Flint Water Crisis Creates New Opportunity for Republic's Struggling Recycling Program
By Arlene Karidis
Feb 1, 2016 1:00 PM ET
Originally published on WasteDive
Flint, MI residents have turned to bottled water in the face of its water crisis, even for cooking and bathing. So far, the state alone has handed out more than 176,000 cases of bottled water and as the bottles pile up, residents are beginning to recycle — a change for the city, which Republic Services is happy to see.
