If not recycled, this material would have filled approximately a 140-acre landfill to a depth of 60 feet.
Every municipality operates a curbside recycling program.
In 1999 over 1,000 tons of waste was recycled from county buildings. Since 1989 over 2,265,000 gallons of household hazardous waste has been collected In 1999 approximately 850 tons of consumer electronics was recycled. Mercury and lead were reclaimed from over 70,000 fluorescent lights and high intensity discharge lamps at county facilities in 1999.