Seminole County residents can take advantage of an upcoming free tire disposal day scheduled for January 16, 2010. If you live in Seminole County you can take your old tires to the Central Transfer Station or the Seminole County Landfill from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The free disposal day does not allow for businesses to drop of tires. Call 407-665-2260 for more details.
Have you seen the signs on Florida highways that list a volunteer group who has agreed to adopt a specific section of Florida highway for litter control? These signs are placed there by the Florida Department of Transportation to recognize the group or business that have agreed to pick up trash and litter left there by litter bugs.
Those who sign up for the adopt a highway agree to:
In order to adopt a highway you need to contact the DOT in your county. You can find those numbers here.
Florida residents can participate in the International Coastal Cleanup – September 19, 2009
New plant to research ways to make environmentally friendly versions of petroleum products according to press release from University of Florida.
Osceola County Recycling Division is celebrating Earth Day this year with a four-day event at Peghorn Nature Park and Trail in St. Cloud April 22-25.Event Details
The following video outlines the rising concern over ocean debris in this state, this country and the world.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has a page set up titled “Think Outside the Recycling Bin” which offers ways to recycle that may not normally be considered.
Case in point recycling tennis or athletic shoes. The site pointed to 3 other sites that accept used shoes, check them out:
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently recognized Miami Palmetto High School and the students for their efforts in winning a state wide recycling pledge contest.
Older TV sets have parts that are unfriendly to the Florida environment. If you would like to find out where to recycle your television in Florida, The Florida Department of Environment has a website where you can search for a place in your area that recycles older televisions.The site is located here
The 2009 North American Plastics Recycling Conference will be held in Orlando on February 24-25.
You can visit the Plastics Recycling web page for information.