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| Please take personal responsibility to recycle! |
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| Old soda bottles and empty milk
jugs are no longer just garbage. They must be recycled. A new state law
took effect, October 1, 2009, that prohibits all plastic bottles from being
disposed of in landfills. For several years, the City of Southport has offered curbside recycling to all residences within our city limits. The City provides a recycling bin that is picked up bi-weekly. We are encouraging all residences that have not been participating in this program to please do so. If you do not have a bin, please contact Southport Public Works Department at 457-7935 or Southport City Hall at 457-7900. For businesses and residences outside our City limits, Brunswick County offers a Drop-off Facility in the Southport area, located at 8392 River Rd. SE. There is no charge for dropping off recycled items. At this time, ordinary citizens need not worry about being penalized if they forget to salvage every last bottle, but we are encouraging everyone to take personal responsibility in doing their part to recycle. Other items that can be recycled are: • Aluminum and Steel cans • Newspapers, mixed papers, junk mail, magazines and paperboard (i.e. cereal boxes) • #1 - #6 plastic containers • Corrugated cardboard • Green, brown and clear glass containers |