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County Expands Recycling Program to Include All Plastic Containers

Charleston County’s Environmental Management Department announces an expansion of the recycling program to accept all containers with the plastic designation #1-7, beginning immediately.

That means all plastics, except plastic wrap, plastic bags (called plastic film within the recycling industry) and Styrofoam, will be collected and marketed. Previously, only #1 and 2 plastic bottles were collected, sorted and packaged at the Charleston County Recycling Center. With the expansion, all hard and soft plastic containers with any number inside the recycling logo will be accepted.

Charleston County Council member Colleen Condon first made the announcement during this week’s episode of “Issues and Answers” on Comcast C2. Condon, chair of the County’s Recycling Committee, also announced a one-time $25 solid waste fee credit to all Charleston County residents that was approved by Charleston County Council during the passage of the Fiscal Year 2011 budget.
This credit will be deducted from your 2010 tax bill.

“Expanding Charleston County’s Recycling Program to recycle all plastics #1 through #7 allows us to provide better service to our citizens and move closer to our 40 percent recycling goal with this important step,” Condon said.

How to recycle plastics in Charleston County:
Residents may now place all plastic containers in their co-mingled bin (non-sorted bin of glass, aluminum, steel, tin, aerosol cans and all plastics container) at the curb alongside their separate bin or bags of paper, paperboard and cardboard recyclables.

2010 Recycle Collections:

May Tuesday 11 and 25
June Tuesday 8 and 22
July Tuesday 6 and 20
August Tuesday 3 and 17 and 31
September Tuesday 14 and 28
October Tuesday 12 and 26
November Tuesday 9 and 23
December Tuesday 7 and 21

2011 Recycling Collections:

January Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 19th

GPhillips 6/16/10