Recycle
Help Florida….Recycle!
Did you know:
* We throw away enough aluminum each year that we could rebuild our entire commercial air fleet every 3 months.
* We throw away enough office paper each year to build a 12 foot high wall of paper from New York to Los Angeles.
* We throw away enough plastic soda bottles each year to circle the earth four times.
* We throw away enough motor oil each year to fill 120 supertankers.
* We throw away 20 million tons of grass clippings, dead leaves and branches a year.
* An average size family’s yard waste can make about 300-400 pounds of finished compost (humus) a year!
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MAKE RECYCLING PART OF YOUR DAILY ROUTINE
Find out more about recycling in your county:
City of Tampa Recycling program
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FREE MULCH FOR PINELLAS COUNTY RESIDENTS!
Through the yard waste recycling program, leaves, branches, and other forms of yard waste are processed into mulch that is available to the public free of charge. Over 100,000 tons of yard waste are recycled each year in Pinellas County. There are 20 free mulch sites located around the County.
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Yesterday’s #5 Plastic Containers are Tomorrow’s Toothbrushes
Tampa Whole Foods Market customers can participate in RECYCLING #5 plastic containers at the stores Customer Service collection bin. Take action and help the environment today by dropping off your clean plastics with a #5 stamp, Preserve product containers, and Brita pitcher water filters. Preserve will transform your old containers into new eco-friendly products.
* recycling bins are also available for paper, plastic and aluminum.
