Waste Management updates schedule for hurricane debris collection

The company provided the town with a schedule for pickups to help residents dispose of hurricane-related debris Sept. 6-7.

By Carter Weinhofer
| 10:33 a.m. September 6, 2023

Longboat Key
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Waste Management will be collecting Hurricane Idalia debris in an effort to help Longboat Key residents, according to a release from Susan Phillips, assistant to the town manager and public information officer.

Yard waste will be picked up today, Sept. 6. Waste Management asks that residents bundle anything that is possible, and cut branches down to smaller sizes.

Also starting today, a claw truck will be operating on the island, clearing excess waste on areas that had greater flood impacts such as the Village, Buttonwood and St. Judes. The claw truck will be out Wednesday and Thursday, and then WM will assess whether more days are necessary.

Regular trash service will run on Thursday, Sept. 7. Along with this, the trucks will pick up two larger items per scheduled pickup per day per residence. These items could include carpets and rugs.

Residents can direct questions to Public Works at 941-316-1988.

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Carter Weinhofer

Carter Weinhofer is the Longboat Key news reporter for the Observer. Originally from a small town in Pennsylvania, he moved to St. Petersburg to attend Eckerd College until graduating in 2023. During his entire undergraduate career, he worked at the student newspaper, The Current, holding positions from science reporter to editor-in-chief.