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- 1. Gather a list of recycling service providers in the area. These providers can be found in the Yellow Pages under “Recycling”, “Waste Disposal” and “Rubbish”. You may also want to contact your town’s recycling service provider or Department of Public Works to inquire if there are any opportunities to add businesses to the town’s program, or whether public facilities might be used for transportation, consolidation and/or processing of materials.
- 2. Send out a letter to all service providers explaining what you are trying to do. Ask service providers to respond. Include some parameters and some opportunity for their suggestions. Include in the letter the benefits to the hauler (presence in the community, opportunity for expanding their business if they haul either additional recyclable materials or recyclables and trash, potential to collect large amounts of materials, and having a dedicated person other than themselves market and promote their services) and the goal of the program (increase recycling).
- 3. Meet with the Advisory Committee, the Project Coordinator and recycling service provider to evaluate the responses. Develop a list of questions and invite the top proposal or several proposals to a meeting.
- 4. Select a service provider, meet with the selected service provider, develop a plan agreeable to all parties. Service providers should be willing to work with the Advisory Committee to design a program that works for all involved parties.
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