Community Reuse & Recycle Days

Name: Community Reuse & Recycle Days
Start: 2024-05-11T08:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-05-11T12:00:00-04:00
Location: Alachua County Health Department.

Schedule

Sat May 11 2024 at 08:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Alachua County Health Department. | Gainesville, FL

Community Reuse & Recycle Days
ALACHUA COUNTY, FL - The Alachua County Solid Waste & Resource Recovery Department invites residents to participate in two “Community Reuse & Recycle Days” on Saturday April 6, 2024 and Saturday May 11, 2024. Residents are encouraged to take advantage of the free spring clean out, donation and hazardous waste recycling events.
Non-profit organizations will be onsite to receive the following items:
• clothing in wearable condition (no dirty or damaged items)
• non-perishable food (no expired or open items)
• housewares in usable condition
• school/office/art supplies
• Household hazardous waste such as paint, chemicals, old electronics etc. for recycling or
proper disposal.
*Household garbage, general recycling, damaged/soiled items, and other material not suitable for donation, will not be accepted.
The Saturday April 6 event will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon at the Santa Fe College NW Campus, Construction Institute Parking Lot 9 on North Road, across from the gym.
In honor of Earth Day and in conjunction with the Zoo’s Party for the Planet Weekend, donors will receive a discount voucher for Zoo Admission - while supplies last. The Zoo will have special events, food trucks and informational tabling on Saturday.
An additional event will be held Saturday May 11 from 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon at the Alachua County Health Department, 224 SE 24th Street Gainesville, FL. Signs and volunteers will be on site at both events, to allow for safe and efficient offloading of donations and hazardous waste materials.
Local non-profits including Haven Attic Resale Store, The Repurpose Project & Reuse Planet, Tools for Schools, Santa Fe College Saints Share Wear, Santa Fe College Saints Food Share and Gainesville Free Grocery Store will be onsite to collect donations. “Residents can make an immediate impact, by taking action locally, to help their neighbors, protect valuable resources, encourage reuse, and reduce what we send to the landfill,” says Alanna Carinio, Alachua County Office of Waste Alternatives Public Education Program Coordinator.
For more information, or to sign up to volunteer, please contact the Alachua County Office of Waste Alternatives at 352-338-3233 or visit AlachuaCountyRecycles.com.