Recycle Alley

Recycled Yard Waste - Mulch

Recycled Yard Waste - Mulch - is produced by grinding the trimmings, branches, palm fronds, leaves and grass clippings that are brought to the landfill.

Here's what mulch is good for:

• Driveways
• Trails & paths
• Temporary parking lots
• Dust control
• Prevents erosion of soil from heavy rains
• Reduce evaporation of soil moisture during dry periods
• Cool the soil during hot summer months
• Protect trees from injury by mechanical equipment
• Reduce soil compaction

Available at no charge in "Recycle Alley". Must have a tarp to cover the material. Self-loading during normal Landfill hours.

Used Tires

Residential Passenger Car Tires and small truck tires
up to 10.................................No Charge*
*Maximum 5 tires per visit and 10 per year

Used Motor Oil, Oil Filters & Anti-Freeze Site

• Just one gallon of used motor oil has the potential to contaminate up to one million gallons of drinking water.

Additionally, used oil that ends up in the County's rivers, lakes, and streams can threaten aquatic life.

Citrus County provides to homeowners free recycling for up to 10 gallons or 60 lbs. per visit during all hours of operation at "Recycle Alley".

Used oil that is properly handled can be re-refined into lubricants, processed into fuel oils and used as raw materials for the refining and petrochemical industries.

Directions for proper storage and recycling:

Never use containers that previously held household chemicals, such as bleach, paint, gasoline, etc.

• Used Oil: After draining the oil from your car's crankcase, pour the oil into a clean, leakproof container with a screw-on top.
• Used Oil Filters: After carefully removing the used filter, using a sharp tool, puncture a hole in the dome end of the filter or through the antidrain back valve located on the flat end of it. Place the flat end of the punctured filter on a used oil collection container and drain as much used oil as possible out of the filter. (12 hours or more for best results) Store in clean leakproof container.
• Used Anti-Freeze: After carefully removing, store in a clean leakproof container. Make sure that the container has a secure lid so it cannot spill.

If you are unable to take the materials to a recycling center immediately, clearly label and keep out of the reach of children and pets.

Used Batteries

Citrus County provides free recycling for Lead Acid (Automotive) and Rechargeable (Nickel Cadmium and cordless power packs) batteries during all hours of operation at "Recycle Alley".

Fluorescent Lamps and Mercury Containing Devices

Citrus County will provide free recycling for these items at the Central Landfill "Recycle Alley" (during all hours of operation) to homeowners and businesses generating less than 10 lamps per month. Businesses generating more than 10 lamps per month may recycle at the Central Landfill for a per lamp fee, or contract with a company providing this service.

Other devices containing mercury may be thermostats-switches-thermometers.

These items will then be transported to a reclamation facility where the mercury is reclaimed and the other components of the lamps are recycled.

Fluorescent Lamp Recycling/Storage Requirements

• Do not place used lamps in the regular trash.
• Store Lamps in an area and in a manner that will prevent them from breaking.
• Do not intentionally break or crush lamps because mercury may be released.

If lamps are accidentally broken, immediately store them in tightly sealed container.

Businesses should also:

• Label the lamp storage area and each container as "Spent Mercury - containing Lamps for Recycling."
• A business or institutional location may accumulate and store up to 6,000 kilograms of lamps (1 kilogram equals 4 lamps of any size) for up to 180 days if the lamps are destined for recycling. The 180 day storage clock begins upon the accumulation of 100 kilograms (400 lamps).

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