City of Florence Community Development BLACK & WHITE RECYCLING EVENT AND COMMUNITY CLEAN UP DAY!

Summer is almost over which means it is a great time to do a community household clean up!
Want to dispose of propane tanks, mattresses, tires, block foam, household goods, eye wear, hearing aids, unopened food, or leftover paint and building materials? And, you don’t want to run all over town? The City of Florence Environmental Management Advisory Committee has organized a “one stop” drop event.

Save the date of Saturday, August 16th from 10 am until 2 pm, and drop off your items at the Siuslaw Middle School south parking lot with entrances on 27th and Oak Streets. Volunteers and staff are available to help you unload your vehicles and trailers.

The main happening is the city’s annual Black and White Recycling Event, so named because it enables city residents to get rid of unwanted black tires, white propane tanks and historically white appliances FREE of charge. County Transfer & Recycling will be loading and transporting these items with size and quantity limitations as follows: propane and helium tanks 5 gallons or smaller; freon appliances—like refrigerators, air conditioners, and water coolers, and passenger automobile tires that have 19.5″ rims or smaller limited to 5 per household. Disposal of Black and White items are limited to city residents, but after 1pm disposal will open up to the greater Florence area residents if funding is still available using the generous donations of Les Schwab and St. Vinnies.

This year, other organizations listed below are joining the event to provide additional FREE disposal opportunities. Here is what they are accepting:
•St. Vinnies: mattresses, block Styrofoam and household items for reuse. They can also take appliances that can be refurbished. https://www.svdp.us/lane-countys-best-nonprofit
•Habitat for Humanity: Paint (in the original container with a secure lid) and reusable construction materials. https://www.florencehabitat.org
•Lions Club of Florence: eyeglasses and hearing aids. https://e-clubhouse.org/sites/florence_siuslaw
•Clearing out the pantry? EMAC will accept your non-perishable food items for Florence Food Share. https://florencefoodshare.org
•Now has all that talk of clean-up around the house got you hungry? Support the INSPIRE Cooking School’s bake sale when you drop off your items. https://www.facebook.com/people/Inspire-Culinary-Academy/61574798513208
Speaking of Helping and Recycling, do you have questions about the New Recycling Rules? EMAC will be at the community clean up event with educational materials and knowledge on RecycleOn, the new Statewide Recycling Program. Find out more at the RecycleOn website: https://recycleon.org/Oregon
So, not free but happening the same day and just down the street–The City of Florence Public Works will also be accepting Yard Debris AND selling FloGro at their location on 27th and Kingwood from 9 am until 2 pm. More details about this event are available by calling (541) 997-4106 and can be found at the City’s calendar event webpage https://www.ci.florence.or.us/publicworks/yard-debris and Public Works’ FloGrow webpage at: https://www.ci.florence.or.us/publicworks/flogro-it-makes-flowers-grow