The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority has added glass and numerous other items to its list of curbside recyclables. According to a release from the utility, customers can begin putting the new items in their cans on Aug. 17.
Here is the list of items:
- All glass bottles and jars – no need to sort by color or remove labels.
- Old metal cookie sheets
- Aluminum baking pans
- Metal pots and pans
- Plastic and metal hangers
- Tin foil
- Pie tins
- Egg cartons (Cardboard / Paperboard only – No styrofoam)
- Pizza boxes
- Bubble wrap
The ECUA board approved a contract with West Florida Recycling, LLC in the spring and began picking up bulk recycling for its customers in June. Â The City of Pensacola started glass recycling for its sanitation customers in April.