SANTA ROSA COUNTY RECYCLING

Santa Rosa County commissioners have decided to renew their recycling program with the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority despite historic low prices. The current average market rate for recyclables at $54.10 per ton and the county will spend about $321,000 a year to process the nearly 6,000 tons of plastics, aluminum, cardboard and other material generated annually. The county had examined other alternatives, such as trucking its recyclables to a landfill in Montgomery, Alabama, and even discontinuing its program.

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