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  2. Environment of Florida - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Environmental issues in Florida - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Recycling in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. You Should Never Recycle Your Pizza Box. Here's Why - AOL

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    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 ...

  6. State approves new recycling rules to reduce packaging ... - AOL

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    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 ...

  7. Hampton begins enforcing new trash, recycling rules ... - AOL

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    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 ...

  8. Container deposit legislation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  9. 'Put your trash in the trash': Recycling rules being enforced ...

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    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 ...