FLORENCE COUNTY FACTS 

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004

*FLORENCE COUNTY recycled: 

  •     143.64 Tons of Glass
  •       52.80 Tons of Metal
  •  1,162.25 Tons of Paper/Paperboard
  •     181.48 Tons of Plastics
  •       95.73 Tons of Used Oil
  •         3.20 Tons of Used Oil Filters
  •     402.07 Tons of Waste Tires
  •  4,663.00 Tons of Yard Waste into Compost

Businesses in Florence County recycled materials such as glass, plastics, metals, batteries, paper/paperboard, fluorescent lights and tires. Their efforts increased the total tonnage for the County to 119,586.4 tons.

*Note: Listed tons are the totals from the SW Manned collections stations and the City/Towns recycling figures. Total tonnage figure is a combination of listed tons and recycling information provided by businesses that participated in the 2004 survey.

FLORENCE COUNTY thanks each business/industry that participated in the survey and applauds your effort to help increase recycling in the County!