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

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.

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

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.

Volume Based On Cart Size Chosen

Recycling & Yard Waste Included In Solid Waste Fee

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

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

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

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)

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

Hazardous Waste Take Your Hazardous Waste To The Leveda Brown Environmental Park 5125 NE 63rd Ave 352-334-0440 Rural Collection Centers

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.

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

Residential Recycling Rates Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rethink FY 2008-2009 39.94% FY 2009-2010 40.60% FY 2010-2011 41.26% Oct-Sep 11th

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

Commercial Recycling

Recycle Processing SP Recycling

Curbside To Landfill Curbside Transfer Station Trucked to landfill Biomass landfill

City of Gainesville Ordinance: Chapter 27 Enforcement

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

Residential Violations Overflowing carts Containers out on non-collection days

Residential Violations Yard trash in Plastic Bags Move outs

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

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

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