Curbside recycling is well received in ML

It’s been over a year since the city of Medical Lake implemented curbside recycling and things seem to be going well.

“I haven’t heard any complaints lately,” City Administrator Doug Ross said. “That doesn’t mean there aren’t complaints out there, but I haven’t heard them. I always take that as a good sign.”

Prior to its implementation, curbside recycling had been discussed by Mayor John Higgins and Ross. Community reception to the program was lukewarm at first. Most of the complaints focused on the size of the 4-foot, 96 gallon blue recycling carts. Residents who discovered that the 96-gallon...