Digital subscriptions provided by the City of Gulfport THE GABBER.COM No. 2787
November 17, 2022 - November 23, 2022
Gulfport Does It Better By Warren Thayer
WARREN THAYER
How well does Gulfport recycle, really?
Does Gulfport recycle enough? Long story short: Gulfport’s doing great. We could do better. Here’s how. How are we doing on recycling? We had the lowest rate of contam-
ination — just 3.5% — in Pinellas County in the most recent research from late 2020. The average countywide was 19.6%, with Clearwater at 26.1% and Indian Shores at 35.8%, according to Tom Nicholls, public works director.
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How can we do even better? By working to eliminate contaminants that don’t belong in curbside boxes, like plastic bags, glass, and dirty pizza boxes. Some people try to Recycling continued on page 7
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