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