Recycling Opportunities
The More You Can Recycle, The More We Can Do!
It is extremely important for residents to participate in the many recycling opportunities offered within Forest Park. Not only does it minimize the amount of solid waste going to landfills (thus slowing collection cost increases), conserve energy resources, and preserve valuable wildlife habitat, it also finances many beneficial community programs.
Each year the City of Forest Park receives approximately $20 for every ton of recyclables collected. In 2011, $20,000 was raised and reinvested in Forest Park through these and other programs. Approximately 932 tons of materials were collected for recycling. These good efforts resulted in:
- Saving 2,890 cubic yards of landfill space (approximately 3.1 cubic yards per ton)
- Saving the energy equivalent of 123,304 gallons of gasoline
| Gasoline Equivalency for recycling one ton of materials | ||||
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| One ton of aluminum cans | 1,648 | gallons | ||
| One ton of PETE (#1) plastic | 424 | gallons | ||
| One ton of HDPE (#2) plastic | 408 | gallons | ||
| One ton of steel cans | 160 | gallons | ||
| One ton of mixed paper | 96 | gallons | ||
| One ton of glass | 16 | gallons | ||
Source: National Geographic Magazine 1/08
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| ALUMINUM CAN DROP-OFF SITES |
One of two (2) aluminum can drop-off sites | ||||||
| Appliances with and without Freon (refrigerators/freezers, dehumidifiers, AC window units, dryers, water heaters) | |||||||
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| CELL PHONES (many electronic recyclers also take cell phones) | |||||||
| CHRISTMAS TREES (Forest Park) | | ||||||
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COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHTBULBS (CFLs)
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Appliances containing Freon collected and drained during the summer months (refrigerators/freezers, dehumidifiers, air conditioners) | ||||||
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CURBSIDE RECYCLING FREE Bins Now curbside recycling bins available in two sizes
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HARD-TO-RECYCLE ITEMS List #1 Includes: Appliances & scrape metal, Batteries, Freon removal, Gasoline Household hazardous waste CFLs (energy saving light bulbs) |
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HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
|  One of 13 mixed paper drop-off sites | ||||||
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| PAINTS Latex Paint Oil and Lead Paints | |||||||
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 Annual tire collection drive in September | |||||||
| USED TIRES
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| YARDWASTE | |||||||
We thank you for your consideration and efforts.
Recent News
- ECO-Tier Solid Waste/Recycling Collection Service
Published: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
ECO-Tier stand for "Economy" and "Ecology" Economy ..... It is less expensive than the "Full Service" solid waste/recycling collection program Ecology ....... Less material is being buried in landfills and more material is being captured by recycli...
Functions and Services
| 2012 Annual Tires Recycling Drive | Residential Energy Efficiency Program |
Related Pages of Interest
| ECO-Tier Solid Waste/Recycling Collection Service | Home Composting | Things you should know about Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs |
| Recycling Promotion & Purchases |
