Polk County to end curbside recycling pickup Oct. 1

Polk County to end curbside recycling pickup Oct. 1

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) -- For 22 years, residents in unincorporated Polk County could leave their recyclable materials on their curb to be picked up by county haulers. That will come to an end when a new contract goes into effect in October. “This is due to dramatic increases in operating cost and end user market volatility,” said Dale Henderson, Polk County’s solid waste director. Henderson attributes a “global market collapse” to China and o…

Polk County ends curbside recycling, focuses on other “green” initiatives

About 140,000 households in unincorporated Polk County will no longer have curbside recycling.Starting Oct. 1, curbside recycling will be discontinued in unincorporated Polk County. As a result, the Polk County Waste & Recycling Divisions name will be changed to Polk County Solid Waste Division.According to Solid Waste officials the recycling process now costs twice as much due to an overseas market collapse. Ending curbside recycling will save …

Polk County ending curbside recycling after 2 decades, but bringing other green initiatives online

After more than 20 years, Polk County is about to end its residential recycling service, saying it's just gotten too expensive because of global market issues.

Polk County’s Solid Waste Division Introduces Two “Green” Initiatives

Most people know Polk County is discontinuing its curbside recycling collection service, but did you know the county’s Solid Waste Division is introducing two “green” initiatives? A Renewable Natural Gas… The post Polk County’s Solid Waste Division Introduces Two “Green” Initiatives appeared first on .