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No garbage allowed: Jacksonville is inspecting your recycling bins

A recycling bin is ready for pickup in the Colony Cove neighborhood on Friday, May 12, 2023. Recycling inspectors said the recyclables looked correct, but the plastic bags made the content un-recyclable.
Hanna Holthaus
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Florida Times-Union
A recycling bin is ready for pickup in the Colony Cove neighborhood on Friday, May 12, 2023. Recycling inspectors said the recyclables looked correct, but the plastic bags made the content un-recyclable.

Jacksonville recyclers have four opportunities to learn from “oops” tags attached to their recycling bins in the coming months — or else their bins may no longer be useable.

Recycling inspectors are going to all four Jacksonville zones, educating residents on what non-recyclable items contaminate their bins.

ARE YOU RECYCLING CORRECTLY? Check the city's rules.

The goal, City Council Vice President and program advocate Ron Salem said, is to cut down on the amount of trash put in bins to save the city hundreds of thousands of dollars per year.

Read the rest of this story at the Florida Times-Union, a WJCT News partner.