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ECUA Introduces New Sanitation and Recycling Programs
May 27, 2010
Enhancements are coming Tuesday, June 1 to the recycling and sanitation services offered by the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority.
The first change is the introduction of a bulk item collection to the recycling program. This service will allow existing recycling customers the ability to call-in and request a bulk pick-up of recyclable items once per month.
The pick-up will be made on the next recycling day following the request. It will include the pick-up of items such as tires, propane tanks, household electronics, appliances, batteries and large amounts of cardboard.
The second enhancement will be the Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) curbside collection program. This service will allow all ECUA residential sanitation customers to call-in and request a pick-up of HHW items once-per-month.
The collection will be made on the first Saturday of the month and will include the pick-up of HHW items such as pool chemicals, household chemicals, paints, used cooking grease, lawn and garden chemicals, and used oil, to name just a few. These materials will be collected by ECUA crews at the customer’s doorstep and transported to an ECUA collection site.
The ECUA Recycling Program debuted the week of January 5, 2009, as part of the regular residential sanitation service. This program is being utilized by 38,000 households — about 52 percent of ECUA customers.
For more information on the ECUA Recycling and Sanitation Programs, or to sign-up for the recycling program, visit the ECUA website at www.ecua.org or contact their customer service center at (850) 476-0480.
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6 Responses to “ECUA Introduces New Sanitation and Recycling Programs”
Good news on recycling glass. Next they need to add plastic bags. We all have benefitted from the recycling so far so if you haven’t tried it yet give it a chance.
recycling is a lot easier than I once thought….just second nature to my family now. If you don’t recycle, you should.
This will make a HUGE difference in allowing those who cannot afford to pay a ECUA bill and a county dump bill at the same time, in order to clean up their home/yards and make our neighborhoods a better and cleaner place to live.
Good business call ECUA!
The inclusion of glass has been a limitation at the vendor level. We expect to be adding glass to the list of recyclable items in mid- to late summer.
In responce to aam I have heard that glass pick up will be soon.
Wouldn’t it be great if they started with recycle of glass?