Lealman Solid Waste Collection
Requirements

Residential solid waste shall be collected twice weekly.

Garbage and Trash shall be placed in containers or bags not exceeding forty-five (45) gallons or fifty (50) pounds each.

Yard Waste set out with Garbage and Trash shall be collected as long as such Yard Waste is containerized or bagged, with the exception of branches, which may be set out in loose piles but must not exceed four (4) feet in length and four (4) inches in diameter.

Containers and bags shall be placed curbside no more than 12 hours prior to a collection day and containers shall be removed from the curb by 11:59 p.m. of the day on which collection is provided.

Bulky Waste is collected once a week along with Garbage and Trash on the second pickup day of the week. Bulky Waste must not exceed 2 cubic yards per residential unit once per week.

Back Door Service shall be provided at no additional charge, to Residential Units that have been certified by the District Representative as meeting eligibility requirements for the service.

Residents may self-haul or make other arrangements for collection, processing, and disposal of the following materials:

1. Recyclable materials, provided such materials are properly recycled
2. Waste not considered Residential Waste,

Hours of Collection:  Residential solid waste shall be collected between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., unless otherwise authorized by the District Representative.

Definitions

Back Door means any physical location for the placement of Residential Waste containers or bags on the customer’s property that is not Curbside, but that is accessible by the Franchisee.

Biological Waste means those wastes that cause or have the capability of causing disease or infection and includes, but is not limited to, biomedical waste, diseased or dead animals, and other waste capable of transmitting pathogens to humans or animals.

Bulky Waste includes furniture, appliances, C&D Debris, and other similar bulky objects, but excluding extraordinary wastes such as abandoned automobiles, boats, individual tree branches or stumps greater than four (4) feet in length, and C&D Debris in excess of two (2) cubic yards.

Curbside means that portion of the right-of-way within five (5) feet of a roadway.

Garbage includes every waste accumulation of animal or vegetable matter that attends the preparation, use, cleaning, processing, handling or storage of foodstuffs, and other putrescible waste.

Hazardous Waste means solid waste, or a combination of solid wastes, which because of its quantity, concentration, physical, or chemical characteristics may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness or may pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly transported, disposed, treated, or otherwise managed, and any material or substance identified in the Florida Administrative Code Rule 62-730 and 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 261.

Residential Waste means Garbage, Trash, Yard Waste, and Bulky Waste generated by residential households, but excluding Biological Waste and Hazardous Waste.

Trash includes paper, cans, bottles, rags, yard waste, and other nonputrescible waste, but does not include Bulky Waste as defined herein.

Yard Waste means grass clippings, leaves, shrubbery cuttings, and tree limbs not over four (4) feet in length or four (4) inches in diameter.

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