franklin county recycled 681 tons in 2013

Franklin County recycled just over 681 tons of material last year.

It’s a pretty big increase from 2012 when we recycled about 544 tons of materials.

In 2012, Franklin County recycled about 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.

On Tuesday, County commissioners approved the annual report for recycling activities in Franklin County and agreed to pay the 50 dollar certification fee.

The report is issued by the County solid waste department every year for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

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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