St. Petersburg Times, June 24th, 2009

It started out as just an idea out of school. Greg Foster, then 22, noticed that despite being labeled a green city, this burg didn't have curbside recycling. "It was a need. It was a need in St. Petersburg," Foster said. "I think actions speak louder than words." A pair of maxed out credit cards and 2,000 recycling bins from Canada later, Foster started his own curbside recycling service, St. Pete Recycling Solutions. With the help of family and friends, he collected residents' paper, plastic and other recyclables once a week for a $15 monthly charge. After being in business for more than a year, St. Pete Recycling was acquired by larger recycler Waste Pro USA Inc. And Foster couldn't be happier. "Since the transition, when I pull up to people's houses in the truck people smile," Foster said. "They are happy that it was a success."

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