Dive Brief:

• Hammond, Indiana has signed a contract to privatize its recycling services.
• The city formed an agreement with Republic Services of Indiana, who will take over the operations on July 1, 2014. The company will implement single stream recycling.
• The new contract is expected to save the city about $400,000 annually, according to former Department of Public Works board president, Robert Lendi, who shared the information with NWITimes.

Dive Insight:

According to a board member from the Department of Public Works, Stan Dostatni, 27% of Hammond's population currently recycles. Dostatni told NWITimes that the board hopes that the new program will bring that figure to 50%.