The deadline to put Hurricane Irma debris curbside is quickly approaching.
December 15 will be the last day to set storm-debris in front of homes for collection, Collier County said in a bulletin, as debris contractors begin to make their final pass to pick up storm waste. Drop-off locations, for debris that residents seek to take themselves, will remain open through December 22.
Approximately 80 percent of an estimated 4.2 million cubic yards of waste have been collected and disposed of, the county says, 3.2 million as of Monday.
For storm debris collection, contractors will pick up any trees, tree limbs, or shrubs destroyed by the storm, along with any fencing, flooring, furniture, or wallboard material damaged by storm related flooding. Any vegetation that is placed out for collection must not be green or freshly cut. Small piles of leaves or twigs left behind from the first pass will not be picked up, the bulletin said.
After December 15, yard waste will have to be prepared as it typically would be for curbside collection, by bagging, cutting, and bundling waste. Small debris not picked up by emergency contractors will be picked up as part of typical yard waste collections.
DROP-OFF LOCATION
Immokalee Transfer Station
700 Stockade Road, Immokalee
Mon.-Sat. 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Naples Airport
200 Patriot Way, Naples
Mon.-Sun. 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Behind the CVS at Santa Barbara and Davis
Mon.-Sun. 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
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