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Recycling in Tampa
BayTravis Barnes, Hillsborough County Recycling Coordinator
Alita Kane, City of Tampa Recycling Specialist
How is waste
being generated?
• 68% from commercial and MF
• Most local governments have
focused on the 32%
How is Waste Managed?
Hillsborough County MSW Management (2016)
EPA estimates
national average
at 34.6%
Hillsborough County
& Pinellas County
Tied With Top Recycling Rate in the State of Florida in 2016
82%
Local Government Can Control • Expanding commercial recycling• Expanding multifamily recycling• Reducing contamination
Limited Local Government Control• Glass processing and value• Limited markets for some materials• The evolving ton • Market uncertainty
Challenges or Opportunities?
Programs for Recycing Success
City of Tampa
City Buildings • Lead by Example• All Tampa municipal Facilities • Reduce the environmental
impact of municipal operations• 50 additional buildings
Event Recycling • Between 20-25 events per year • Some of the major events:
All Gasparilla Parades Music Fest Art Fest Distance ClassicEcofestMayors River O Green
• Operations and communications
3R’s Art Contest • Annual Art Contest
Highlighting Talented Youth in Tampa
• Education in Schools and Youth Groups
• Artwork on Recycling Trucks
Hillsborough County Initiatives
• We can achieve more working together• Goal to reduce confusion & contamination• MRF-Shed • All partners accept the same materials • All partners use Waste-to-energy • Residents live, work, & play across the bay
Tampa Bay Regional Recycling Campaign
Campaign Includes:• Landing Page• Print Ads • Digital Billboards • Radio Ads • Bus wraps• Social Media • Earned Media
www.TampaBayRecycles.org
• Twitter, Facebook, Instagram • Social Media Teams • Resident Interaction• Over 162,000 impressions
#TampaBayRecycles
Thanks! Any questions?Alita Kane Recycling Specialist, Department of Solid Waste and Environmental Program Management
City of Tampa / 4010 W. Spruce St. / Tampa FL 33607 p: (813) 348-1027 / c: (813) 394-4553 / e: [email protected]