Important reminder: Residential curbside collection changes begin Oct. 1 for residents in the unincorporated county
Press release from Alachua County
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – Alachua County residents living in the unincorporated area will soon see changes to their residential curbside collection service as part of a new agreement with GFL Solid Waste Southeast, effective Oct. 1, 2026.
Changes include collection day schedules and new limits for yard trash, bulky items, and large appliances. These changes will rebalance collection routes to improve service.
To help residents navigate these changes, the County has launched a microsite where they can enter their address to find their new collection day on an interactive map. The microsite is available through the County’s Community Hub.
Changes to collections include:
Yard trash
Residents may place up to 2 cubic yards of yard trash for collection each week. This is equivalent to up to 10 reusable containers or biodegradable paper bags. Yard trash exceeding 2 cubic yards will be left for the next scheduled collection day
Bulky items
Bulky item collection will be limited to 2 cubic yards per week. Items exceeding that amount will be left for the next scheduled collection day.
Bulky items include large household items that do not fit in a standard garbage cart, as well as interior construction materials from do-it-yourself projects.
Large appliances
White goods, such as refrigerators and washing machines, will be limited to three items per household per week.
For a complete list of set-out requirements for all materials collected through the County’s residential curbside collection program, visit the microsite.
All this means is we’re going to get less service for the same amount of tax revenue that the county takes in. What this will cause are lazy people to dump on the side of the road unwanted yard debris, furniture belongings which has already started off of Kincaid Road. This is done because the county is going to starve the trash collector servers thus allowing them to create unnecessary pencil pushers jobs with the save money.
So I went to the map and put in my address and it shown the color red area, what it did not show is the representation of what day each color stood for. Less service it seems as GFL must be charging the County more money.
If you take the time to read the artice almost everything in here was aready on the books but not enforced. Now it is. These guys work their tails off and earn their money. We’re fortunate that this service in the UA is generaly reliabe, predictible and beats the hell out of taking it al to the landfil in Archer. Maybe for a change we can just say “Good job – carry on” rather than complain? Pease.