Hillsborough County provides single-stream recycling via 95-gallon cart collected weekly. Accepted materials include paper, cardboard, rigid plastics 1-7, aluminum, steel cans, and glass bottles. Plastic bags, Styrofoam, and food-soiled items excluded. County operates Resource Recovery Facility processing mixed waste.
County Code Chapter 62 implements recycling program. Single-stream cart accepts clean cardboard, newspaper, office paper, magazines, plastic bottles and tubs (1-7), aluminum and steel cans, glass bottles and jars. Not accepted: plastic bags, film plastic, Styrofoam, textiles, tanglers (hoses, cords), scrap metal, electronics. Contamination threshold approximately 10 percent. Waste-to-energy facility burns non-recycled material generating electricity.
Contaminated carts may be tagged and skipped. Repeat contamination can result in cart removal.
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