CITY OF PORT ST.LUCIE TRASH PICK-UP &…

                     CITY OF PORT ST.LUCIE

          TRASH PICK-UP & RECYCLING INFORMATION

The City of Port St. Lucie has a
contract with a private company,
Waste Pro, to haul all household
garbage,      recyclables,    yard
clippings, bulk items and other
trash from every property in the
city. Waste Pro services both
residential    and       commercial
customers within the city.

For more details on services and
costs, please contact Waste Pro
directly at (772) 595-9390 or visit
their website at
www.wasteprousa.com. Waste Pro's
hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. weekdays and from 8:00 a.m.
to noon on Saturdays.

Here is more detailed information on   Mayor Patricia Christensen poses with some
Waste Pro:                             of the winners of the city's Recycling Poster
                                       Contest for elementary schools.


CUSTOMER SERVICE: (772) 595-9390

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE: No collection on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas
Day and July 4th. Garbage, yard waste and recycling will be collected
on the next regularly scheduled day.

CONTAINERS: Please place containers at the curbside by 7:00 a.m.
on normal collection days.

HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE COLLECTION:
  · All waste must be placed at the curb before 7:00 a.m. for
    collection.
  · All garbage must be containerized for collection either in a
    garbage bag or can. Bags must be securely tied, and cans must
    have tight fitting lids.
  · Do not mix garbage and yard waste together - they must be in
    separate containers.
   ·   Cans can be no larger than 32 gallons, each container set out for
       collection must weigh no more than 50 lbs.
   ·   Please no auto, boat parts, or empty gas cans.


YARD WASTE: All yard waste in all areas will be collected on your
routed scheduled pick up days. We encourage you to compost your
yard waste, and leave grass clippings on the ground when you mow.
However, if you prefer to have this material collected curbside, please
follow these guidelines when preparing your yard waste for collection:
    · DO NOT mix garbage and yard waste together.
    · Loose yard waste, i.e. grass clippings, leaves and small twigs
      must be containerized.
    · Neatly stack limbs, branches, palm fronds, etc. at the curb.
    · If you have more than a few branches and limbs to be collected,
      please stack neatly, taking care not to create a tangled pile.
    · Limbs must not exceed 4 feet.
    · Separate stumps from other yard waste. No single piece of a
      tree can exceed 50 lbs.
    · Stacked Neatly: means a person can reach around the pile and
      pick it up.

BOX IT OR BAG IT: Any container can weigh no more than 50 lbs.

STACK IT: In neat, manageable piles. Limbs not to exceed 4 ft. Except
palm fronds. No piece to exceed 50 lbs.

CAN IT: No larger than 32 gal. capacity. Less than 50 lbs. Each.

RECYCLING: For recycling bins, please call Waste Pro at (772) 595-
9390.

Use the blue bins, to recycle the following items:
  · Glass bottles and jars
  · Aluminum cans
  · Steel cans (tin cans)
  · Aerosol cans
  · Drink boxes
  · Milk and juice cartons
  · Aluminum pie plates
  · Aluminum foil
  · Rigid plastic containers

Use the green bins, to recycle the following items:
   ·   Newspapers and inserts
   ·   Phone books
   ·   Magazines
   ·   Catalogs
   ·   Paperboard boxes (cereal, cookie boxes, tissue boxes, etc.)
   ·   Cardboard boxes (must be flattened and cut to fit into bin)
   ·   Brown paper grocery bags
   ·   NO STYROFOAM

Please follow these simple guidelines before placing recyclables in the
bins:
   · Empty and rinse containers, pie plates, and aluminum foil.
   · Remove and discard caps and straws (these are not recyclable)
   · No plastic bags, bulbs, ceramics, or junk mail.

Here   are some curbside tips:
  ·    In stormy weather stack papers on the bottom of the bins
  ·    Place bins at the curbside no further than 6 ft. from the street.
  ·    Only use recycling bins for recyclables.
  ·    All items must be in the bin to be collected; items not in the bin
       will not be collected.

BULK ITEMS:
Waste Pro will pick up bulky items, such as mattresses and appliances.
These items are picked up separately from household garbage. To
arrange for the special pick-up of bulk items, please call Waste Pro at
(772) 595-9390.

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE:
The following is a list of common household hazardous waste:
  · Auto fluids
  · Lead acid batteries
  · Household chemicals
  · Household cleaners
  · Oil based paints
  · Herbicides
  · Pesticides
  · Swimming pool chemicals

These items can not be placed out with regular household garbage, but
can be disposed of two ways:
   · St. Lucie County Bailing and Recycling Facility located at 6120
     Glades Cutoff Road in Ft. Pierce. Call (772) 462-1768 for more
      information on hours and specific questions on items that will be
      accepted.
  ·   The City of Port St. Lucie Public Works Department, located at
      450 SW Thornhill Dr., Port St. Lucie, hosts free drop off events
      for household hazardous waste items. For more details on the
      types of items accepted and dates of these events, please call
      (772) 871-5100. The department also has free drop off sites
      located throughout the city for rechargeable batteries (cell
      phones, etc.). Please call them for details.

The City of Port St. Lucie thanks you in advance for your assistance in
helping keep Port St. Lucie beautiful.