Franklin County hopes to have the new oil collection containers around the county by July

Franklin County hopes to have the new oil collection containers around the county by July.

The county was awarded a grant last year to handle the collection and disposal of used oil.

The program was scheduled to begin last October but then Hurricane Michael hit.

County solid waste director Fonda Davis said the containers are ready to go but before they can be put in place his department will pour concrete slabs to hold the containers and that should be complete by July.

The oil collection program will help protect the environment by giving people a place to dispose of their used oil and anti-freeze for free so they don't pour it out where it can leach into the groundwater or the Bay.

People can also dispose of their used oil and fuel filters in the same containers.

The county already accepts used oil for free at the landfill on Highway 65 but the board feels the program will be more successful if the collection bins are spread out across the county so people don't have to travel to Eastpoint just to dispose of their used oil.

The bins will be emptied once or twice a month by a contractor paid through the grant funds.

The bins will be located at the City Yard in Carrabelle, near Scipio Creek in Apalachicola and at Vrooman Park in Eastpoint. 

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