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Solid Waste

Solid Waste & Recycling

Steve Ramanand Solid Waste & Recycling Specialist 954-956-1491

Public Works

954-973-6780

Monday-Thursday

7:00AM - 6:00PM

954-327-9550

Monday-Friday	8:00AM - 5:00PM
Saturday	8:00AM - 12:00PM

Recycling Center Statistics

2023 Environmental Savings

1,160,940 Gallons
of Water

219,112 Kilowatt Hours
of Energy

14,209 Gallons
of Oil

611 Cubic Yards
of Landfill

2023 Recycling Drop-Off Center Averages

Open Friday - Sunday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

741People
Per Month

62People
Per Day

9*Pounds of Recyclable Material Per Person

The City of Coconut Creek is committed to Recycling Right. Market conditions recently changed for recycled materials worldwide and the City was experiencing an unacceptable level of contamination in single stream materials. This forced the City to suspend single family recycling curb-side pick up. Recognizing the public's desire to recycle, we have opened two Recycling Drop-off Centers. The South Drop-Off Center is just east of City Hall, and the North Drop-Off Center is located at Winston Park Nature Center both of which are available to residents and businesses. This webpage is designed to showcase those that are making a great effort to recycle and inspire all of us to do better.

Recycling is Part of a Thriving Community

Coconut Creek is tracking the use of the Drop-Off Center, including the number of participants and the type and volume of material. Participation is steadily increasing and with the opening of our second Drop-Off Center at Winston Park Nature Center, we anticipate an increase in participation and materials recovered.

We are so proud with the response and engagement we receive for our Recycling Drop-Off Centers, and we look forward to another successful year. Please help us by spreading the word and mobilizing your community, family, and friends. Let's keep it up, Coconut Creek family!

Recycling Drop-Off Center Statistics

Recycled Lbs.
OCT	9075
NOV	7205
DEC	8825
JAN	8051
FEB	6730
MAR	6870
APR	6800
MAY	5385
JUN	3955
JUL	6545
AUG	6085
SEP	7245

Number of Participants
OCT	883
NOV	768
DEC	841
JAN	781
FEB	754
MAR	610
APR	916
MAY	628
JUN	680
JUL	675
AUG	681
SEP	672

48,840Pounds

23,831Pounds

10,100Pounds

2021 Ecological Equivalency

Cardboard
221,245.1Gallons of Water
109,890kWh Energy
1,221Gallons of Oil
195 yd³ Landfill Space

Plastic
524,282Gallons of Water
68,871.59kWh Energy
8,150.2Gallons of Oil
357yd³ Landfill Space

Metal
415,413Gallons of Water
40,350kWh Energy
4,838Gallons of Oil
59yd³ Landfill Space

Did You Know?

Recycling one ton of cardboard can save the equivalent of 46 gallons of oil and saves up to 700 gallons of water
The U.S. Energy Information Administration also says that for every one ton of paper made from recycled paper, up to 17 trees are saved and almost 50% water is used.
For more recycling related facts and a fun interactive world visit the EPA'S Recycle City

Recycling one ton of plastic saves 5,774 kilowatts of energy

The number of times that aluminum can be recycled is unlimited
According to Recycling Partnership, recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a 55-inch HDTV long enough to watch a movie.
If we recycled all of the aluminum cans in the United States, the energy saved could power 4.1 million homes for a full year.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, recycling aluminum saves over 95% of the energy required to produce new aluminum

World's Water, Water Footprint Network, USGS Water Content, Why Recycle?, Recycling Basics

*Approximate

OCT	883
NOV	768
DEC	841
JAN	781
FEB	754
MAR	610
APR	916
MAY	628
JUN	680
JUL	675
AUG	681
SEP	672

OCT	883
NOV	768
DEC	841
JAN	781
FEB	754
MAR	610
APR	916
MAY	628
JUN	680
JUL	675
AUG	681
SEP	672

OCT	883
NOV	768
DEC	841
JAN	781
FEB	754
MAR	610
APR	916
MAY	628
JUN	680
JUL	675
AUG	681
SEP	672