FLORENCE COUNTY FACTS 

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005

*FLORENCE COUNTY recycled: 

  • 109.17 Tons of Glass
  • 90.42 Tons of Metal
  • 1,003.17 Tons of Paper/Paperboard
  • 117.73 Tons of Plastics
  • 90.44 Tons of Used Oil
  • .85 Tons of Used Oil Filters
  • 829.85 Tons of Waste Tires
  • 3,533.0 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!