1. CITY OF GAINESVILLE SOLID WASTE DIVISION
Citizens on patrol
Solid waste presentation

2. Goals & Objectives
To provide the City of Gainesville exceptional customer service & satisfaction, achieved through timely delivery of quality services by effective management of our solid waste system and or resources.

3. Solid Waste Personnel Manager Field Operations Supervisor
Senior Staff Assistant
Program Coordinator
2 Customer Service
Representatives
4 Inspectors
Inmate Crew

4. Volume Based System
With the volume based residential waste collection services, the less garbage you throw away the less you pay.
“Pay as you throw”
That is why it is important to reduce your waste and recycle as much as possible.

5. Volume Based On Cart Size Chosen

6. Recycling & Yard Waste Included In Solid Waste Fee

7. Bulk Pick-Up Included In Solid Waste Fee
Furniture
Large Children’s Toys
Recreational Equipment
Bar-B-Que Grills
Vacuum cleaners
Minimal Interior Construction Debris
White Goods & *E-Scrap *(pilot program)
Call To Schedule

8. Special Services Handicap Service No Fee (Doctor’s
Written Authorization)
Back Door Service
Fee Based (Cart Size)

9. Community Outreach Great American Clean-up Adopt A Street Program
Stage Two Neighborhood Clean ups
March of Dimes/Parades/Festivals
Various Business, Schools, & Community Events

10. Managing Your Excess Garbage
Yellow bags
(Available at Publix)
Rural Collection Centers
(Call for directions and hours of operation)
Leveda Brown Transfer Station (Fee Based Per Ton)

11. Managing Your Yard Trash
Limbs:
5’ Feet Long
6” Or Less In Diameter
No Heavier Than 40#s
Loose Debris Must Be Containerized < 40#s
(No Plastic Bags)
Consider Mulching & Composting

12. Hazardous Waste
Take Your Hazardous Waste To The Leveda Brown Environmental Park
5125 NE 63rd Ave
Rural Collection Centers

13. Recycling
WHY RECYCLE?
Using recycled materials to make new products reduces the demand for raw materials and increases the energy savings By removing materials from the waste stream for recycling, we help extend the life of a landfill. Since it costs about $300,000 per acre to construct a new landfill, City of Gainesville residents can reduce disposal costs by preserving landfill space through recycling.

14. Using Your Recycle Bins
Blue
Glass bottles & jars
Metal cans, including empty aerosol cans
Plastic bottles, jugs, jars, & tubs
Orange
Newspaper
Corrugated cardboard (No pizza boxes)
Pasteboard
Magazines/catalogs/
Phone ooks
Brown paper bags
Office paper/junk mail

15. Residential Recycling Rates
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rethink
FY %
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Oct-Sep 11th

16. 75% Recycling Goal
House Bill 7243 was enacted during the 2010 Florida Legislative Session and became effective July 1, 2010.   Under this act, local governments are responsible for having a goal of recycling 75% of their waste by December 31, 2020.
40% by December 31, 2012
50% by December 31, 2014
60% by December 31, 2016
70% by December 31, 2018
75% by December 31, 2020

17. Commercial Recycling

18. Recycle Processing
SP Recycling

19. Curbside To Landfill Curbside Transfer Station Trucked to landfill
Biomass landfill

20. City of Gainesville
Ordinance:
Chapter 27
Enforcement

21. Residential Violations
Scattered & loose trash on ground Improper containers
Yard debris mixed with trash

22. Residential Violations
Overflowing carts
Containers out on non-collection days

23. Residential Violations
Yard trash in Plastic Bags
Move outs

24. Residential Violations
Yard trash in roadway
Construction debris/fencing/outdoor structures/tires/car parts

25. Commercial Violations
Commercial containers
overflowing & scattered trash
Illegal dumping for commercial gain.
Tree Services

26. How To Contact Us 352-334-2330 405 NW 39th Ave Gainesville, FL