Media Release

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Waste Collection and County Office Schedule

Monday, January 9, 2017 3:00 PM

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL - Other than emergency services, all Alachua County government offices will be closed on Monday, January 16, 2017, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Residential curbside collection services for solid waste, recycling, and yard trash will be delayed one day for the entire holiday week. The regular schedule for these services will resume the following week on Monday, January 23.

The five Alachua County Rural Collection Centers, the Leveda Brown Environmental Park and Transfer Station, the Hazardous Waste Collection Center and the Office of Waste Collection will also be closed on Monday, January 16, and will reopen on Tuesday, January 17.

For more information, contact Alachua County Waste Alternatives Manager Patrick Irby at 352-338-3233.

Contact

  • Mark Sexton
  • Communications & Legislative Affairs Director
  • Phone: 352-374-5204
  • Cell: 352-283-2317

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).

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