Whitwell pushing weekly pickups to encourage more citizens to begin recycling

Thirty-five percent of Jackson households and businesses recycle.

Ward One Councilman Quentin Whitwell believes that number would go  up if the city increased its curbside recycling pickup to once a week.

Currently, the city pays $5.4 million a year for Waste Management, the city’s solid waste contractor, to pick up recycling every other week.

Jackson has more than 12,000 customers that receive curbside waste pickup.