Expanded recycling for city residents starting in October

City of Fernandina Beach Press Release

New Recycling Cart

Submitted by Jeremiah Glisson

On July 3, 2012 the City Commission extended its service contract with Advanced Disposal for collection of garbage, recycling, and yard debris. Contract renegotiations included an enhanced recycling program for City residents. The blue 20g recycle bin will be replaced with a green 65g cart. In addition to a larger capacity container, City residents will be able to recycle more materials.

Advanced Disposal’s “Make Your Mother Proud” enhanced recycling program will start on October 1, 2012. The new carts will be delivered during the last

Recycle Hauler

week of September.  The green 65g cart will be serviced by a new autoload truck. City residents are requested to empty their existing blue bin and place it next to your new recycling cart on your regularly scheduled pickup. All recycled materials must be located in the green recycling cart. The following items will be acceptable as part of the enhanced recycling program offered:

Paper:

• Newspapers
• Craft papers
• Shredded paper (in paper bag)
• Paper Towel Cores
• Magazine/Catalogs
• Phone Books
• Junk Mail/Inserts
• Office and Copy Paper
• Brown Paper Bags
• Corrugatated cardboard (2' by 2' or smaller and flat)

Aseptic Packaging:

• Dry Food Packages
• Boxed soups
• Soda cartons
• File Boxes

Plastic:

• #1 - #7 plastics
• Detergent and cleaning containers
• Milk jugs and colored jugs
• Soda bottles (remove lids)
• Water bottles (remove lids)

Cans:

• Aluminum beverage cans
• Steel food containers
• Aluminum baking tins
• Aluminum food cans
• Clean metallic lids

Glass:

• Clear glass
• Green glass
• Brown glass

For more information about recycling in the City of Fernandina Beach please visit www.fbfl.us/recycle or contact Jeremiah Glisson at (904)277-7383 or email him at JGlisson@fbfl.org

September 10, 2012 12:24 p.m.