Ocala waste amnesty day set


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Posted April 6, 2021 | Ocala Gazette Staff

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The City of Ocala, in partnership with Green For Life, will conduct a residential special waste amnesty day on April 24

The collection site at Northeast 14th Street and Northeast Eighth Avenue will open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The location will collect special waste including household hazardous waste and electronics. Special waste from businesses will not be accepted.

Examples of hazardous waste items accepted include, lawn and garden chemicals, paint, paint thinners and gasoline, cleaning fluids, fluorescent bulbs, used oil and filters, auto batteries and aerosol cans. Electronic accepted include battery chargers, computers, keyboards, monitors printers and fax machines.

For information, please call the City of Ocala Residential Sanitation Department at 352-351-6697.

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