Wakulla County couple launches curbside recycling after county ends program

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) — A Wakulla County couple is marking one month of a new curbside recycling service they launched after the county ended its recycling program in September.

Amanda Rei and her husband started Rei’s Recycling after learning Waste Pro would no longer provide recycling pickup.

“Most people felt disappointed,” Rei said, adding that many residents struggled with the county’s new requirement to bring materials to the landfill. “That’s hard, not only for the elderly and disabled, but the working people.”

Rei said the county’s natural environment motivated them to step in.

“With Wakulla County being a coastal, very natural environment, it’s important,” she said. “Recycling is something we should all make important. It makes a big impact on all of us.”

What began as a simple Facebook post has grown to 45 customers.

“We had a lot of people reach out and say that would be great and we’d love to do it, or we just don’t have the time,” Rei said.

The couple now services areas from near Woodville to Shell Point, Mashes Sands and Panacea. They also sort every load by hand.

“It keeps extra trash out of our landfills,” Rei said. “The more we put into our landfills, the more land we’ll have to destroy to make a landfill.”

Rei’s Recycling offers weekly, biweekly, monthly and holiday pickup options.

“We’re glad we can offer it to people who would like the convenience of someone else taking it for them,” Rei said. “It does save a lot of time.”

Residents can visit their Facebook page to enroll in the program.

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