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Recycling

Do not place recyclables in plastic bags. Use the red and blue bins provided by Waste Management, (941) 493-4100.

Red Bin:

• Brown paper bags
• Catalogs
• Corrugated cardboard
• Cardboard boxes (broken down to two by three feet)
• Junk mail (including window envelopes
• Magazines
• Newspapers and advertisements
• Phonebooks
• Writing and office paper

For new resident move-ins, there is a one-time courtesy pickup of your cardboard boxes.

Blue Bin:

• Empty aerosol cans
• Aluminum cans, foil and trays
• Glass bottles and jars (all colors)
• Milk and juice boxes made from wax-coated paper
• No. 1 and No. 2 plastic bottles that have a neck
• Steel cans

Rinse food from containers before recycling.

Do not recycle:

• Beer and soda cartons
• Butter or margarine tubs
• Cereal boxes
• Ceramic items
• Egg cartons
• Flowerpots (plastic or ceramic)
• Gift wrap or tissue paper
• Clothes hangers (plastic or wire)
• Hard-cover books
• Mirrors
• Pool and other chemical containers
• Packing materials
• Pizza boxes
• Plastic bags
• Plastic deli trays
• Plastic toys
• Shoe boxes
• Styrofoam
• Styrofoam "peanuts"
• Tissue boxes
• Window glass
• Yogurt cups

Some grocery stores offer recycle bins for these items.

Household and Yard Waste

Household Waste

To distinguish yard waste from household waste, place household waste and materials to be recycled on one side of the driveway and yard waste on the other side.

Place your garbage and trash in cans or bags within 3 feet of your curb (not in the street) before 6:00 a.m. on your scheduled pickup day. Garbage cans should not exceed 32-gallon size and weigh no more than 40 pounds when filled. Bags should be closed and unbroken. Loose trash will not be picked up.  Please do not use cardboard boxes–they are recyclable.

Bulky items like chairs and barbecue grills can be put out with your household waste, but very large items like mattresses and sofas must be scheduled, and there may be a charge. For information or to schedule pickup call Waste Management 493-4100.

Hazardous materials

Motor oil, oil filters and automobile tires (up to 4 a week) will be picked up at the curb on your regular pick up day.

Alkaline batteries (but not rechargeable metal hydride batteries) are environmentally safe and you can dispose of them in your regular garbage.

Appliances and electronics (computers, monitors, printers, fax machines) will be picked up curbside at no charge, but you must call Waste Management 493-4100 to schedule pickup.

All other hazardous wastes will not be picked up at curbside; you must take them to one of the three county collection centers. This includes:

• Paints, stains, paint thinners and solvents
• Pool and spa chemicals
• Pesticides, herbicides, poisons and fertilizers
• Rechargeable batteries (not alkaline based)
• Propane tanks and bottles from barbecue grills
• Fluorescent lamps, including the new low-energy bulbs
• Items such as thermometers containing mercury
• Beauty products such as nail polish remover, hair permanents
• Cell phones

Our nearest collection center is at the landfill at 4010 Knights Trail Road. Take Laurel road east, first left past I-75 is Knights Trail. Go to end of road, bear right, follow (very small) signs. Hours Mon-Sat 8 am - 5 pm.

For more information see the Sarasota County Hazardous Waste website or Call 861-1530.

Yard Waste

To distinguish yard waste from household waste, please place household waste and recycling materials on one side of the driveway and yard waste on the other side.

Place yard waste in rigid containers that do not exceed 32-gallon size, with a maximum weight of 40 pounds when filled. Items are not to protrude more than 1 foot above the edge of the container. It may also be stored in Kraft bags, or tied in bundles no more than 40 pounds or more than 4 feet in length and 16 inches in diameter. The use of plastic bags is discouraged but allowed.  Cardboard boxes, recycling bins, wheelbarrows, etc. are not acceptable containers for yard waste.

Yard waste is converted to mulch or compost and re-used. Garden hoses, lawn chairs, and other items found in the yard are household waste, not yard waste. Oranges, grapefruit and other citrus fruits are considered garbage and should not be put in your yard waste.