Where to dispose of storm debris after Hurricane Helene

Members of the Iron Legion Strength + Combat help remove part of a large section of oak tree that fell on the home of Susie and Ozell DeBose during Hurricane Helene. [Photo by Andy Fillmore]

As Marion County has not been classified a FEMA disaster area, residents must dispose of debris themselves.

In Florida, 17 counties have been classified as disaster areas and will receive federal financial relief and services: Charlotte, Citrus, Dixie, Franklin, Hernando, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Sarasota, Taylor and Wakulla Counties.

Marion County will not be conducting local debris pickup. Residents can dispose of their debris at the Baseline Transfer Station or any recycling center.

As of Monday, nearly all utility customers in Marion County have had their power restored. At the peak of outages within the past 72n hours, over 36,000 customers were out of power—now only 779 customers remain out of power, 768 of which are serviced by Clay Electric Cooperative.

Locations:

Baseline Transfer Station, 5601 SE 66th St, Ocala

Bayside Landfill, 4371 SE 73rd St., Ocala

Cypress Acres Landfill, 7424 NE 33rd Court, Ocala

Friends Recycling, 2350 NE 27th Ave., Ocala
Southside Materials, 4980 SE 92nd Place, Ocala