YANKTON (AP) - The city of Yankton is moving toward starting a single-stream recycling system in 2017.
The Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan reports that the city commission has voted to start the process of budgeting, applying for grants and informing people about a transition to the new system.
City Manager Amy Nelson says work to be able implement single-stream recycling in 2017 will take months.
With the new method, recyclables could all be put into one container without sorting by the user.
A higher city cost estimate of $856,000 could be halved by available grants. Commissioner Jake Hoffner says the new system seems like "such a win for our community."
