New recycling bins in WL
West Lafayette is stepping up its recycling efforts.The city is paying for 48-gallon recycling bins which will be distributed in September or October.Those are about three times the size of the current...
View ArticleChanges to waste pick-up in WL being considered
The City of West Lafayette is looking to change its trash ordinance. The main component is a proposed increase for residents in the cost of trash, recycling and yard waste. The current $9 a month rate...
View ArticleLafayette mayor wants to improve recycling process, beautify downtown
Lafayette leaders are increasing efforts to recycle more.Last year, the city saved more than $180,000 by recycling and not hauling trash to the landfill. Mayor Tony Roswarski says while that’s good,...
View ArticleReducing Holiday Waste As You Deck the Halls
The end-of-year holidays aren't just a time filled with more cheer, but also are a time filled with more trash- although some simple tips can help keep that to a minimum.Dan Goldblatt, spokesman for...
View ArticleAsk The Mayor: Lafayette's Tony Roswarski
Lafayette residents will soon be getting new smaller containers for their garbage and using the current larger toters for their recycling. The message is clear-- recycle more than you put in area...
View ArticleLafayette Hopes To Monetize Changeover In Trash Bins
Now that Lafayette plans to buy new trash bins for residents, city officials are trying to figure out how to squeeze as much profit from the venture as possible.The current small, blue recycling bins...
View ArticleAsk The Mayor: Lafayette's Tony Roswarski On Weighing Higher Office Vs. Doing...
It’s often said every U.S. Senator looks in the mirror and says “that looks like a President of the United States.” So is the same true for mayors, especially long-tenured ones, who might aspire to run...
View ArticleLafayette Recycling Toters Still Weeks Away As Ad Company Circles
It’ll be several more weeks before Lafayette residents get their new recycling containers.Mayor Tony Roswarski, speaking Thursday on WBAA’s “Ask The Mayor,” says the city plans to place an order for...
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