Recycling

The Downtown Lincoln Association announced the installation of 88 new recycling containers at the start of 2009. 

The dark blue recycling containers are located throughout the downtown area, labeled with a universal recycling symbol and DLA’s website to link you to this page. The recycling containers have a dark blue exterior to blend in with the downtown landscape and differentiate from the existing green and black refuse containers. The new containers have a small circular opening which will take plastic bottles or aluminum cans. The DLA Maintenance Crew, with the help of the Community Alternatives of Nebraska, pick up, sort, and distribute the materials to a recycling vendor on a weekly basis.

The recycling containers were developed by SourceOne, a local custom manufacturing company, which has served its industrial client base for over 35 years. “This is a high-quality, locally made product that will serve the communities recycling needs for years to come,” said George Pinkerton, DLA maintenance director.

The installations of the recycling containers are the second phase of DLA’s “Keep It Green” campaign, which focuses on practices to keep the downtown environment beautiful and sustainable. In the fall of 2008, DLA launched the campaign with the announcement of a DLA re-landscaping project, which installed over 4,000 native plants and 3,800 spring bulbs of 26 different varieties in the fall. Covering nearly 21,000 square feet downtown, the planting beds have saved water and expense due to their sustainable nature.