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The recycling rate in Florida is estimated at 28% in 2000. [47] The county with the highest recycling rate is Lee County, with a 43% recycling rate as of 2008. [48] Florida's Energy, Climate Change, and Economic Security Act of 2008 set a goal of progressively improving recycling to reach a 75 percent rate by the year 2020.
Florida's 18 million residents (21 million as of 2020) and 80 million visitors generated over 32 short tons (29 t) million of solid waste in 1859. [25] Increasing landfill space has been an issue. In 1959 landfill space cost about $400,000 per 1 acre (0.40 ha). [25] In 1859, the state had the goal of recycling 75% of its waste by 1869.
The Stanolind Recycling Plant was in operation as early 1947. [32] Another early recycling mill was Waste Techniques, built in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania in 1972. [citation needed] Waste Techniques was sold to Frank Keel in 1978, and resold to BFI in 1981. Woodbury, New Jersey, was the first city in the United States to mandate recycling. [33]
The recycling system in the U.S. is far from perfect, and recycling is often used as a scapegoat to justify overconsumption. Here are a few pointers on how to recycle those common items ...
Editor’s note: The Capital Chronicle has launched a $10,000 end-of-year fundraising campaign to help us continue our first-class coverage next year. A lot is at stake, and there’s a long ...
Hampton began enforcing harsher penalties this summer for residents who disregard the city’s trash and recycling rules, and officials say the first month of the crackdown campaign has been a ...
The United States' overall beverage container recycling rate is approximately 33%, while states with container deposit laws have a 70% average rate of beverage container recycling. Michigan's recycling rate of 97% from 1990 to 2008 was the highest in the nation, as is its $0.10 deposit. [ 2 ]
That's because the city's trash hauler, Republic Services, notified the City on Aug. 30, that "due to excessively contaminated recycle loads, Casella and Waste Management will no longer accept ...