Commercial customers will notice NO CHANGE in trash collections during this holiday. Residents of the City of Punta Gorda will notice NO CHANGE in their trash, yard waste, or recycling collections during this holiday. 5, 2022, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. The government offices of the City of Punta Gorda will be closed on Mon., Sept. In addition the collection of tires, oil and car batteries are also included. Electronics such as TV’s, computers, VCR’s, monitors, etc. Other materials have been added to the collection list. The carts are serviced by automated vehicles. The City curbside recycling program for residential units continues to be a “single stream” recycling program, doing away with the separation of the materials and using a 48-gallon cart for each residence. The recycling contract is currently with Waste Management. Approximately 10,731 tons of refuse was transported to the Charlotte County Landfill.
These reductions enable the City to work towards the State Solid Waste Management guidelines. A 48-gallon cart “single stream” curbside recycling program has been implemented for all residential units.Īccomplishments include the diversion of approximately 6,142 tons of recyclables from the waste stream annually. The recycling is collected by the City's contractor Waste Management. The yard waste is currently hauled to a private operation (SLD Landfill) in Punta Gorda, and the refuse is hauled to Charlotte County Landfill. The Sanitation/Refuse Collection Division collects refuse and yard waste from approximately 12,150 residential accounts and performs approximately 660 services on commercial accounts.
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