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P.O. Box 490630
Leesburg, Florida 34749-0630
(352) 728-9878
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Garbage Collection Schedule
Residential Garbage: (90-gal. carts and small bundles and bags of yard waste)
Location Day(s)
Residents located North of Main Street Monday and Thursday
Residents located South of Main Street Tuesday and Friday
Residents Located in Waters Edge Subdivision Tuesday and Friday

Note:

Place containers within 2 feet of the curb or the edge of paved roadway with handle facing away from the curb and at least 3 feet from any obstructions such as vehicles, mailboxes, recycling bins, trees, etc. Place your container at the curb no earlier than 7:00 PM on the night prior to collection day and no later than 6:30 AM that morning. Please bring the empty container in by dusk on the same day.

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Bulk Items: (furniture, appliances, electronics, etc.)
Location Day(s)
Residents located North of Main Street Monday
Residents located South of Main Street Tuesday
Residents located in Edgewater Subdivision Tuesday
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Yard Waste: (large piles)
Location Day(s)
Residents located North of Main Street Thursday
Residents located South of Main Street Friday
Residents located in Edgewater Subdivision Friday

Note:

You may help us efficiently schedule your bulk items and large yard waste piles service by contacting the Solid Waste Management office at 728-9878, Monday through Friday from 6:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

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Recycling:
Location Day(s)
Residents located North of Main Street and east of 14th Street Monday
Residents located South of Main Street and east of 14th Street Tuesday
Residents located North of Main Street and west of 14th Street Thursday
Residents located South of Main Street and west of 14th Street Friday
Residents located in Edgewater Subdivision Tuesday

Leesburg Recycling: Residents are encouraged to recycle the following items: plastic bottles; laundry bottles; white, brown, and green glass bottles and food jars; aluminum and steel cans and food containers, and cardboard* and and newspapers only. Place these items in the recycling container provided by the City on your regular recycling collection day.

*Cardboard should be flattened and no larger than 2 x 3 feet.

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City Holidays:
2012 Holiday Schedule
New Year's Day Observance Monday January 2, 2012
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday January 16, 2012
Memorial Day Monday May 28, 2012
Independence Day Wednesday July 4, 2012
Labor Day Monday September 3, 2012
Veteran's Day Monday November 12, 2012
Thanksgiving Holiday Thursday November 22, 2012
Thanksgiving Holiday Friday November 23, 2012
Christmas Holiday Monday December 24, 2012
Christmas Holiday Tuesday December 25, 2012
 
If the Holiday falls on a Monday:
Residential solid waste and hand commercial route will move from Monday to Thursday.
 
If the Holiday falls on a Tuesday:
Residential solid waste and hand commercial route will move from Tuesday to Friday.
 
If the Holiday falls on a Thursday:
Residential solid waste and hand commercial route will move from Thursday to Monday.
 
If the Holiday falls on a Friday:
Residential solid waste and hand commercial route will move from Friday to Tuesday.
 
No change for dumpster service on any Holiday
 
If your recycling day falls on a Holiday it will be picked up on your next scheduled recycling day.
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