Single stream recycling expected this summer

Single stream recycling may arrive in Whitman County this summer.

Separate bins may soon be phased out.

The City of Pullman passed a resolution last April to go to the new practice this year, and the county will follow, say private and public recycling officials.

“I would say it’s probably going to happen early summer, by June,” said Mark Storey, Whitman County Public Works Director.

Single-stream recycling requires no separation of items, meaning that aluminum cans and milk jugs are tossed in the same bin as cardboard and pop bottles.

“It’s just more convenient for residents and cost-effectiv...