www.city-buffalo.com/recycle, Channel 22, and by calling 311. “We encourage city residents to use their new recycling carts immediately,” said Mayor Brown. “Residents should start to follow their new bi-weekly schedule as soon as they get their carts.” Each of the carts will contain an RFID (radio frequency identification) tag to allow the city to accurately identify tonnage collected. With RFID tags in place, the city can keep track of inventory, and also measure the weight of recyclables to make sure the city is getting the proper reimbursement from the vendor. Under this new initiative, residents can put all recyclable material into the new roll out cart, including paper, plastic and metal. When putting out recyclables, residents should rinse/clean containers, and be sure to place the recycling cart at the curb so the lid arrows face the street. The same laws for garbage carts also apply for these new recycling carts. Currently, the city collects $480,000 for about 8000 tons of recyclables a year. Based on national averages from other cities that have implemented similar programs, the city is expected to collect $960,000, once it doubles its curbside collection of recyclables. The city’s current weekly recycling program costs $1.9 million a year for collection only. With the new initiative, it will cost $1.2 million a year which includes collection and the new carts. The total for the first 4 years of operating this cart program will be $1.85 million annually. After the 4 year lease is complete, the city will claim full ownership and the cost will drop to a total of $1.2 million annually. Reducing cost and increasing collectables has been a proven way of saving taxpayers money. We are looking to make recycling part of everyday life, at work, home and at play.]]>
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Sen. John Fetterman's increasingly independent political moves are drawing concern from Senate colleagues and raising questions about whether the Pennsylvania Democrat might eventually leave his party.
Fetterman said last week he would formally switch his party affiliation if Democrats make opposition to Israel part of their official platform — the first time he's laid out specific conditions for departing – and he pointed to recent contested primaries as evidence the party is shifting toward candidates who are "intensely anti-Israel," not just critical of its policies.
One Democratic senator, speaking anonymously to NOTUS, said, "I am concerned" about the prospect of Fetterman switching parties unexpectedly.
Fetterman has also set up a joint fundraising committee with Republican Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA), an arrangement that struck colleagues as unusual. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said he'd "never seen it before." Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA), a progressive who has left open the possibility of challenging Fetterman in 2028, called the move "crazy stuff," arguing it helps Republicans in battleground Pennsylvania races.
Fetterman brushed off the arrangement as "nothing sinister," rooted in shared state interests, and fired back at Deluzio over the congressman's earlier campaign donation to Graham Platner, the Maine Senate candidate who dropped out amid a sexual assault allegation he denies.
The senator has increasingly clashed with his party over Israel, the Iran war, and border security, and recently expressed regret for once calling to eliminate the filibuster, praising former Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema for opposing its removal.
His standing among Pennsylvania Democrats has slipped sharply — a Quinnipiac poll found his approval at just 19% among Democrats, with 52 percent of voters overall saying they want him to leave the party.
Adam Jentleson, Fetterman's former chief of staff, said he believes Fetterman might switch parties "in order to stay relevant," particularly if Democrats win a narrow Senate majority in November and Fetterman could become a decisive vote. Jentleson also warned Fetterman could side with Republicans on a future Supreme Court nomination.
“I think, if he is the majority-maker, he will flip, because it would give him a massive amount of attention,” said Jentleson, who last year expressed concerns about Fetterman's mental health.
Other Democrats pushed back on the switching narrative. Sen. Peter Welch noted Fetterman "votes Democratic all the time," while Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) urged him to stay, saying his positions still align more with Democrats than Republicans on balance.
“I would just encourage him to stay,” Heinrich said. “I think you can have policy differences, but on balance, with the exception of one or two issues, when you look at what he cares about, I think that looks a lot more like the Democratic Party than the Republican Party. He’s always, always welcome in our caucus.”
