Here’s how Hurricane Milton will affect trash pickup in Central Florida

Milton expected to strike Florida as major hurricane

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ORLANDO, Fla. – Hurricane Milton continues on its path toward Florida as a dangerous major hurricane.

Milton will bring the potential for strong damaging winds, considerable rainfall, threat for flooding, tornadoes and even coastal storm surge through the duration of the storm.

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Here’s how each county’s pickup is affected by the hurricane:

BREVARD COUNTY

Due to the approach of Hurricane Milton, and at the direction of Brevard County, WM will suspend all collection services on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 10. Please place your trash and recycling carts in a secure location away from open spaces.

Check here for service resumption schedules after the storm has passed.

FLAGLER COUNTY

Due to the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Milton, WastePro will not make trash or yard waste pick-ups in unincorporated Flagler County on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 10. Flagler County Government (Board of County Commissioners) offices and both branches of the Flagler County Public Library will be closed.

Regular collection is anticipated to resume Friday, Oct. 11.

LAKE COUNTY

Tuesday, the Central, Astor, Lady Lake and Log House landfill facilities will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to accept drop-off residential waste, recycling, and yard debris drop off.

  • Central: 13130 County Landfill Road Tavares, 32778
  • Astor: 54711 Astor Transfer Station Road Astor, 32102
  • Log House: 10435 Log House Road Clermont, 34711
  • Lady Lake: 1200 Jackson St. Lady Lake, 3215

MARION COUNTY

All recycling centers will be OPEN on Tuesday, Oct. 8, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. to help residents in preparation for the storm.

ORANGE COUNTY

WM will suspend trash pickup starting Wednesday. Please check back for updates.

OSCEOLA COUNTY

All curbside trash collection services for Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 10, are canceled. Please secure all garbage carts and remove any bulk items from the curb as the storm approaches. For real-time updates, click here.

Additionally, the Bass Road Yard Waste Disposal site and Kenansville Drop-off sites will also be closed on Wednesday and Thursday.

SUMTER COUNTY

Due to the approach of Hurricane Milton, WM will suspend all collection services in Sumter County on Wednesday, October 9, and Thursday, October 10.

Please place your refuse containers in a secure location away from open spaces.

The county will provide an update after the storm passes.

VOLUSIA COUNTY

The Tomoka Farms Road Landfill and the West Volusia Transfer Station will be open during normal operating hours through Wednesday, Oct. 9. Due to Hurricane Milton, both locations and administrative offices will be closed on Thursday, Oct. 10.

Weather permitting, both facilities will reopen for normal business hours on Friday, Oct. 11. The landfill is open from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The transfer station is open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Volusia County is working with the County’s commercial waste hauler to reschedule pick-up services for unincorporated areas of Volusia County. More information regarding rescheduled pick-ups will be available in the coming days. Residents living in incorporated Volusia County should contact their local city for more information. Volusia County staff will continue coordinating with state officials and the National Weather Service to assess potential local impacts from the storm.

Click here for any updates.


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