Highlands County residents who recycle are seeing something that they haven't seen in seven years - bins for the drop off of glass. ...more

March 15, 2009

The drop in gasoline prices is not only padding people's pocketbooks but also will pay off in a smoother ride on Highlands County roads. ...more

December 14, 2008

Highlands County is about to begin making asphalt and history. The first government owned and operated asphalt plant in Florida should start production next week at the Highlands County Landfill, fueled mainly by methane gas that is now burned off. ...more

October 10, 2008

SEBRING — The first asphalt plant owned and operated by a local government in Florida's history is under construction at the Highlands County Waste Management's 1,000-acre landfill. Ken Wheeler, director of the county's solid waste management department, said the plant should go into production by late June or early July. Asphalt paving costs are expected to be reduced between 10 to 20 percent at the plant, which will also add several forms of recycling to Highlands County's waste disposal system. First, methane gas, produced by garbage decomposing underground at the landfill, will no longer be burned off by flares. Instead, the gas will be used as the fuel to run the asphalt plant. ...more

June 10, 2008

SEBRING — Paving companies did not, as county officials had hoped, lock in lower prices on asphalt for three years to lower the cost of road resurfacing. ...more

September 7, 2007