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For Immediate Release:
June 23, 2010

Media Contact:
Gayle Love
loveg@miamidade.gov
305-514-6607

Frank Calderon
fcald@miamidade.gov
305-514-6751



Miami-Dade Department of Solid Waste Management
Holiday Service Schedule for the Independence Day Holiday
Sunday, July 4, 2010/Monday, July 5, 2010



(Miami-Dade County, FL) -- 
Customers of the Miami-Dade Department of Solid Waste Management (DSWM) should note the following schedule for garbage and recycling collection services and disposal operations for the upcoming Independence Day holiday:

Curbside Garbage and Trash Collection Service

The day after Independence Day (Monday, July 5, 2010):  There will be NO collection of garbage or trash this day.  DSWM customers who are served on Mondays are asked NOT to place their waste carts at the curb on Monday, July 5.  Garbage collection for these customers will take place on their next regularly scheduled collection day, Thursday, July 8, 2010.  Customers are reminded to place their waste at the curb by 7 a.m. that day.  Please note garbage collection on Thursday, July 8 2010 may take place later than customers are used to; residents are asked to be patient as all garbage will be picked up that day. 

Curbside Recycling Service

The day after Independence Day (Monday, July 5, 2010):  Recycling WILL be collected as normal on Monday, July 5, 2010.  DSWM curbside recycling customers whose scheduled recycling day falls on July 5 should place their recycling carts at the curb either the evening before collection or by 7 a.m. on Monday, July 5, 2010

Neighborhood Trash & Recycling Centers

Independence Day (Sunday, July 4, 2010):  The Department's 13 Neighborhood Trash & Recycling Centers will be CLOSED.  The centers will be OPEN regular hours on Monday, July 5, 2010
 
Resources Recovery Facility, Landfills and Transfer Stations

Independence Day (Sunday, July 4, 2010):  The Department's Resources Recovery Facility, Landfills and Transfer Stations will be CLOSED.  These facilities will be OPEN regular hours on Monday, July 5, 2010.

Home Chemical Collection Centers

Independence Day (Sunday, July 4, 2010):  The Department's Home Chemical Collection Centers will be CLOSED.

Administrative Offices

The day after Independence Day (Monday, July 5, 2010):  The Department's Administrative Offices will be CLOSED

For more information on the DSWM's Independence Day holiday service schedule, call 3-1-1 or visit www.miamidade.gov/dswm.


 

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