Tampa gets to say goodbye to the old blue recycle bins and boxes that didn’t hold enough recyclable stuff! Now they are saying hello to the new recycling carts: the City of Tampa is upgrading the old recycling containers with new, full-sized green versions on wheels.
The green recycling bins are being rolled out in four phases over the next 18 months. The first homes to get them are the neighborhoods that recycle the most.
"Those folks who have been faithfully recycling are going to be rewarded first by getting the cart," said City of Tampa Solid Waste & Recycling Director Tonja Brickhouse.
The new bins are nearly seven times larger, holding up to 95 gallons of recycled goods.
The new recycling bins are bigger, but the new reality is more people want to recycle. More items can fit, so more will household goods will be recycled.
The bigger bins are more expensive, but since they're part of an automated collection system, labor costs will go down.
Bottles, cans, cardboard, and paper goods are all welcome inside the new recycling carts. City leaders are hopeful that the new carts could raise the city's recycling rate to 50% of all households.
Tampa's Solid Waste Department hopes to have the new green recycling bins at 85% of city households by fall of 2014.
For more information on larger recycling bins, contact Fibrex Group.
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