Because there is no home pickup for recycling in Cascade County, Montana, the Cascade County RSVP organized a recycling program. Approximately 187 volunteers collect and transport materials from neighborhoods to recycling centers. As a result, roughly 100,000 pounds of materials have been recycled instead of going to the landfill each year since the program began in 1980. In 2002 the program expanded and began recycling over 200,000 lbs annually.

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