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Florida League of Cities
Center for Municipal Research & Innovation
MiniSurvey Series — Municipal Recycling
The Center for Municipal Research & Innovation conducted a survey of the 412 municipalities in Florida
regarding their residential recycling programs and possible implications from the state's 2020 75%
Recycling Goal. The survey was conducted electronically from September 24 - October 19, 2018 with a
response rate of 51% or 212 cities.
Key Take-Aways
Of municipalities who responded:
• 78% of the cities that responded offer residential recycling services
■ Nearly 25% of the cities who offer these services pick up and transport recyclables
themselves.
■ More than 90% of cities who offer recycling service contract with a vendor for sorting
and processing of materials.
• More than % of cities offering recycling utilize a single -stream processing method.
■ A vast majority of municipal recycling programs accept paper/cardboard (96%), plastic
(96%), metal/aluminum (90%) and glass (89%).
• The average percentage of contamination in recycling loads for responding cities is 17%.
■ Rates of contamination ranged from as low as 3% to as high as 40% in some cities.
• Less than 15% of cities have ordinances banning single -use plastics.
Of cities that do have ordinances, the most commonly banned items are plastic straws,
plastic shopping bags and polystyrene/Styrofoam.
Page 2 of this report contains additional graphs of the data collected. Contact Research Analyst Liane
Giroux at Igiroux@flcities.com for the survey questions or additional information.
The FLC Center for Municipal Research & Innovation is the primary source of local government research and
resources at the Florida League of Cities. The Center serves as a link between Florida's public policy researchers
and municipal governments, bridging the gap between academics and public policy makers and administrators.
More information on the Center can be found at www.floridaleagueofcities.com/Research Material.aspx.
*Surveys are completed by members of each individual municipality and the FLC staff does not verify or cross-
reference responses with other sources.
MINISURVEY SERIES- MUNICIPAL RECYCLING PAGE 1
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MINISURVEY SERIES—MUNICIPAL RECYCLING PAGE 2