Comments on: Escambia County, ECUA Reach Potential Recycling, Garbage Agreement

By: Ann

Ann — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 00:22:26 +0000

How do we recycle? Do we put newspapers, coke cans, etc. in the recycle tan garbage can to be picked up or do we put them in bags and THEN put it in the tan garbage can to be picked up?

By: William

William — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:20:17 +0000

>Will someone define, “…single stream recyclables…” which are being trucked to Montgomery, AL.?

Single stream means all the paper, plastic, metal, etc. are mixed together in the same truck….just like we all dump them into our recycling containers for ECUA to pick up.

It’s all hauled mixed together to Montgomery, where it is then sorted by machines and people.

Those jobs would be created in Escambia County if this agreement works and a private company is found to build a facility here.

By: Walnut Hill Roy

Walnut Hill Roy — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:11:18 +0000

I took the same meaning from the article as Bob C, are we now paying a group of people to go through and separate the recyclables before sending them on a truck ride? The follow on question would be whether we are then burying part of the recyclables at the standard rate to bury items?

By: Bob C

Bob C — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 11:45:21 +0000

Will someone define, “…single stream recyclables…” which are being trucked to Montgomery, AL.?

When I think of “single stream” it means to me one type of product such as only plastic milk cartons.

Sounds like it is not a mixed product like the plastic milk cartons and aluminum cans and newspapers in the same truck.

Thank you….