Alachua County Thanksgiving Schedule and Waste Collection
Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025
In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, most Alachua County government offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27–28, with the exception of emergency services and residential waste/recycling services.
Regularly scheduled curbside residential waste and recycling pickup will be delayed one day for each Thursday and Friday. This means that Thursday’s regular pickup will occur on Friday, and Friday’s pickup will be on Saturday. The regular schedule will resume on Monday, Dec. 1.
The five Alachua County Rural Collection Centers, Hazardous Waste Collection Center and the Leveda Brown Environmental Park and Transfer Station will reopen on Friday, Nov. 28.
Although the animal shelter will be closed for the holiday and reopen Saturday, Nov. 30, resource officers will respond 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays, to matters affecting public safety and animals in immediate danger. Citizens should dial 911 to report such emergencies.
For more information, contact Alachua County Communications Director Mark Sexton at 352-264-6979 or msexton@alachuacounty.us.
If you have a disability and need an accommodation in order to participate in a County program, service or public meeting, please contact the Alachua County Equal Opportunity Office at 352-374-5275 at least 2 business days prior to the event. TTY users please call 711 (Florida Relay Service).
