Recycling Center Statistics

2025 Fiscal Year to Date Environmental Savings


393,653 Gallons
of Water

87,528 Kilowatt Hours
of Energy

4,683 Gallons
of Oil

239 Cubic Yards
of Landfill

2025 Recycling Drop-Off Center Averages

Open Friday - Sunday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

741People
Per Month
62People
Per Day
9*Pounds of Recyclable Material Per Person

The City of Coconut Creek is committed to Recycling Right. Market conditions recently changed for recycled materials worldwide and the City was experiencing an unacceptable level of contamination in single stream materials. This forced the City to suspend single family recycling curb-side pick up. Recognizing the public's desire to recycle, we have opened two Recycling Drop-off Centers. The South Drop-Off Center is just east of City Hall, and the North Drop-Off Center is located at Winston Park Nature Center both of which are available to residents and businesses. This webpage is designed to showcase those that are making a great effort to recycle and inspire all of us to do better.

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Recycling is Part of a Thriving Community

Coconut Creek is tracking the use of the Drop-Off Center, including the number of participants and the type and volume of material. Participation is steadily increasing and with the opening of our second Drop-Off Center at Winston Park Nature Center, we anticipate an increase in participation and materials recovered.  

We are so proud with the response and engagement we receive for our Recycling Drop-Off Centers, and we look forward to another successful year. Please help us by spreading the word and mobilizing your community, family, and friends. Let's keep it up, Coconut Creek family!

Recycling Drop-Off Center Statistics

Recycled Lbs.
OCT

9075

NOV

7205

DEC

8825

JAN

8051

FEB

6730

MAR

6870

APR

6800

MAY

5385

JUN

3955

JUL

6545

AUG

6085

SEP

7245

Number of Participants
OCT

883

NOV

768

DEC

841

JAN

781

FEB

754

MAR

610

APR

916

MAY

628

JUN

680

JUL

675

AUG

681

SEP

672

Ecological Equivalency

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23,582Pounds
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8,775Pounds
leaderboard-aluminum
2,280Pounds

Did You Know?

Cardboard
106,826Gallons of Water
53,059kWh Energy
589Gallons of Oil
94 yd3 Landfill Space
Plastic
193,050Gallons of Water
25,360kWh Energy
3,001Gallons of Oil
132yd3 Landfill Space
Metal
93,776Gallons of Water
9,109kWh Energy
1,092Gallons of Oil
13yd3 Landfill Space

  • Recycling one ton of cardboard can save the equivalent of 46 gallons of oil and saves up to 700 gallons of water

  • The U.S. Energy Information Administration also says that for every one ton of paper made from recycled paper, up to 17 trees are saved and almost 50% water is used.

  • For more recycling related facts and a fun interactive world visit the EPA'S Recycle City

  • Recycling one ton of plastic saves 5,774 kilowatts of energy

  • The number of times that aluminum can be recycled is unlimited

  • According to Recycling Partnership, recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a 55-inch HDTV long enough to watch a movie.

  • If we recycled all of the aluminum cans in the United States, the energy saved could power 4.1 million homes for a full year.

  • According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, recycling aluminum saves over 95% of the energy required to produce new aluminum