ECUA Offers Solid Waste Service Beginning January 2 In Northern Santa Rosa

December 2, 2014

The Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners has entered into an inter-local agreement with the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority to provide single-family residential solid waste collection north of the Yellow River beginning Friday, January 2. No other large truck provider will be able to provide service in the franchise area after December 30. Click here to see service area map or here to view frequently asked questions.

North Santa Rosa residents who would like curbside service should contact ECUA by December 26 to ensure there is no interruption in their service at (850) 476-0480, Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.

The new north end Santa Rosa ECUA services are $51.27 per quarter and include:

  • Garbage pickup: twice a week in a wheeled, 95-gallon container
  • Recycling pickup: on request by resident once a week in a wheeled, 95-gallon container, residents should request recycling service when signing up for service
  • Yard debris pickup: every two weeks
  • Bulky waste pickup: service on request via phone call from resident
  • Side door collection service for the disabled at no extra charge, Non-handicapped side door collection service, additional containers or bear-resistant containers at an additional cost.

ECUA will begin delivering new garbage and recycling containers to Santa Rosa customers this week. It is important that residents do not use the new containers until after their last scheduled pickup date with their outgoing provider, either December 29, 30 or 31; as ECUA will not start service routes until January. Please leave your old empty containers at the curbside for pickup by the previous provider.

Citizens utilizing residential curbside collection in the north end of the county that do not live the city of Milton, town of Jay or NAS Whiting Field, will now have one solid waste provider assigned to their area.  The franchise agreement does not impact business or commercial dumpster accounts or residents living south of the Yellow River.  Residents in the Holley, Navarre, Midway or the city of Gulf Breeze will have no change in solid waste providers.

The residential curbside solid waste service is not mandatory.  Individuals who do not signup for service will be responsible for transporting their household waste, recyclables, yard debris and bulk waste items to the Central Landfill in Milton or the Jay Residential Drop Off Station in Jay.  Additionally, the commission chose to grandfather in the small providers. Residents may choose a provider that is currently permitted and utilizes trucks that weigh 15,000 lbs. or less.

For more information, visit www.ecua.fl.gov/santa-rosa or http://santarosa.fl.gov/bocc/solidwaste.cfm.

Comments

One Response to “ECUA Offers Solid Waste Service Beginning January 2 In Northern Santa Rosa”

  1. Edwin J. Lutes on December 11th, 2014 11:37 am

    How are we supposedly contain our yard debris, such as leaves, small tree limbs
    for pick up. can we utilize one of the containers (if empty) for that purpose

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