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Recycling – It’s Good For Business

Reducing the amount of trash your business creates is the best way to reduce monthly waste disposal costs and improve your company’s bottom line. A well-executed recycling program, along with waste prevention and reuse, can reduce the amount you pay for disposal and send less trash to landfills and other waste disposal sites.

Choosing a Recycling Services Provider

Several types of companies collect or accept recyclables. Very often, the company that services your organization for waste collection also provides recycling collection service (usually for an additional fee).

To get the most competitive rate, always shop around. Businesses can contract separately for garbage and recycling services. Some businesses prefer to limit the terms of the contract to short periods, so that they can continue to take advantage of competitive prices. These terms are usually negotiable for service contracts.

A list of organizations has been compiled to assist City of Fort Lauderdale businesses find weekly pick-up services for recyclable items, material-specific services, and donation opportunities for used materials.

If Your Business is Too Small for Weekly Service

For businesses with small amounts of recyclable material and a willingness to transport the recyclables themselves, the City has a partnership with local schools to collect all types of mixed paper and flattened corrugated cardboard in a community dumpster. (PLEASE, NO FOOD WASTE or paper soiled with food or water, no plastic wrap or styrofoam, or other materials of any kind.)