Alligator Point recycling bins removed because people are dumping their household trash there

Franklin county has closed the recycling center at Alligator Point because of illegal dumping there.

Solid waste director Fonda Davis said that people have been using the site to dump household trash and worse.

The recycling site will remain closed indefinitely while the solid waste department looks for a less remote location to place the bins.

They have also discussed installing cameras at the site.

People using recycling bins to dump their household trash is a continuing problem throughout the county.

In recent moths the county has also had to close the recycling bins in Lanark Village and in Apalachicola.

There are still a number of locations where people can recycle in Franklin County.

Franklin County residents can recycle cardboard, newspaper, plastic, aluminum, tin & glass at Vrooman Park in Eastpoint; 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 beside Harry A’s.

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