Clearwater Launches Recycling Dashboard to Show Recycling Data

Published on May 24, 2023

CLEARWATER - The city of Clearwater is launching a new website and recycling dashboard to show residents in full transparency how much is being recycled every month and our contamination rates. Find it at MyClearwater.com/WeAreRecycling.

Throughout April, the city of Clearwater collected 692.17 tons of recycling from residents and delivered it to our recycling processor, Waste Connections in St. Petersburg. Of that 692.17 tons of recycling, 670.86 tons (or 96.9%) was accepted and processed. The amount that was rejected due to contamination was 21.31 tons (or 3.1%) for the month of April. We will update this website monthly.

In addition, the city is working with a consultant to help us secure a long-term single-stream recycling contract that preferably includes revenue sharing. The current short-term contract with Waste Connections does not. The consultant will also examine and address efficiency issues with our routes if they exist.

The new website features past and current updates about our handling of recyclables, and users can subscribe for webpage updates at the bottom of the page. Our community partners, the city of Safety Harbor and town of Belleair, are no longer using the city of Clearwater to process their recycling.

MyClearwater.com/WeAreRecycling