Apopka, Florida Apopka Youth Council, 2 Jul 2020

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From YouTube: Apopka Youth Council: Educational Video about Recycling in the City of Apopka, Florida

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During 2020 the Apopka Youth Council will help improve community knowledge on sustainability.

For more information and the list of what is and isn't recyclable, please visit www.apopka.net/recycling

Video footage taken at the Billie Dean Community Center at Alonzo Williams Park, Apopka neighborhoods, and at Public Services.

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During 2020, the apopka youth council will improve community knowledge on.

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Sustainability by educating residents on how to properly recycle in 2019 out of.

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Two thousand three hundred and twenty five tons of garbage that was recycled.

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Ninety seven percent of it was rejected.

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Hello, my name is tariq ballard and I'm part of the apopka youth council and.

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We're here today to ask mr. josh robinson some questions about recycling.

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Mr. robinson, what do you do for apopka?? I'm the operations manager for the city.

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Solid waste division.: what are some items that you find that people recycle that.

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They should not recycle one of the biggest problems we have with recycling.

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In the city now are people trying to recycle bags plastic bags either loose.

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Or by putting recyclables in the plastic bags, which makes it impossible to.

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Recycle that material as well so definitely no bags in the recycling and.

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What advice can you give to the residence of apopka about what they.

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Should it should not recycle what we're telling people now is to if, in doubt,.

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Throw it out contamination and recycling is one of the biggest problems we were.

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Experienced here in apopka and orange county and people well-meaning to.

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Recycle all they can often put things that aren't recyclable in our program.

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Even things that may have the recycling symbol on them may not always be part of.

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That program, so rather than look at the symbols, we're just asking people to.

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Think about bottles, jars, cans, paper and cardboard. You know just those items and.

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If you're unsure just leave it out, it'd be better to throw away something that.

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Was recyclable then put something in it wasn't and then that can contaminate the.

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Whole load and we we lose that whole load.

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By contract at 15% of the material and the load is not recyclable, the whole.

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Load is rejected. Did you know that once piece of boxes are soil, they might no.

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Longer recyclable, if below it has any hazardous materials.

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Such as petroleum products or gas cans, the whole load is rejected, saying no to.

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Plastic bags. do not put your recyclables, in the plastic bags.

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When in doubt, throw it out!.