ORLANDO, Fla. — As residents wait for Hurricane Milton to approach Florida, the storm will affect solid waste collection.
See a county-by-county breakdown for the garbage pickup in your area:
Brevard County Waste Management will suspend all collection services on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 10, in Brevard County.
Flagler County WastePro pick-up is canceled on Wednesday and Thursday for unincorporated Flagler County.
“Right now, we expect regular collection will resume Friday, and that we will reopen offices,” said County Administrator Heidi Petito. “We’ll post updates as soon as possible.”
Bunnell
The city of Bunnell said depending on weather conditions and the safety of the roads, yard waste pickup may start as soon as Friday, Oct. 11.
Yard waste and storm debris must be kept separate. Residents should not place the piles near obstructions like mailboxes, powerlines or power poles.
Bulk trash pickup for Friday, Oct. 11, is canceled.
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Lake County Leesburg
There is no change to solid waste collection services for Wednesday, October 9.
City officials said curbside collection for solid and yard waste is canceled for Thursday, Oct. 10.
Customers who usually have scheduled pickup on Thursday will be picked up on Monday, Oct. 14.
Normal garbage and yard waste should resume on Oct. 11, but it could be affected by storm damage.
Tavares
Solid waste collections are suspended in Tavares for Thursday and Friday.
Regular household garbage collection and recycling will be picked up on Monday and Tuesday.
If you have yard debris, you can bring it to the Lake County Landfill at 13130 County Landfill Rd, Tavares, FL 32778.
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Marion County Waste Management will suspend all collection services in Marion County on Wednesday, Oct. 9 and Thursday, Oct. 10.
Check back for updates.
Orange County Orange County
Orange County Utilities will suspend all curbside garbage collection services on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 10.
Garbage collection will resume Friday, Oct. 11, and Saturday, Oct. 12 but only residential garbage in the green lid carts will be collected.
Regular collection services will resume on Monday, Oct. 14.
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Ocoee
On October 8, residential and commercial trash, bulk items, and yard waste pickup will operate as normal in Ocoee.
The city will provide more updates as the storm approaches.
Winter Park
Winter Park officials said no waste pickup will be on Wednesday, Oct. 9.
Waste Pro will begin picking up yard waste and properly bagged and bundled debris on Saturday, Oct. 12.
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Osceola County Osceola County, the city of Kissimmee and the city of St. Cloud canceled all curbside trash collection services for Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 10.
Seminole County Sanford
There will not be any solid waste, recycle and yard waste collection on Wednesday, Oct. 9 or Thursday, Oct. 10.
Government officials said normal operations will resume based on the weather.
Residents should secure their yard waste or take it to the Seminole County Landfill at 1930 E. Osceola Rd., Geneva.
Tipping fees will be waived at the landfill.
Oviedo
Residential garbage, recycling and yard waste collections will resume Friday, Oct. 10.
Pickups meant for Thursday will be collected on Friday, and Friday’s collections will be moved to Saturday.
Sumter County Waste Management will suspend all collection services in Sumter County on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Thursday, Oct. 10.
Volusia County Waste Management will suspend commercial and roll-off services in Volusia County on Thursday, Oct. 10.
Hurricane Milton remains at a powerful Cat. 5 storm Meteorologist Brian Shields said the biggest thing to watch is the intensity on Wednesday. (WFTV Staff/WFTV)
Hurricane Milton remains at a powerful Cat. 5 storm Meteorologist Brian Shields said the biggest thing to watch is the intensity on Wednesday. (WFTV Staff/WFTV)
Hurricane Milton remains at a powerful Cat. 5 storm Meteorologist Brian Shields said the biggest thing to watch is the intensity on Wednesday. (WFTV Staff/WFTV)
Hurricane Milton remains a powerful Cat. 5 storm Milton remains a powerful Category 5 major hurricane with winds of 160 mph. (WFTV Staff/WFTV)
Hurricane Milton remains a powerful Cat. 5 storm Milton remains a powerful Category 5 major hurricane with winds of 160 mph. (WFTV Staff/WFTV)
Storm surge potential for Hurricane Milton Storm surge potential for Hurricane Milton (WFTV Staff/WFTV)
Storm surge potential for Hurricane Milton Storm surge potential for Hurricane Milton (WFTV Staff/WFTV)
Hurricane Milton remains a powerful Cat. 5 The 8 pm advisory from the National Hurricane Center keeps Milton with winds of 165 mph, making the storm an intense Category 5 major hurricane. (WFTV Staff/WFTV)
Hurricane Milton remains a powerful Cat. 5 The 8 pm advisory from the National Hurricane Center keeps Milton with winds of 165 mph, making the storm an intense Category 5 major hurricane. (WFTV Staff/WFTV)
Hurricane Milton remains a powerful Cat. 5 The 8 pm advisory from the National Hurricane Center keeps Milton with winds of 165 mph, making the storm an intense Category 5 major hurricane. (WFTV Staff/WFTV)
Hurricane Milton Hurricane Hunters Hurricane Hunters have measured a very low minimum pressure inside Hurricane Milton. (WFTV Staff/WFTV)
Hurricane Milton Cat 5
Hurricane Milton Cat 5
Hurricane Milton Cat 5
Hurricane Milton strengthens back to nearly a Cat. 5 storm
Hurricane Milton gains strength, expected to make landfall near Tampa as major storm
Hurricane Milton 11 am
Hurricane Milton to impact Florida as major storm
Hurricane Milton to impact Florida as major storm
Hurricane Milton to impact Florida as major storm
Hurricane Milton to impact Florida as major storm
Hurricane Milton to impact Florida as major storm
Hurricane Milton to impact Florida as major storm
Hurricane Milton to impact Florida as major storm
Hurricane Milton to impact Florida as major storm
Hurricane Milton to impact Florida as major storm
Hurricane Milton weakens to a Cat. 4, still a major storm Milton has weakened to a Category 4 storm but remains a powerful major hurricane. (WFTV Staff/WFTV)
Hurricane Milton weakens to a Cat. 4, still a major storm Milton has weakened to a Category 4 storm but remains a powerful major hurricane. (WFTV Staff/WFTV)
Hurricane Milton maintains Cat. 5 with slightly weaker winds Hurricane Milton is maintaining a Cat. 5 status with slightly weaker winds. (WFTV Staff/WFTV)
Hurricane Milton maintains Cat. 5 with slightly weaker winds Hurricane Milton is maintaining a Cat. 5 status with slightly weaker winds. (WFTV Staff/WFTV)
Hurricane Milton maintains Cat. 5 with slightly weaker winds Hurricane Milton is maintaining a Cat. 5 status with slightly weaker winds. (WFTV Staff/WFTV)
Hurricane Milton maintains Cat. 5 with slightly weaker winds Hurricane Milton is maintaining a Cat. 5 status with slightly weaker winds. (WFTV Staff/WFTV)
Hurricane Milton 8p (WFTV)
Hurricane Milton 8p (WFTV)
Hurricane Milton 8p (WFTV)
Hurricane Milton Milton continues to intensify as powerful Category 5 major hurricane, with Hurricane Warnings now posted for much of Central Florida. (WFTV)
Hurricane Milton Milton continues to intensify as powerful Category 5 major hurricane, with Hurricane Warnings now posted for much of Central Florida. (WFTV)
Hurricane Milton Milton continues to intensify as powerful Category 5 major hurricane, with Hurricane Warnings now posted for much of Central Florida. (WFTV Staff/WFTV)
Hurricane Milton Milton continues to intensify as powerful Category 5 major hurricane, with Hurricane Warnings now posted for much of Central Florida. (WFTV)
Milton 5 p.m. track
Milton 5 p.m. track
Hurricane Milton ‘explosively intensifies’ into Cat. 5 storm with 175 mph winds
Cat 5 Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Milton to become Cat. 5 storm, winds currently at 155 mph
Hurricane Milton strengthens into Cat. 4 storm
Hurricane Milton strengthens to major Cat. 3 storm in Gulf of Mexico
Hurricane Milton strengthens to Cat. 2 storm en route to Florida
Hurricane Milton strengthens to Cat. 2 storm en route to Florida
Hurricane Milton strengthens to Cat. 2 storm en route to Florida
Hurricane Milton strengthens to Cat. 2 storm en route to Florida
Hurricane Milton strengthens to Cat. 2 storm en route to Florida
Hurricane Milton strengthens to Cat. 2 storm en route to Florida
Hurricane Milton strengthens to Cat. 2 storm en route to Florida
Hurricane Milton strengthens to Cat. 2 storm en route to Florida
Hurricane Milton strengthens to Cat. 2 storm en route to Florida
Hurricane Milton strengthens to Cat. 2 storm en route to Florida
Hurricane Milton latest track to impact Florida
Hurricane Milton latest track to impact Florida
Hurricane Milton 11p update Hurricane Milton 11p update
Hurricane Milton 11p update Hurricane Milton 11p update
Hurricane Milton 8 p.m. update Hurricane Milton 8 p.m. update (WFTV)
Hurricane Milton 8 p.m. update Hurricane Milton 8 p.m. update (WFTV)
Hurricane Milton 8 p.m. update Hurricane Milton 8 p.m. update (WFTV)
Hurricane Milton Headlines 5P 10-6-24 Hurricane Milton Headlines 5 P.m. (WFTV)
Hurricane Milton 5P 10/6/24 Hurricane Milton 5 p.m. update (WFTV)
Hurricane Milton 5P 10/6/24 Hurricane Milton 5 p.m. update (WFTV)
Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Milton
Milton 10/6
Milton 10/6
Tropical Storm Milton moving towards Florida Tropical Storm Milton will gradually gain strength Sunday and will most likely become a hurricane by this Sunday evening.
Tropical Storm Milton moving towards Florida Tropical Storm Milton will gradually gain strength Sunday and will most likely become a hurricane by this Sunday evening.
Tropical Storm Milton moving towards Florida Tropical Storm Milton will gradually gain strength Sunday and will most likely become a hurricane by this Sunday evening.
11 p.m. Saturday Tropical Storm Milton Update 10/5/24 11 p.m. update (WFTV)
11 p.m. Saturday Tropical Storm Milton Update 10/5/24 11 p.m. update (WFTV)
11 p.m. Saturday Tropical Storm Milton Update 10/5/24 11 p.m. update (WFTV)
Tropical Storm Milton 5 p.m. Update (WFTV)
Tropical Storm Milton 5 p.m. Update (WFTV)
Tropical Storm Milton 5 p.m. Update (WFTV)
Tracking Milton
Tropical Depression Fourteen becomes Tropical Storm Milton
Tropical Depression Fourteen becomes Tropical Storm Milton
Tropical Depression Fourteen becomes Tropical Storm Milton
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