DEP releases state recycling numbers

The Florida Department of environmental protection this week released 2013 recycling data for Florida’s 67 counties.

Florida's official traditional recycling levels are at 38 percent, up from 35 percent in 2012.

27 counties reported a 30 percent or higher recycling rate while 16 counties recycled more than 40 percent of their trash.

The top recycling county in 2012 was Sarasota county which recycled 58 percent of its solid waste.

Franklin County recycled 13 percent of its municipal waste, the same as 2012, but up from 8 percent in 2011

In Gulf County recycling rates jumped from 6 percent to 20 percent; Liberty County’s recycling rate fell a little from 11 percent to 9 percent.

Wakulla County recycled about 8 percent of its solid waste.

Franklin County residents can recycle cardboard, newspaper, plastic, aluminum, tin & glass at any of 7 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.

There are also recycling bins at St. James Bay.



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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