Spring Park Neighborhood Association

Recycling Guide

Recycling Yard Waste

Collection of yard waste is limited to 5 cubic yards weekly, approximately a standard size pick-up truck load or 30 bags. Cut limbs to 5' or shorter, not larger than 6' in diameter and stacked in piles parallel to the curb. Yard waste includes: Grass clippings and Leaves; Shrub trimmings; Tree limbs; Palm fronds. All vegetative matter including christmas trees is recycled into compost and is available FREE to residents.
Don't Bag It, Recycle it Yourself! Use your yard waste rather than placing it curbside for collection by:
Leaving your grass clippings on the lawn; as one bag contains up to 1-4 pound of organic nitrogen that is vital to lawn an dplant growth.
Using your oak leaves and pine needles as mulch. This helps the soil retain moisture, reduces weeds and prevents erosion.
Making your own backyard compost. You may include vegetable waste from the kitchen.

Recycling Plastic

Single Family Residents can recycle the following items curbside:
Plastic food, beverage, detergent bottles and jugs.
Glass bottles and jars.
Metal Aluminum cans.
Newspapers and inserts.
Magazines, catalogs and phone books.
Brown paper bags.
Corrugated Cardboard.
During wet weather please hold paper recyclables until the next collection day.

Recycling Appliance/Tires/Household Hazardous

Major appliances are prohibited by law in landfills.
Place major appliances curbside on your garage collection day to be noted for recycling collections. Remove or secure any doors. Prearrange pickup by calling for schedules in your area.
Waste Haulers;
B.F.I. 731-3440
J.W.C. 260-1592
Southland Waste Services 384-2567
City of Jacksonville 387-8999
Call the Recycling Hotline for the Waste Hauler in your area at 387-8999

Scrap tires off the rims are collected curbside in quantities of 4 or less. Place passenger car and small truck items separately from other items at the curb on garabe collection day to be noted for recycling. Or you can prearrange pickup by calling for dschedules in your area.

Scraptire uses:
Asphalt for resurfacing of highways.
Subsoil made a mixture of scrap tiress and compost for football, soccer, and baseball fields.
Resurfacing of tracks, parking lots and horse arenas.
Safety surfacing for under playground equipment.
Rubber for reuse back into molded products and tires.

The average scrap tire weighs 20lbs., contains 13lbs. of recoverable ru bber, 3lbs. of recoverable steel, 2lbs. of fiber and 2lbs. of mixed waste.

It is illegal to dump trash and debris on vacant land, roads, streets, drains and ditches.

Paint, paint thinners and strippers, rechargeable batteries, photographic chemicals, thermometers and thermostats, drain cleaner,pool chemical,aerosol cans, pesticides,antifreeze, fertilizer and acids.
When and Where:
Wednesday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Saturday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
2675 Commonwealth Ave
Special handling of unusual material call 632-8020