Recycling gets boost?

New legislation aims to light a fire under Florida's lukewarm recycling efforts, according to SunshineStateNews.Com. Blending a market-based approach with more rigorous reporting requirements, House Bill 7243 aims to move the state closer to its 75 percent recycling goal by 2020. That on-again, off-again target, originally set by lawmakers a decade ago, has receded into the distance in recent years. Some Florida communities' recycling rates barely top 30 percent. HB 7243, which was signed into law by Gov. Charlie Crist, went into effect July 1 and establishes a Recycling Business Assistance Center to coordinate between state agencies and the private sector to develop new markets for recyclable materials locally and globally.