downtown centers collected 220 pounds of aluminum cans, 4,400 pounds of newspapers and 180 pounds of plastic beverage containers in 2002.

The program is a partnership among the City of Boise, Capital City Development Corp., Downtown Boise Association and BFI BFI - brute force and ignorance  Waste Management Systems.
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Publication:Recycling Today
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U8ID
Date:Mar 1, 2003
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