If you're anything like me, you spent a good chunk of your day yesterday cutting up tree branches and cleaning up your yard after the hurricane. Many of you are still doing that. And once the work is done, you may be wondering when all that debris will be picked up by the county. Depending on where you are, the schedule and rules will be different. Here's what I found...
Visit the following links for more information on hurricane debris collection in Bay Area counties:
- City of Tampa: https://www.tampa.gov/news/tampa-solid-waste-department-resume-residential-collection-friday-following-hurricane-ian
- Hillsborough County: https://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/en/media-center/press-releases/2022/09/29/hillsborough-facilities-remain-closed-yard-debris-drop-off-open-trash-collection-resumes
- St. Petersburg: https://www.stpete.org/residents/good_neighbor_guides/residential_trash_recycling.php
- Pinellas County: https://go.activecalendar.com/pinellascounty/site/pressrelease/event/pinellas-update-what-to-do-about-debris-damage-and-used-sandbags/
- Polk County: https://www.polk-county.net/waste-and-recycling
- Manatee County: https://manatee.hosted.civiclive.com/departments/utilities/trash_and_recycling/yard_waste___special_items
- Sarasota County: https://www.scgov.net/government/solid-waste/trash-and-recycling
- Highlands County: https://www.highlandsfl.gov/departments/PublicSafety/stormupdates.php
- Hardee County: https://www.hardeecountyfl.gov/
- DeSoto County: https://desotobocc.com/department/landfill/residential-garbage-pick-up
- Hernando County: https://www.hernandocounty.us/departments/departments-n-z/solid-waste-and-recycling-1679
- Citrus County: https://citrusbocc.com/departments/public_works/solid_waste_management/index.php
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