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Memphis partners with recycling firms.(MUNICIPAL RECYCLING)
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Recycling Today
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November 1, 2007
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The city of Memphis, Tenn., along with International Paper, FOR of Tennessee and Friends of City Beautiful, has started a recycling program called "All Aboard" to target old corrugated containers (COO) and paperboard packaging.
In August, Residents receiving solid waste and recycling services provided by city of Memphis Solid Waste Management and its contractors, Allied Waste and Southern Disposal, received "All Aboard" notices that provide information about how to identify and prepare cardboard for recycling on their collection carts.
"With the addition of cardboard, almost all paper types are now acceptable for recycling at curbside and potentially significant ...