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Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna
For several years I've dropped my re-cyclables at the re-cycling center just off Rolling Acres Road, south of CR 466. Last Saturday I took a load of newspapers, cardboard, and old paint to drop off. I was stopped and asked for a photo ID. It turns out that center is only usable by residents of Lake County. They were not the least bit helpful in suggesting where the Sumter County re-cycling center was located.
I did a little research on the internet, on the Sumter County website, and I'm still lost on where the county center is located, it's hours, etc. I did find a reference to re-cycling in Sumterville. But while I'm a big fan of re-cycling, it seems unreasonable to require Villages residents to drive 20 miles south, taking about 45 minutes each way to do my duty to recycle. Most of The Villages is in Sumter County, so there are probably 75,000 residents facing the same problem.
Am I missing something here? Or shall I attend the next county board meeting at Colony Cottage and "make a suggestion"?
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I put my newspapers & cardboard out on Thursdays for the recycle pick-up.
Sumter has drop off days for paint etc., but don't know when.
Found the following at
http://fl-sumtercounty.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=222
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Citizens Drop off Area
819 CR 529
Lake Panasoffkee, FL 33538
Ph: (352) 569-1975 or
Ph: (352) 569-6700
Fx: (352) 569-6701
Hours
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tuesday through Saturday
Closed Mondays, Sundays and Holidays
UPCOMING HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
4th of July: Closed Thursday, July 4th
Labor Day: Closed Monday, September 2nd and Tuesday, September 3rd
The mission of the Solid Waste Department is to provide the citizens of Sumter County excellent service while maintaining a cost effective Citizen's Drop Off Area (CDA) that follows the guidelines of local, state, and federal rules and regulations. In addition, the employees of the Solid Waste Department promote a safe work environment not only for themselves, but for the public as they visit our facility.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Operating the Citizen's Drop Off Area (CDA)
Accept and dispose of residential/household class 1 waste materials (garbage)
Support recycling operations for citizens who recycle their residential material
Provide facilities for residential: waste tires, batteries, scrap metal, cardboard, brush and construction and demolition debris, at the CDA
Manage and report on the closed landfill in cooperation with FDEP
Coordinate and support the annual hazardous waste "Amnesty Day" in Sumter County each Spring
Submit the Annual Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials Report
Provide commercial waste haulers with an in-County disposal site (currently Sumter Sanitation in Wildwood)