Stephanie Mills and Bianca Cassouto About Us Stephanie Mills Graduate Student in Global Sustainability Undergrad in Environmental StudiesBiology Hazardous Waste Cleanup Brownfields Florida Department of Environmental Protection ID: 422682
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Recycling 101
Stephanie Mills and Bianca Cassouto Slide2
About Us
Stephanie Mills
Graduate Student in Global Sustainability
Undergrad in Environmental Studies/Biology
Hazardous Waste Cleanup/ Brownfields, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Bianca CassoutoPCGS Graduate Student Undergrad in Geography GeosciencesFirst Environmental Internship: Litter Prevention Coordinator The Sustany Foundation Green Me Locally Slide3
Tampa is a single-stream city!Slide4
How do they do it?Slide5
City of Tampa Recycling GuidelinesSlide6
Recycling 101
Computer paper/mixed paper
Colored paper
Corrugated cardboard
Kraft paper
Magazines/CatalogsNewspaper & inserts Paperboard (cereal boxes & soda boxes)Phone books Junk Mail
*We throw away enough office paper each year to build a 12 foot high wall of paper from New York to Los Angeles!Slide7
Recycling 101
Aluminum/tin cans & bottles
Aluminum foil & pie tins
*We throw away enough aluminum each year that we could rebuild our entire commercial air fleet every 3 months!Slide8
Recycling 101
Glass beverage
* Glass is 100% recyclable and can be recycled endlessly without loss in quality or purity – something no other food and beverage packaging option can claim
* Recycled glass is substituted for up to 95% of raw materialsSlide9
Recycling 101
Plastic Containers #1-7
*We throw away enough plastic soda bottles each year to circle the earth four times!Slide10
Recycling 101
Aseptic juice boxes
Gable top containers
*The paper fiber contained in cartons is extremely valuable and useful to make new products.Slide11
Recycling 101 Reminders
Materials must be clean and well washed
Caps and tops to certain recyclable materials cannot be recycled
It is now considered best practice to leave lids on bottles
Due to small size they end up in residue
No plastic bagsGrocery bags Garbage bagsDry cleaning bags Slide12
Avoiding ContaminationSlide13
What Causes Contamination?
Putting the wrong materials into the recycling bin may ruin the entire batch
The higher the quality of the recycled material, the more the companies will want to buy it, and the higher the price they’ll pay for it
What can happen when you put the wrong things in the recycling bin?
Sorting machines can become damaged
Costing time and moneyBroken machines mean timely sorting by hand“One bad apple could spoil the bunch” pretty much sums up the situationToo much waste in one load means the whole thing can end up in the landfillSlide14
Recyclable or Not Recyclable?
Can these materials be recycled? If yes, where should they be taken
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Soda bottle caps/lids
Food covered items - paper products, cardboard, aluminum
Cardboard lined with plasticLight bulbs/fluorescentMirror/window glass*CeramicsPlastic sandwich bags* Plastic utensils
Styrofoam
Plastic grocery bags
Ink cartridges
Pens/razors/toothbrushes/hangers
E-waste/electronics
Paint cans/motor oil containers
Tires
Scrap metal
Wood*
Medicine
Saran/cling wrap
Spray Paint/Aerosol Cans*Slide15
Recyclable or Not Recyclable?
Can these materials be recycled? If yes, where should they be taken?
Bottle caps/lids - generally
NO
- only #1 and #2Food covered items - paper products, cardboard, aluminum - NO
- remove food residue to recycleCardboard lined with plastic - YES - new initiatives now allow these types of products to be recycled with regular curbside recyclingLight bulbs/fluorescent - Not in curbside, only at Hillsborough County drop-off recycling facilitiesMirror/window glass - NO - too thick to be processed with recyclable glassCeramics - NO
Plastic utensils - NO - made of different types of plastics
Styrofoam - Not in curbside, only at certain drop off facilities
Batteries - Not in Curbside, only at Hillsborough County drop off facilitiesSlide16
Recyclable or Not Recyclable?
Can
these materials be recycled? If yes, where should they be taken?
Plastic grocery bags/Ziploc bags -
Not in curbside
, only at certain drop off facilitiesInk cartridges - Not in curbside, only at certain drop off facilities Pens/razors/toothbrushes/hangers - NO - only #1 and #2E-waste/electronics - Not in curbside - only at certain Hillsborough County drop off facilities
Spray paint/aerosol containers -
YES - as long as they are empty of contents
Paint cans/motor oil containers - NO
- contents must be taken to hazardous waste disposal facility
Tires -
NO
- only at certain Hillsborough County recycling facilities
Scrap metal -
Not in curbside
, only at certain drop off locations
Wood -
NO
- depending on type, can be taken to salvage yards or composting facilitiesSlide17
City of Tampa Recycling Facilities
USF Tampa Campus
Sycamore Drive - behind soccer fields, right off 50th St.
McKay Bay Waste-to-Energy Facility
107 North 34
th Street, Tampa FL 33605Royal Regional Parking Lot- Downtown Tampa 307 Royal Street, Tampa FL 33602
Coming April 2015Slide18
County Facilities in Hillsborough
Alderman Ford Facility, 9402 SR 39, Lithia. Phone: 757-3820
Accepts collectible waste, non-collectible waste, scrap metal, tires and lead acid batteries
Hillsborough Heights Facility, 6209 CR 579, Thonotosassa. Phone: 744-5533
Accepts collectible waste, non-collectible waste, scrap metal, tires, lead acid batteries and recyclable curbside materials
Northwest County Facility, 8001 W Linebaugh Ave., Tampa, Phone: 264-3816 Accepts collectible waste, non-collectible waste, yard waste, scrap metal, tires, lead acid batteries and recyclable curbside materialsSouth County Facility, 13000 U.S. 41, north of Big Bend Road, Gibsonton. Phone: 671-7611
Accepts collectible waste, non-collectible waste, yard waste, scrap metal, tires and lead acid batteries
Wimauma Facility, 16180 West Lake Drive, Wimauma (1.5 miles north of SR 674). Phone: 671-7706
Accepts collectible waste, non-collectible waste, yard waste, scrap metal, tires and lead acid batteries
Resource Recovery Facility, 350 N Falkenburg Road, Tampa. Phone: 744-5591
Accepts yard waste onlySlide19
Hazardous Waste Recycling
Materials accepted include:
Paints and solvents
Used motor oil|
Automotive products
Pool chemicalsMercury containing devices, such as fluorescent light bulbs & thermometersLawn, garden and household chemicals
1st Saturday of each month
Town & Country Collection Site
9805 Sheldon RoadTampa, FL 33635
2nd Saturday of each month
South County Collection Site
13000 US Hwy 41
Gibsonton, FL 33534
one quarter mile north of Big Bend Road
3rd Saturday of each month
East County Collection Site
6209 County Road 579
Seffner, FL 33584
one quarter mile north of I-4 exit 10
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Batteries
Batteries Plus takes old batteries
703 West Fletcher Ave, Tampa, FL 33612
Target and Staples also take batteries
Hillsborough County does recycle batteries through the hazardous waste collection centers
3 Saturdays a monthSlide21
Make Money
Sell your used scrap metal
Curbside recyclables and non curbside metals
Appliances, household goods, scraps, cans
Simply drop off any ferrous scrap (metal that sticks to a magnet like iron, steel or an
automobile) or nonferrous scrap (like aluminum, copper, brass, and wire) and get paid
5509 East Henry Avenue
Tampa, FL(813) 626-1368Slide22
Make Money
Hillsborough county EPC
Money for Mercury program
Receive a $5 Publix gift card for every thermometer, thermostat, or switch you bring to a county hazardous waste recycling facilitySlide23
Make MoneySlide24
Helpful Resources
Earth 911.com - Recycle Guide
Earth 911.com - Recycling Center Search & Recycling Guides Slide25
Time for a Pop Quiz!!
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Thank you!
Questions?
City of Tampa Recycling Contact
Lori Van Bemden
(813) 348-6504