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Recycling Round of Applause
Kudos for remarkable recycling and waste reduction
efforts across the state!
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Fletcher High School in Neptune Beach, FL
sponsorship form
receiving framed Appreciation Award as the top today!
paper recycling school. The Interact Club helped
fellow students to recycle more than 16 tons of
recycled paper, double what the second highest,
area school collected.
(L to R) Lindsay Cregger (President), Every day the Interact Club members stop by each
Emily Archer (Recycling Chairperson),
Susan Alexander (Head Custodian), classroom to collect the paper recycling as part of
Michael Pemberton (Vice-President), the fundraising program offered by SP Recycling
Kelly Murphy (Treasurer)
Corporation.
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RFT 2011 Issues Forum
“Working Together to Achieve 75%”
Start 2011 off by being a part of Florida's premier education forum held jointly by Recycle Florida Today and the
SWANA Florida Sunshine Chapter. Register today for an opportunity to network and gain education from the two leading
recycling and solid waste professional organizations in Florida. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity. Last year's
event was tremendously successful and may not happen again soon.
New this year, RFT/SWANA will be hosting an “Environmental Round Robin” networking and interactive discussion
session. Attendees will be able to “speed discuss” important environmental issues impacting our state, areas of interest
and other hot topics. There will be four 20-minute sessions where attendees can select a topic-specific table to discuss
or listen to other fellow professionals on that specific matter. The goal is to encourage constructive discussion and
thought sharing in an interactive and educational environment.
AGENDA
Tuesday January 25, 2011
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Closing Session:
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City of Sarasota Transitions
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Marketing and outreach included a designated Waste Management, Inc. was selected as the
website and customer service number, postcards city's hauler and transfer station operator through a
featuring new collection day and expanded recycling competitive procurement process. Hauler
program information, flyers with maps of collection involvement was a critical part of the project. As soon
routes and pick-up days, weekly reminder Post-Its® as the new hauler was identified, planning for the
placed on garbage containers, magnets featuring transition began, and a team of city employees,
new collection day, utility bill stuffers, several media Waste Management staff, and Kessler Consulting
releases, newspaper articles, and email blasts. representatives began a three-month education,
Ongoing education and outreach efforts have also outreach and operational planning process to ensure
been extended to reach the winter-only residents in a smooth transition.
an effort to notify them of changes that occurred Through careful planning, strong communication,
while they were away. Additionally, “we noticed” tags effective outreach, and a well-cultivated public-
were created to alert residents when recycling bins private partnership with its new hauler and transfer
are not consistently set out or when recyclables are station operator, the changes were implemented with
found in the garbage. This action was taken to ensure minimal disruption or inconvenience to residents,
residents comply with the city's mandatory recycling businesses or stakeholders. Forming a strong
ordinance and reduce the need for additional partnership between the municipality, hauler and
garbage containers. transfer station resulted in a smooth and successful
solid waste and recycling program transition.
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St. Petersburg Welcomes Curbside Recycling
By Michael Connors, Administrator, Public Works
Recycling options for large plastic ground pipes to have increased in recent years. Much of large plastic
expand at Tampa-based plastics recycler, Commercial ground pipe is destined for U.S. landfills due to lack
Plastics Recycling, Inc. (CPR). The ZRS1500-model of recycling processing capability.
shredder by Zerma, can shred and grind plastic pipe “We have seen a consistent demand for ground
up to 48 inches in diameter and 25 feet long. plastic pipe and this new equipment will allow us to
“Until now, we had only been able to safely handle meet that demand,” said Benvenuti.
pipe eight inches in diameter or less,” said CPR, CPR's 52,000 square foot headquarters in Tampa
President Ben Benvenuti. “We feel this will give us the will expand by 10,000 square feet to accommodate
ability to grow as the construction industry returns to the new infrastructure. For 14 years, CPR has
Florida in the near future,” said Benvenuti. recycled plastics at their Tampa headquarters. They
Requests for recycling of larger diameter pipes have facilities in West Virginia and North Carolina.
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SERDC Study: Demand for Recycled
Materials Fuels Economy in Southeast
By Will Sagar, SERDC Policy Director
A two-year study by the Southeast Recycling In an effort to collaborate across state lines,
Development Council (SERDC), documented the SERDC works to build effective recycling collection
heavy regional presence of manufacturers that systems that deliver local supplies of valuable
depend on post-consumer recycled glass, plastic, materials to manufacturers who employ 10's of
paper, aluminum and steel to make consumer and thousands of people in the region.
industrial products. “When communities invest in local recycling
The study finds that more than 206 key collection programs in the southeast, they ensure a
industrial facilities across the southeast depend on flow of commodities to some of our most important
recycled feedstocks that flow from community and businesses that has a much smaller carbon
commercial recycling efforts. These companies footprint than material coming from California or
collectively employ more than 47,525 persons and New York,” explains Scott Mouw, SERDC board
see a sales volume exceeding $29.4 billion per year. member and director of North Carolina's recycling
The motivation behind this project lies in connecting program.
recycling's impact to the southeast's strong Findings of the research are housed in an
manufacturing base. interactive web database on SERDC's website,
“Some of the nation's and world's largest www.serdc.org/regionalresources. Regional
recycling end-users call our region home. economic reports and state-specific fact cards are
Unfortunately, many have to look beyond the also available for download. This project was made
southeast to find materials, while these same possible in part with grants from the Environmental
commodities are disposed in landfills across the Protection Agency - Region 4 and the Alabama
southeast,” said SERDC Chairman Steve Carreras. Department of Economic and Community Affairs.
Organics Update
By Jim Reece, Organics Chair, Recycle Florida Today
With the stated goal of advancing organics This will certainly be a topic of discussion at
recycling in the State of Florida the RFT Organics upcoming RFT events and we hope that you will
Committee definitely needs your input and consider joining our committee's efforts to
participation as we move forward with meeting the accomplish the goals stated above.
State's goal of a 75% recycling rate by the year In addition, the Florida Organics Recycling
2020. Center for Excellence (FORCE) in conjunction with
We are also committed to monitoring organics Kessler Consulting, Inc will be conducting Compost
legislation and formulating a consensus among the Operator Training at three locations around the
organics community in Florida as to the potential state beginning January 2011. Please check the
impact of proposed legislation upon the industry. FORCE website for the dates and location:
No doubt you are aware that the Florida http://www.floridaforce.org.
Legislature voted on November 15, 2010 to override Together we can minimize organics waste in
the Governor's veto on House Bill 569 repealing the Florida.
ban on yard waste from burial in Florida landfills.
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Hernando County Opens MRF
and Expands Landfill Capacity
By Graceanna Henderson Recycling Specialist, SP Recycling
Hernando County celebrated the completion of its by SP Recycling Corporation, a 30-year old multifaceted
Landfill Cell #3 and grand opening of the county's recycling company operating 22 plants, 12 of which
first privately operated Materials Recovery Facility are in Florida.
(MRF) on September 2, 2010. Tours of the facility “We are pleased to be able to serve the citizens of
were open to the public during their grand opening Hernando County and meet their increasing recycling
and ribbon cutting. needs,” said Tom Kimsey, SP's Florida Regional
“With increasing population and we predicted the Manager.
need for more landfill space,” said Scott Harper, Items recycled in Hernando County include
Director of Hernando County Landfill. “The additional newspaper, paper, phonebooks, cardboard, plastic
disposal space and a state-of-the-art MRF will bottles #1 & 2, steel and aluminum cans. Hernando
accommodate our growing community, “said Harper. County Landfill also accepts electronic, or E-waste.
Construction on Cell #3 began four years ago at a SP Recycling Corporation is the procurement arm of
cost of approximately six million dollars. The new cell SP Newsprint Company, LLC — the nation's largest
has the capacity of holding 3.4 million cubic yards of producer of 100% recycled newsprint. SP Recycling is
waste with a life expectancy of 15 years. also known for its fundraising-recycling program
The county is placing renewed emphasis on offered throughout the southeast. SP Recycling has
recycling to eliminate recyclable tonnage from the several successful recycling facilities with public-private
landfill. The county's recycling facility will be operated partnerships throughout Florida.
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A Message from RFT Membership Chair:
The Value of Renewable Relationships
By Karen Bryant, RFT Board Member & Membership Committee Co-Chair
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~ Adam Schlachter, Eco-Minded, LLC
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Illegal Dumping and Pay-As-You-Throw:
Should You be Worried?
Lisa Skumatz, Principal Skumatz Economic Research Associates Inc.(SERA)
Pay-As -You-Throw can be one of the strongest implementing PAYT on an A to F scale (where an A
tools in a municipality or county's kit for reaching means that there is no incidence of illegal dumping
75% diversion, according to recent research. and F means it is a huge problem). After
However, invariably, one of the first questions implementation, none of the communities with PAYT
municipalities ask about pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) is reported that illegal dumping was a huge problem,
its impact on the incidence of increased illegal and those that reported a D decreased from 21% to
dumping. 14% after implementing PAYT.
A series of surveys and interviews with hundreds
SERA 2009 National Community Survey
of communities conducted over the past two
decades by Skumatz Economic Research Associates In a 2009 national survey SERA researchers
Inc. (SERA) have found that the vast majority of asked communities to report whether or not they
communities that adopt PAYT do not report had PAYT and they also asked communities to rank
increased incidences of illegal dumping. More often, illegal dumping. There was very little difference in
communities report that illegal dumping is a the issue of illegal dumping between communities
“perceived” barrier and not an actual barrier. with and without PAYT.
The few communities that report an increase of Overall, research concurs that PAYT is an
illegal dumping after implementing PAYT also report effective single program a community can take to
that illegal dumping returns to pre-PAYT levels within reach diversion goals and despite the fear and
one to three months. threat of increased illegal dumping, the results of
SERA research show that PAYT in and of itself does
SERA 2010 National Community Survey not lead to increased illegal dumping.
During a 2010 national survey conducted by For more information on PAYT studies, contact
SERA, communities with PAYT programs in place SERA Principal Dr. Skumatz at (303)494-1178 or
were asked to rank illegal dumping before and after skumatz@serainc.com.
A — No problem at all 0% 0%
C — Medium problem 7% 7%
F — Huge problem 7% 0%
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‘Trashion’ Designers Hit the Runway at City of
Largo's 4th Annual Recycled Fashion Show
By Marissa Segundo, Recycling Coordinator City of Largo
One person's trash is another person's waste solutions. Each ‘trash’ion designer is required
...fashion? The City of Largo's fourth annual to submit an environmental fact to be read on stage
Trashy Fashion Show dazzles the runway with that corresponds with the contents of their design.
more than 30 innovative ‘trashion’ designs on Attendees also enjoy a free pre-show Green
April 22, 2011 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Largo Room gathering from 5 to 7 p.m. featuring business
Cultural Center. In celebration of Earth Day, and organizations that have a
amateur eco-designers of all ages will model true passion for sustainable
fashions made of 75 percent re-purposed or environmental practices.
recycled material. Alternative transportation
The Largo Cultural Center will be converted options, recycled products,
into a high-end fashion show with music, lights environmental education and
and a 30-foot catwalk. CBS's Studio 10 hosts green living solutions are
Holly Sinn and Jerome Ritchie will emcee the just a few of the vendors
event. The winners will be selected by a panel in the Green Room.
of judges including environmentalists, fashion Sponsorship and
editors and designers. Winners will be selected vendor opportunities are
by age category to receive cash prizes. available. For more
Trashy Fashion Show designers, as well as information, log on to
attendees, learn about the impact of their www.LargoRecycles.com or
waste and the importance finding alternative call (727)586-7424.
Leon County Solid Waste & Recycling Leon County way to present their garbage and recycling message.
Recycling has a new way to “talk trash” to students. Rhonda's costume makes their recycling message
The Rhonda Renee Recycling Show is a music and unforgettable.
game show designed to teach elementary school An HDPE detergent bottle skirt and aluminum can
students about garbage and recycling. Students learn flowers in her bright blue and green hair make up
about how much garbage we make, where it all goes Rhonda's reused materials costume. Inmates
and how to make less by using the three R's. collected and rinsed detergent bottles for the skirt
Rhonda Renee Recycles conducts group construction. Volunteers saved and cut aluminum
sing-alongs with songs she wrote. cans. A local high school student helped piece
Students and teachers are called out by together the skirt. A thrift-store denim skirt is
name to “come on down” to play recycling the base for the detergent bottles. Carole sewed
games with the host during the show. the top and bloomers from discounted fabric.
This fun-filled, educational show is the The show utilizes one volunteer to help with
brainchild of Carole P. Gentry, Education loading the equipment and hooking up the sound
Coordinator for Leon County Solid Waste system at the schools. Rhonda Renee Recycles
and Recycling and Cyndy Brantley, Recycling visited 10 schools since her introduction at the
Coordinator for Leon County. The beginning of October. Over 3,000 students in Leon
coordinators wanted a new and memorable County have met Rhonda Renee Recycles.
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