LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Workers wearing orange vests will disperse into Lexington neighborhoods this week. It’s part of a recycling audit led by Lexington’s Division of Waste Management.

“You will find many of our workers actually peeking inside of the bin,” said director Antonio Baldon. “This audit is to have that grassroots effort of approaching the public openly of, ‘hey, this is the material we do not want in there, and this is the material we would like for you to place in there.’”

Baldon and his team are giving out a grade of sorts to let people know how well they are recycling. The hope is that this will cut down on waste contamination and speed up sorting efforts.

“It will help us to be able to get unwanted material out of there for the safety of our personnel as well as for e

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