Page 14 - Abacoa Community News - January '20

Page 14, Abacoa
Commissioner’s Update

Let Your Resolutions Include • Audio/visual equipment such as VCRs and stereos retail chains accept certain materials like rechargeable
As another option, many big box stores and larger
• Cell phones and rechargeable batteries
Recycling • Computer CPUs and laptops, monitors, keyboards, mouse batteries, used oil, cell phones and electronics. Use the
devices, printers and scanners where to recycle feature on the Earth 911 website to find
By Commissioner • Televisions additional sites near you.
Hal Valeche • Phones and fax machines SWA shares recycling revenues with the cities it serves.
I hope your holidays • Holiday lights In fiscal year 2019, more than $100,000 was shared with
have been great. Once the Palm Beach County residents can bring these items to any municipalities from Tequesta to Boca Raton. Last year, county
decorations are taken down, of seven Solid Waste Authority (SWA) Home Chemical and residents placed more than 90,000 tons of recyclables in their
the gift-wrap and boxes are Recycling Centers. For North County, the closest facilities are: blue and yellow bins. That’s more than 180 million pounds of
ready to be tossed, and your North County Transfer Station, 14185 N. Military Trail recyclable waste that would have otherwise been trashed.
new appliances and data (SWA Road) Jupiter The SWA has adapted to fluctuations in the recyclables
devices replace the old that Open Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday from market. By employing a dual stream or two-bin system
will be discarded, please 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and separating recyclables, we can process more materials
remember to recycle. West Palm Beach Home Chemical and Recycling that are preferred domestically and abroad. Additionally,
While our household Center, 6161 N. Jog Road, West Palm Beach mixed plastics and mixed bales of paper not acceptable on
recycling efforts usually focus on glass bottles, aluminum Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. the market can be burned at our waste-to-energy facilities
cans, newspaper and cardboard, you should also know that Components of items collected at the transfer stations are where it is converted into electricity and sold to Florida
old or outdated electronic devices could be recycled, rather reused when possible. By recycling electronics, you can help Power & Light Co.
than collecting dust in your garage or attic. Accepted items protect the health of your community and environment, and Your efforts to recycle are greatly appreciated and so
include: reduce the pollution created and energy needed to make new important to sustaining a healthy and thriving environment.
products. If you’d like more information, go to the SWA.org website,

or contact me at (561) 355-2201, or by email at hvaleche@
The transfer stations and recycling centers also accept all
Gifted Testing types of household hazardous waste. pbcgov.org. My staff and I are happy to assist you.
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