CONCORD, N.C. — The City of Concord is now accepting more items in residential recycling carts for curbside collection, giving customers additional ways to reduce household waste and keep common items out of the landfill. City of Concord Solid Waste Services customers may now recycle clean and dry plastic cups, yogurt and fruit containers, takeout containers, and paper cups in their black recycling carts.
The additional recycling items are now accepted thanks to new technology and increased processing capacity at the Mecklenburg County Amble Drive Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) where the City’s recycling materials are taken for processing. The upgrades at the MRF include 16 optical sorters with advanced technology to better identify and separate materials as they move through the facility, enabling more items to be accepted.
