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The Leveda Brown Environmental Park and Transfer Station is temporarily closed due to a fire which occurred overnight. Crews are working to safely reopen the facility as soon as possible. Although the source of the fire is not currently known, this is a reminder that lithium batteries should be disposed of as hazardous waste and not be thrown away in the regular garbage containers.
The Household Hazardous Waste Center will be open for residential customers and the High Springs Rural Collection Center is open on Wednesdays from 12:30 pm until 5:30 pm.
We will keep the public up to date on the reopening of the facility as we know more.
Residential curbside collection service for solid waste, recycling, and yard trash will be delayed by one day due to the Memorial Day holiday. The regular schedule for these services will not occur on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25th. Monday’s regular collection will occur on Tuesday, and so on throughout the week, ending with Thursday’s collection occurring on Friday. Regular collection schedules will resume on Monday, June 1st.
The five Alachua County Rural Collection Centers, the Leveda Brown Environmental Park and Transfer Station, and the Hazardous Waste Collection Center will also be closed Memorial Day, Monday, May 25th. These facilities will resume regular hours of operation on Tuesday, May 26th.
Something so beneficial shouldn’t be difficult. Confused about what you can recycle? Wondering how recycling helps stimulate our economy? We’ve got you covered with helpful info on why and how to recycle right.
Recycling conserves energy and natural resources. It prevents pollution and creates jobs. So when we recycle more, we all benefit. In 2018, Alachua County’s overall recycling percentage was 68%, the third-highest in Florida! That’s really great work, but the higher it is, the better off we are!
Recycling aluminum cans requires only 5% of the energy needed to produce the same amount of aluminum from scratch.
Every ton of paper recycled saves 7,000 gallons of water and prevents 17 trees from having to be cut down.
Recycled plastic bottles and jars can be made into durable clothing.
Recycling steel requires 75% less energy than manufacturing new steel.
Thanks to our Pay-As-You-Throw program, the less garbage you produce, the less you pay.
Recycling allowed Alachua County’s Southwest Landfill to stay open four extra years, saving taxpayers money and providing jobs.
After you recycle materials, we take them to the mills to be repurposed and reused as other products. Thanks to your recycling efforts, we’re able to reduce our environmental impact. Keep it up!
What can and can’t be recycled? What if you don’t live in an area with curbside pickup service? Find the answers to these questions and more so you can make the biggest difference at home.
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Businesses generate approximately two-thirds of all garbage in Alachua County. That means your company can have a huge positive impact on our community by recycling right.
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