Delray to Consider Adding Kiosks Aimed at Boosting Textile Recycling

Sun Sentinel

Donation kiosks, aimed at keeping certain recyclable materials from landfills, could be installed in Delray Beach under a new proposal.

At a workshop Tuesday, commissioners will consider partnering with Florida Textile Recycling Programs, a Weston-based company that would pay the city a franchise fee in exchange for allowing it to provide the kiosks.

Representatives from the organization approached the city with the idea in April. The program pairs the company with the city, and a contract outlines how many recycling bins the city receives, where they are located and when they are unloaded.

The bins have a sensor that notify the company when they are full and ready for a pickup.

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