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List of Web Links for Information on
Recycling
General Site for
Information:
http://earth911.com
What kind of impact are
you having on the environment?
View the
footprintnetwork.org
website to see the impact you have on the environment.
Summary of why we should recycle Environmental issues and “going green” have
gotten a lot of attention lately. Everyone
agrees that something must be done NOW to
minimize the impact we are having on the
environment. But what many may not know is that
recycling is one of the easiest and cheapest
ways for people to go green.
Consider this:

-Every year, Americans trash over 180 BILLION
tons of recyclable materials like newspapers and
aluminum cans. That equals $6.4 billion dollars,
540 billion cubic yards of landfill space and
$12 billion in lost energy!
The EPA estimates 66 percent of the materials we trash every day
could be recycled. Only approximately 25 percent actually is being
recycled.
-Every year, we waste one billion trees by
throwing away our newspapers and other paper
products.
-Recycling 35 percent of our trash would reduce
global warming emissions equal to taking 36
million cars off the road.
Hillsborough County The following links are for residents of
unincorporated Hillsborough County:
-Household Chemical & Electronics
Collection
-Yard Waste Processing Facilities
-Curbside Recycling Guidelines
-Useful Publications Created by Hillsborough County
Regarding Waste Disposal and Recycling
-Request a New Recycling Bin
City of Tampa The following links are for residents of The
City of Tampa:
-Household Chemical & Electronics
Collection
-Yard Waste Processing Facilities
-Curbside Recycling Guidelines
-Useful Publications Created by The City of Tampa
Regarding Waste Disposal and Recycling
-Request a New Recycling Bin
City of Temple Terrace
The following links are for residents of The
City of Temple Terrace:
-Household Chemical & Electronics
Collection
-Curbside Recycling Guidelines
-Yard Waste Processing Yard waste recycling is collected
every Wednesday. Disposal regulations
prohibit us from collecting yard waste with
normal garbage. All grass clippings, leaves,
tree branches shorter than 3 feet in length
and less than 5 inches in diameter - should
be bundled and tied, or containerized for
yard waste recycling pickup on Wednesdays.
Yard waste should be placed at curbside by 7
a.m. on Wednesdays. (If possible, grass
clippings and leaves should be placed in
containers rather than plastic yard bags.
The yard waste recycling facility considers
plastic yard bags a contaminant and they
must be removed before delivery to the
recycling site.)
City of Plant City
-Household Chemical & Electronics
Collection
-Curbside Recycling Guidelines
-Useful Publications Created by the City of Tampa
Regarding Waste Disposal and Recycling
Request a New Recycling
Bin
To participate in this
voluntary curbside recycling
program, citizens can have a blue bin
delivered to their home by calling
(813) 757-9208
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