City of Alachua hurricane debris pickup

Press release from City of Alachua

ALACHUA, Fla. – The City of Alachua is partnering with Waste Pro for storm debris cleanup within the city limits, starting tomorrow, October 1, 2024. Debris pickup will run six days each week (Monday through Saturday), with heightened efforts on Wednesdays and Saturdays. 

As a City of Alachua resident, you can help speed up the debris pickup process! When collecting storm debris, please use the following guidelines, so that pickup vehicles can remove debris efficiently:

• Place all storm debris by the street in two separate piles, one for large debris items and one for smaller debris items
• Limit each large-debris pile to 6-feet by 4-feet by 4-feet (6’ x 4’ x 4’) (there can be multiple piles of large debris, if each pile adheres to such dimensions)
• Attempt to adhere to normal debris restrictions for small-debris piles. Pieces should not exceed six feet in length or six inches in diameter
• IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE place all debris in an area by the street with NO overhead power lines or water meters in the ground. This allows for unobstructed access for claw trucks and other equipment

The priority for debris pickup is as follows:

1. Primary streets and highways that provide for post-event evacuation and/or access to hospitals, shelters, police, fire, rescue stations, and other facilities providing vital public services;
2. Streets that provide access to components of the public and private utility system that are vital to the restoration of essential utility services, such as electrical power stations and substations, municipal potable water and sanitary sewer pumping stations and communication stations/towers;
3. Collector streets and other major highways;
4. All residential streets and access ways.

Regardless of road jurisdiction (County Road vs. Federal vs. Municipal), if your home is within the City of Alachua limits, debris pickup will service your address.

The City of Alachua will be updating the public, at least weekly, with an estimated amount of debris that has been picked up and an estimate of how much is left to be removed. Keep in mind, while debris may be removed one day, it may be replenished with additional debris that had yet to be collected.

We appreciate your patience and your cooperation as we work together as a community to recover from Hurricane Helene.

Alachua County and Gainesville have made similar announcements, High Springs began storm debris removal today with regular yard waste pickup suspended, and Newberry will start picking up storm debris on Tuesday with additional crews arriving on Wednesday,