Yard Trash Collection Delays

​​Cleanup from Hurricane Debby continues throughout the county. The county and our hauler, GFL, are working diligently to collect the large volume of yard trash created by the storm in a timely manner. It is our hope to be caught up by Sept. 1, 2024. Until that time, residents should not expect their yard trash to be collected on its regular schedule.

Please remember that any yard trash placed out for collection needs to comply with the regular specifications for yard trash placed curbside. GFL will not collect any material outside of those specifications.

Yard trash includes leaves, grass clippings, tree and shrub trimmings, and small tree limbs. It does not include boards, fencing, landscape timbers, lumber, dirt, rocks, brick or concrete.

The regular specifications for yard trash placed curbside are:

• No item longer than 5 feet in length
• No item wider than 8 inches in diameter
• No item heavier than 40 pounds
• All loose material must be placed in a paper yard waste bag or reusable container

Thank you for your patience as we do our best to be caught up in the next few weeks.

For more information, contact Alachua County Solid Waste and Resource Recovery Director Gus Olmos at 352-338-3233.