Franklin County shows improvement in recycling efforts

The Florida Department of environmental protection this week released 2012 recycling data for Florida’s 67 counties.

Florida's official traditional recycling levels are at 35 percent, up from 30 percent in 2011.

24 counties reported a 30 percent or higher recycling rate while 11 counties recycled more than 40 percent of their trash.

The top recycling county in 2012 was Alachua county which recycled 54 percent of its solid waste.

Franklin County recycled 13 percent of its municipal waste, up from 8 percent in 2011

In Gulf County it was 6 percent; Liberty County had a recycling level of 11 percent.

Wakulla County recycled about 23 percent of its solid waste.

Franklin County residents can recycle cardboard, newspaper, plastic, aluminum, tin & glass at any of 6 recycling locations in the county.

Recycling centers can be found at Vrooman Park in Eastpoint, in Lanark Village there is a site on Oak Street, in Alligator Point the recycling bins are on Bald point Road.

In Carrabelle you can recycle at Gray Avenue at the old Carrabelle High School; on St. George Island the recycling bins are behind Harry A’s and in Apalachicola the recycling location is on Commerce Street.

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