Effective May 1, the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners approved a memorandum of understanding that allows the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority to assume collection of recyclables at all drop-off centers in the county.
ECUA has replaced the roll off-style containers with front end loading models. Site storage capacity will remain the same, and the frequency of collection will be adjusted, if needed. The different style containers will increase efficiency by allowing collection vehicles, powered by compressed natural gas, to transport more material with fewer trips.
Citizens are still able to access the containers as usual to drop off recyclables. In addition, the list of materials accepted at the drop-off centers has expanded from fiber only to include the following:
- Glass (any color)
- Newspaper & inserts
- Cardboard
- Magazines & catalogs
- Junk mail & envelopes
- Paper bags & phone books
- Colored papers
- Plastic milk jugs
- Aluminum cans & lids
- Cereal boxes
- Pizza boxes
- Tin/steel cans & lids
- Foil baking pans
- Tin foil
- Metal pots, pans
- Cardboard egg cartons
- Plastic bottles
- Pet food cans
- Dry pet food bags
- Plastics no. 1-7
- Plastic produce clamshells
This expanded list of accepted materials will help county efforts to meet state recycling goals. For a list of items that are not recyclable or to view recycling drop-off locations, click here.
For more information, call the Escambia County Waste Services Department at 850-937-2160. For recycling information and the latest news from ECUA, visit their Recycling page or Live Green ECUA website.
