Escambia County Recycling History
1990-1996* "Dirty" Material Recovery Facility (Dirty MRF). Citizens were told to dispose of all recyclables along with their regular garbage. Some of the garbage trucks were diverted from the Class I landfill to the Dirty MRF at the Perdido Landfill where approximately 30 laborers picked through the garbage and reclaimed recyclables.
1995* Blue Bag Recycling.
This six month pilot program was conducted in Myrtle Grove. The results were poor. The program was expensive, had low participation and output, and contained high levels of contamination (non-recyclables/garbage.)
October 1, 1996- present* Drop-Off Recycling Program (current program) started.
Program was and is successful and has expanded over the years. The "Dirty" MRF was renovated to a Dual Stream Recovered Materials Processing Facility (RMPF.)
Recovered Materials Processing Facility (RMPF), plastics/metals/glass line.
July 9, 2008* Curbside Recycling Program
Pilot program starts in East Hill. The program is a partnership between City of Pensacola and Escambia County. Recycling containers are collected once a week and garbage containers are collected once a week.
City of Pensacola employees setting out recycling containers. |
Escambia County's Shoe Reuse & Recycle Program NEW!!
Recycling Operations is collecting new and gently used shoes for Escambia County charities in need as well as Soles4Souls a non-profit organization that distributes shoes to those in need nationally and worldwide.
Shoes will be collected at various sites throughout the county and at shoe drives with different organizations.
Currently we are collecting shoes at:
Perdido Landfill, 13009 Beulah Road;
Escambia County Parks and Recreation Department, 1651 E. Nine Mile Road;
Escambia County Extension Services Office,3740 Stefani Road.
When donating shoes please rubber-band pairs together.
For more information contact Dee Dee Green at 850-937-2160.
 
Soles4Souls warehouse in Roanoke, AL.
Soles4Souls warehouse in Roanoke, AL.
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Escambia County's Shopping Bag Program~ECSBP~ NEW!!
You can sing along to it E C S B P!! (RESPECT) Catchy huh? That's what we are hoping. As part of the plastics recycling program plastic shopping bags are now being accepted for recycling. Recycling Operations is providing re-useable shopping bags made from 100% recycled material to Escambia County residents in an effort to help Escambia County go green!
Plastic bags are a petroleum based product. When they are in the trash they blow away and litter trees, roadways, and waterways. They are an environmental hazard and an eye sore.
Bags are available at the Perdido Landfill.
Bags will also be available at upcoming Earth Day and other county events.
Paper Bags or Plastic Bags? Everything You Need to Know
Pensacola News Journal Article on the plastic bag.
S. F. First City To Ban Plastic Shopping Bags
Planet Ark- Questions about plastic shopping bags.
Will My Plastic Bag Still Be Here in 2507?
For more information call 850-937-2160. |
Curbside Recycling Fun Facts 
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Escambia
County’s Drop-Off Recycling Program
The Department of Solid Waste Management operates
a Residential Drop-Off Recycling Program whose primary
goal is the conservation of natural resources and
a reduction
in energy consumption in the production of new products
through the recycling of selected materials. Items
eligible for recycling are aluminum cans, steel cans, glass containers, plastic containers 1-7, cardboard, magazines, and mixed
paper. Once collection containers are full, they are
delivered to the Perdido Landfill where items are
sorted and prepared for pickup by the recycling facility.
End-of-Life
Electronics Recycling Program
Electronic
components contain toxic and hazardous materials and
must be disposed of properly. The Department of Solid
Waste Management has a program for the collection
and recycling of end-of-life electronics such as stereos,
tv's, vcr's, computer equipment, etc. These items
can be brought to the Perdido Landfill at no charge
or to our Regional
Roundups. Please call (850) 937-2160
to arrange an appointment for drop off if you have
large quantities of these items.
*Microwaves
are now accepted at the landfill free of charge.
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"Bales of Aluminum Cans are ready to be taken to an aluminum company for melting. From there they are melted down into sheets that are shipped to can makers, who produce can bodies. Then they are delivered to Beverage Companies for filling." |
We are always looking for good information and contacts in reuse and recycling. Please share information with us by sending an email to ddgreen@co.escambia.fl.us
Links we like to websites with information about: reducing, reusing, recycling, going green, and zero waste! |
