The Miami-Dade County Department of Solid 91仓库 Management (DSWM) has won a 2016 Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties (NACo). 聽This marks the sixth year in a row that Miami-Dade鈥檚 solid waste operations have been recognized by NACo. 聽This year鈥檚 award-winning program was the Recycle This, Not That Educational Campaign. 聽鈥淭he NACo Achievement Awards we have received this year and previous years are a great testimony to the creativity, innovation and hard work of our department鈥檚 employees,鈥� said Alina T. Hudak, Deputy Mayor and Department Director for DSWM. 聽
The Recycle This, Not That Educational Campaign was created with the County鈥檚 Communications Department to help reduce the amount of unacceptable items in the County鈥檚 recycling program, by educating residents on what can and cannot be recycled. 聽Two of the videos in the campaign can be viewed online: Recycle This, Not That! – Paper vs. Plastic Bags and Recycle This, Not That! – Milk Carton vs. Foam Container.
The DSWM provides curbside recycling services to residents in the unincorporated areas of Miami-Dade County and the following 19 municipalities: Aventura, Cutler Bay, Doral, El Portal, Florida City, Medley, Miami Beach, Miami Gardens, Miami Lakes, Miami Springs, North Bay Village, Opa-locka, Palmetto Bay, Pinecrest, South Miami, Sunny Isles Beach, Surfside, Virginia Gardens and West Miami. 聽
For more information, visit . 聽