FCC Environmental Services will take over Clay County garbage collection on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. | FCC Environmental Services
Published on September 30, 2024 at 11:11 am
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A new trash collector will begin service Tuesday in parts of Clay County, but many people remain confused about their new pickup day.
If you’re among them, the county has posted the information online. You can type in your address, and it will tell you when your pickup will be. You can find the information here.
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The new contractor, FCC Environmental Services, now will pick up trash and yard waste on the same day. They were picked up on separate days under Waste Management, the previous contractor.
Curbside recycling also will end. Recycling had become too expensive, and only about one-third of residents recycled, county commissioners said.
The changes apply to unincorporated areas of Clay County, including Fleming Island, as well as Keystone Heights.
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More information about the garbage service changes is available here.
For the Clay Hill area: The county has determined that the new schedule will leave a large gap between pickups. If your Waste Management pickup day is Tuesday and your new FCC pickup day is Monday, FCC will pick up your garbage on Tuesday, Oct. 1, this week only.
As for hurricane debris, the county asks people to spend the next several days piling debris by the road. Do not stack debris against trees, electrical boxes, poles, hydrants or storm drains.
You must have your debris out by the road by Oct. 7 to ensure it gets picked up. The pickup timeline will depend on the amount of debris in our county, so be patient
Randy comes to Jacksonville from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, where as metro editor, he led investigative coverage of the Parkland school shooting that won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for public service. He has spent more than 40 years in reporting and editing positions in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio and Florida.
