SEATTLE (Recycling Monster): Palm Beach County has emerged as the top recycling county in the state of Florida in 2023. This is the second straight year that the county has achieved the prestigious recognition.

According to the latest report published by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), the county achieved an overall recycling rate of 84% during the previous year. This is higher from the 80% recycling rate recorded by the county in 2022. The county recycling rate well exceeded the state’s recycling goal of 75%.

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As per FDEP calculations, Palm Beach County recycled around 3.5 million tons out of the 4.2 million tons of municipal solid waste collected during the previous year. This is inclusive of both traditional recycling, construction and demolition recycling, vegetation and waste-to-energy recycling credits.

Commenting on the achievement, Dan Pellowitz, Executive Director, Palm Beach County Solid Waste Authority said that the recycling success of the county is the result of its residents’ recognition of the value of recycling and their dedicated efforts to recycle right every day. Since the late-1980s, the County has been running a dual-stream recycling program and a robust construction and demolition recycling effort, he added.

Palm Beach County was followed by Baker and Collier counties, which recorded overall recycling rate of 76% and 75% respectively.