If you haven’t heard by now, the City of Lake Worth will be ending single-stream recycling later this year.

By the end of September that big 55-gallon green/yellow recycling bin won’t be worth a hill of beans, right? Wrong!

Be creative and start thinking of ways to re-purpose that big container. Before long the City of Lake Worth and the Solid Waste Authority will be rolling out a public relations campaign to inform the public about the upcoming changes to the City’s recycling program.

Please Note: Curbside recycling will continue, but instead the recyclables will be put in 18-gallon blue and yellow bins.

Wouldn’t this be an excellent time for the City to roll out its new official Facebook page? Anyhow, check back soon for more helpful tips, things you can do to reuse that big recycling bin.

Here is tip #1: