Keep Peoria Beautiful, in collaboration with Peoria County, the City of Peoria, PARC, and the Illinois EPA, is rolling out new recycling bins to be installed along downtown Peoria sidewalks.

A news conference will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 18, near the Lincoln Memorial at the Peoria County Courthouse Plaza to launch the program. In addition to others, Peoria County Board Member Lynn Scott Pearson will be speaking on behalf of the County’s Health, Environmental, & Welfare Issues Committee.

Beginning next week, people eating lunch outdoors will be able to recycle their beverage containers. Bins for the collection of plastic and glass bottles and aluminum cans will be placed next to garbage receptacles located around the courthouse grounds. Additional bins will be placed along streets in the central business district. The bins will be clearly marked with acceptable items so the public will know what types of recyclables can be placed inside.

The new recycling bins will further enhance the City of Peoria’s recycling program.