3 top recycling programs in Alabama reveal the secret to their success

ByPat Byington
LAST UPDATED10/27/23

Reviewed by: Nathan Watson

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In 1987, the cities of Auburn and Florence launched the first curbside programs in Alabama.

36 years later, they operate two of the most successful recycling programs in the state.

In this, our second installment about recycling in Alabama, we take a close look at these two established programs plus an emerging one in Baldwin County that’s expected to become the largest in the state.

Read about Auburn, Florence and Baldwin County’s recycling programs:

3 top recycling programs in Alabama reveal the secret to their success

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Pat Byington

Longtime conservationist. Former Executive Director at the Alabama Environmental Council and Wild South. Publisher of the Bama Environmental News for more than 18 years. Career highlights include playing an active role in the creation of Alabama's Forever Wild program, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Dugger Mountain Wilderness, preservation of special places throughout the East through the Wilderness Society and the strengthening (making more stringent) the state of Alabama's cancer risk and mercury standards.

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