Ian Debris Collection

Ian Debris Collection

Final vegetative debris pile collection for Hurricane Ian will occur December 12-22, 2022 for Unincorporated Seminole County.

What will be collected by the debris hauler:

• Piles of vegetative debris (such as branches, limbs, sticks, etc.) larger than a washing machine.
  • Please combine piles with neighbors when possible. Larger piles are easier to collect by claw trucks versus several small piles.

What will not be collected by the debris hauler:

• Green or recently trimmed vegetative debris.
  • FEMA audits debris management sites to ensure no “new” vegetative debris is hauled by the disaster-specific contractor. If green or recently trimmed materials are brought to the debris management sites, the County may not be eligible for FEMA reimbursement.
• Black plastic bags of yard waste. These should be separated from debris piles for collection by the regular yard waste hauler.
  • Regular yard waste haulers are behind schedule for yard waste collection; they anticipate being back to regular weekly collection by late January.

DO NOT:

• Block storm drains, fire hydrants or mailboxes with debris piles.
• Place debris in the roadway.
• Mix construction and demolition debris (carpeting, fencing, roofing materials, drywall, flooded furniture, etc.) with vegetative debris. Piles should be separated.
• Mix bagged yard waste with vegetative debris piles. Place bagged debris aside for the regular yard waste hauler to collect.

Regarding Construction & Demolition Debris:

• Construction and demolition debris piles that are separated from vegetative debris will be collected once vegetative debris is collected.
• Debris haulers are mostly out-of-state contractors and will pause collection to go home during the week of Christmas (December 22-27, 2022). No debris collection will take place during this time.
• Fencing is considered as construction and demolition debris and should be separated from vegetative debris.
• Construction and demolition debris includes:
  • Fencing
  • Carpeting
  • Drywall
  • Flooded furnishings and draperies
  • And other non-organic materials
• Seminole County anticipates all debris to be collected by mid-to-late January.