Follow-on story: City will close recycle station on S. 6th St. extension February 1

Submitted by Suanne Z. Thamm

Reporter - News Analyst

January 23, 2016 8:07 p.m.

Late Friday afternoon the Fernandina Observer received word via a press release that the City Recycle Station that is located on South 6^th St will be closed indefinitely effective February 1, 2016. The station has been in service for approximately seven years; however, misuse in the form of illegal dumping has increased substantially over the last year.

The recycle station on Bailey Road at the Nassau County yard is still in operation. The site on Bailey Road accepts the following items:

• Glass
• Aluminum cans
• Newspaper
• Plastic bottles
• Newspaper

Curbside recycling is also provided weekly for City residents by the City’s sanitation contractor, Advanced Disposal.   For more information about the City’s recycle program, please visit the City’s web site, specifically: http://www.fbfl.us/recycle

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The City’s annual recycling event is tentatively scheduled for April 16. Specific information about the event, including the City’s inaugural food drive partnership with Barnabas, will be provided shortly.

Contact:  Jeremiah Glisson, City of Fernandina Beach Maintenance Department, (904) 310-3314.