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I’m always debating about which things I can and can’t throw in my recycle bin. Sometimes, instead of looking it up, I just toss it in the garbage. I’m sure you do too. But no more! I’m making it easy to look up the COJ Recycling information so next time you have a question you can just ask Urban Jacksonville.

After I post this, anyone should be able to just search for recycle to find this info again.

Plastic food, beverage, detergent bottles and jugs with narrow necks and screw-on tops that are labeled with a 1 or 2 (no tops or lids and no butter tubs or similar items)
Glass bottles and jars (green, brown, and clear; no tops or lids)
Metal & aluminum cans
Newspapers & inserts
Magazines, catalogs & telephone books
Corrugated cardboard (flattened and cut in pieces 2′ by 3′ or smaller)

Tip: If you have too many items to fit in your blue bin, separate the items into brown paper bags.

COJ also provides these handy Recycling Do’s and Dont’s for Jacksonville that the scary people on the page are waiting to tell you about like:

Don’t place plastic bags in recycling bins– return them to your local grocer.
Don’t use plastic bags to hold your recyclables. Place all items in your blue bin and/or brown paper bags.

Also if you need a blue recycling bin you can get one by calling (904) 630-CITY (2489). Now you have no excuse for not knowing what to recycle. Does anyone know if downtown has a recyling program yet?

This entry was posted on Monday, July 28th, 2008 at 11:46 pm and is filed under Downtown Jacksonville, Eco. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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Shane

Good info Joe Joe, now if COJ would just deliver the recycling bin I have requested twice we will be ready to save the planet.
just sayin’

Also, most people don’t realize that a LOT of plastic cups (Starbucks, for example) are labeled as “2″ plastic and can be recycled.
Mom Marchy

If you are an apt (complex) dweller and don’t have the capayou capabilities for recycling pickup, you can gather your things and take them to Smurfit at 1580 W Beaver St. Phone # is 356-7122
Ashley

Great info! I just moved and have been forgetting to make a request for a bin. Apparently it will be here in 2 to 3 months. I’m suspecting that for such a long wait it will have my name and address engraved on it. Better someday than never, eh?
http://jaxscene@yahoo.com tom p.

The Pearl has been wanting to start recycling, we just cant figure out where to take the bottles. Anybody got any ideas?
http://www.urbanjacksonville.info Joey Marchy

@Ashley I hear there is a 60-90 day back order on recycle bins.
Adam

@ tom p.: chew has had the same problem. we would LOVE to sort our wine and beer bottles, but even if we do, there are no pick-up options.
adam (not beaugh)

I have been thinking lately that a private recycling company, who comes to downtown businesses and recycles white paper and cans and bottles, would make a killing if one could just figure out how to make it affordable for businesses and where to take the stuff afterwards.
edliberatori

I wanna know what % of the people in jacksonville recycle. Thanks for the info Joey.
WORLD MECHANIC

Recycling in Jacksonville as well as most other places is a JOKE. If there was real dedication and action those blue bins would be history. All non-organic stuff would go into the trash, trucks would deliver it to the sorting/processing facility and the resulting effluent would be delivered to the various processors to manufacture new products all over again. The organics would be picked up and processed into compost and made avail to the public and contractors for use on lawns and gardens. The resulting left overs, greatly reduced in volume, would be the “candidates” for the land fill after a final reuse screening.

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