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Florence Environmental Management

Our Departments maintains safe and accessible roadways for our community, responsibly manages waste for a cleaner environment, promotes sustainability and reduces landfill waste.

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Residential Services

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Commercial Services

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Curbside Trash

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Landfill

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Mosquito Prevention

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Recycling Department

Residential recycling is offered curbside throughout the city on a weekly basis. Residents may place their recyclables curbside for weekly pickup on the normal day they put their garbage out.
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Solid Waste Department

The Solid Waste Department provides residential and commercial garbage collection within the corporate city limits.
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Street Department

The Street Department is responsible for the construction, repair, and maintenance of streets, alleys, and rights-of-way. They also maintain the department vehicles and provide curbside programs for the collection of household trash and yard debris.
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What Can I Recycle?

You can recycle a variety of items, including: Paper and cardboard Plastic bottles and more..., Be sure to check with your local recycling program for specific guidelines on what can be recycled in your area.
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Education

Education about recycling raises awareness, teaches proper sorting, and encourages eco-friendly choices, fostering a sustainable and environmentally conscious community.
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Sustainability Partnership

Promoting Environmentally Friendly Business. The City of Florence began curbside recycling service in 1988. We are proud to have one of the oldest recycling programs in Alabama.

Plan a Tour/Presentation

Let's talk trash! Call: 256-760-6495 or email: klbalentine@florenceal.org to request a waste management presentation or tour of the Florence Recycle Center or Landfill.

Education Resources

Explore resources that support lessons on waste management in our community, country, and world.

Solid Waste Department

The Solid Waste Department provides residential and commercial garbage collection within the corporate city limits.

Street Department

The Street Department is responsible for the construction, repair, and maintenance of streets, alleys, and rights-of-way. They also maintain the department vehicles and provide curbside programs for the collection of household trash and yard debris.

Adopt A Street

Businesses, groups and/or individuals can adopt a city street pledging to keep approximately one-mile of roadway litter free for a two-year period. The city provides supplies—garbage bags, gloves, gloves, and vests. Adoptees pick up trash and place it in their garbage carts.
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Florence leaf trucks make short work of even the biggest leaf piles as long as they don’t contain sticks and rocks. Kudos to these residents who raked clean piles that our leaf trucks cleared in under 5 minutes!
Click this link to see areas worked most recently.
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Florence Recycling wants all the paper and cardboard we can get, but the inside packaging like packing peanuts, foam plastic, bubble wrap, air pillows, plastic bags, etc are not recyclable. You can help us deal with the massive amount of holiday recycling by putting all plastic packaging in the garbage cart before you recycle your cardboard boxes. ... See MoreSee Less

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Florence Solid Waste, Street, and Recycling was delighted to welcome Blippy Jones as our distinguished guest at the Christmas Parade. We appreciate the efforts of all who helped build the float and especially thank Tim Jones for bringing Blippy to our City! ... See MoreSee Less

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We hope your Thanksgiving has been filled with good food and many blessings! As you get ready to start the holiday gift rush, remember today's collection will be on Friday and Friday's collection will be on Saturday.
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Leaves are falling faster. Trucks will be working hard to stay ahead of them after the Thanksgiving holiday. You can help keep all the trucks running by following the leaf collection guidelines.
Check the link for the leaf collection schedule. Dates in red show the areas most recently serviced by the trucks.
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Thank you to Council Member Chapel King for treating the Street Department crew to pizza today and to the other council members who sweetened things up with dessert. ... See MoreSee Less

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Congratulations to Ronnie McMullen on his retirement after 16 years with the City of Florence.
Ronnie’s joyful spirit has been a gift to all of us and we will miss him. This afternoon we wished him well as he steps into a retirement he absolutely deserves with buckets of ice cream included.

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Contact Details

Street Department:

256-760-6460

Solid Waste & Recycle:

256-760-6495

Landfill/Scale House:

256-760-6399

Office Hours:

Monday - Friday:
7:00am - 4:00pm
Recycling Drop-off 24/7