Growth in York's recycling rate slows in 2015

York County's 2015 recycling rate showed an increase over 2014, but it was not as drastic as previous year-over-year growth.

The county's recycling rate, which is the percentage of the municipal waste stream diverted from the total waste stream, was 40.7 percent in 2015, according to a York County Solid Waste and Refuse Authority news release.

The rate was 40 percent in 2014, 37.6 percent in 2013 and 33.5 percent in 2012, according to authority records.

A total of 196,123 tons of recyclables were collected in the county during 2015, the release states. It adds that more than 90 percent of the area's population is participating in curbside pickup and/or drop-off recycling.

Despite only 18 of the county's municipalities being mandated under state law to provide curbside recycling to their residents, the report states that 63 of 72 municipalities in York County provide residents with those services.