Baseline Solid Waste Facility - Did you know:

• Each ton of recycled paper can save 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil, three cubic yards of landfill space, 4,000 kilowatts of energy, and 7,000 gallons of water
• Paper products make up the largest part (approximately 40%) of our trash
• Each year, Americans throw away 25 trillion Styrofoam cups
• Only 1% of the world's water supply is usable; 97% is the ocean and 2% is frozen
• In a lifetime, the average American throws away 600 times their adult weight in garbage
• Recycling an aluminum can saves enough energy to run a television set for three hours or light a 100 watt bulb for an entire day.
• A glass bottle can be recycled time and time again into another glass bottle or product, without any loss of quality. Glass is 100% recyclable.
  
  

• In  2008 our methane gas project is expected to start, which will convert methane gas into electricity to power homes throughout Marion County. Sources say we should provide approx. 1000 homes per day with GREEN ENERGY from the methane gas that is collected.
  

• In 2005-2006, Marion County as a total including residents and commercial businesses recycled 94,356 tons (FDEP certified numbers) (188,712,000 pounds) Actual landfilled in MC 180,540 tons. This equals out to be a 34% recycling rate for the whole County.