Always put CLEAN & DRY recyclables Aluminum & Metal Cans (clean and dry) in your blue cart: Aluminum & Metal Cans
SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS
Aluminum & Metal Cans (clean and dry)
Mixed Paper (cleanand andNewspaper dry) (No shredded paper)
Mixed Paper and Newspaper (No shredded paper)
Recycling contamination rate update
Plastic Bottles, Caps and Containers (#1 & #2)
Plastic Bottles, Caps and Containers (#1 & #2) Plastic Bottles, Caps Uncoated/Flattened Cardboard and Containers (#1 & #2)
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Uncoated/Flattened Cardboard (No cardboard that held liquid)
Glass Bottles, Jars and Containers
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Aluminum & Metal Cans Plastic Bottles, Caps Cardboard Do NOT include in your mixed recycling Mixed Paper and Newspaper Uncoated/Flattened Glass Bottles, cart: Jars (clean and dry) andcardboard Containers (#1 & #2) (No that held liquid) (No shredded paper) and Containers Uncoated/Flattened Cardboard Mixed Paper and Newspaper Glass Bottles, Jars (No cardboard that held liquid) (No shredded paper) and Containers
We put out the call to action for residents to recycle right and our residents heard the call! NOT include in your mixed recycling cart: Since re-launching our recyclingDo program, No Plastic Bags & Film No Food Waste No Foam Cups & Containers (Recycle at your local grocery store) (No Styrofoam) Do NOT mixed recycling cart: the city’s goal was to get contamination include in yourNo No Plastic Bags & Film Food Waste No (Recycle at your local grocery store) rates below 30% by June 2022. We are Mixed Paper and Newspaper Uncoated/Flattened Cardboard Glass Bottles, Jars (No cardboard that held liquid) (No shredded paper) and Containers excited to announce that contamination rates during our most recent audit were 25%! No Clothing & Textiles No Yard Waste & Wood No Wet/Coated Thank you to our community and mindful Paper or Cardboard recyclers Do for your Asincommodity NOTefforts! include yourNomixed recycling cart: No Plastic Bags & Film Food Waste No Foam Cups & Containers CoralSprings.org/Recycle recycling For more rates improve and recycling becomes more (Recycle at your local grocery store)DO’s and DONT’s (Novisit: Styrofoam) No Plastic Bags & Film No Food Waste No Cups &&Containers No Clothing & Textiles NoFoam Yard Waste Wood (Recycle at your local grocery store) (No Styrofoam) valuable, this is a benefit to the environment and our wallets. As a reminder, here is how you can help Food Waste by recyclingNoright!
For more recycling DO’s and DONT’s visit: Coral NoPlastic Clothing & Textiles No Bags & Film
(Recycle at your local grocery store)
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No No Yard FoamWaste Cups && Wood Containers (No Styrofoam)
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For more recycling DO’s and DONT’s visit: CoralSprings.org/Recycle For more recycling DO’s and DONT’s visit: CoralSprings.org/Recycle
Create your own naturescape!
Local Emerald Award Winner
you can provide a pollinator environment for our local wildlife with just a e For more recycling DO’s and DONT’s visit: CoralSprings.org/Recycl small garden space – or even no garden at all? Create a Pollinator Container!
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No Wet/Coated Did you know Paper or Cardboard
No Yard Waste & Wood
Coral Springs resident, Pilar Londono-Cortes, has been awarded the 2022 Broward County NatureScape Emerald Award. The award recognizes her Florida-friendly backyard – a gorgeous garden that utilizes sustainable, ecological practices and features native plant species. The naturescape is also designed for optimal water conservation and serves as a habitat for native and migratory wildlife. We are proud to have eco-conscious residents like Pilar in our community!
1. Use a large garden container and soil. 2. Plant up to 3-4 different types of pollinator plants (suggested plants include tropical sage, scorpion tail, and bushy asters). 3. Follow water and sunlight instructions. 4. Watch as bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and other local pollinators visit your plants!
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