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Yard waste services

State law prohibits burying yard waste in landfills. Yard waste in Volusia County is picked up at the curb and mulched at the landfill for reuse. The equivalent of four 32-gallon containers or eight plastic bags per household can be picked up each week. Please use your old garbage containers for yard waste to eliminate need for bags and create more quality recycling. Palm fronds and limbs may be neatly stacked (no need to tie and bundle). Limbs may not exceed 4 foot in length or 1 foot in diameter and must weigh less than 60 pounds. Please DO NOT mix other waste material in with yard waste. Material must be at the curb by 6 a.m. on your yard waste pick-up day.

Disposing of tires, appliances and furniture

Tires
State law prohibits burying tires in landfills. Residents may take up to four typical automobile-size tires FREE on weekends only to the Tomoka Landfill, 1990 Tomoka Farms Road, Port Orange; or the West Volusia Transfer Station, 3151 E. S.R. 44, DeLand. Passenger vehicle tires may be disposed at either waste facility during weekdays for a minimal charge. Oversized or off-road tires may be disposed at the Tomoka Landfill only for a  processing fee.

For hours of operation or more information on the landfill or the Transfer Station, see
Tomoka Landfill.

Appliances
Appliances also have been barred from landfill disposal. Please call your hauler to schedule pickup. Appliances should be placed at the curb for pickup by your hauler. These items are taken to the landfill for recycling.

Furniture
Furniture may be placed at the curb for pick-up. These items are referred to as "bulk pick-up." Please contact your hauler to schedule pick-up. Small items may be put out on your regular household garbage day.

A great way to recycle unwanted items still in good shape is by taking the item to an area thrift shop. For more information, see what you can recycle.

Disposing of household hazardous waste

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Motor oil is banned from landfill disposal and cannot be placed with your garbage. Because motor oil can contaminate our water supply if improperly disposed, all county residents should recycle used motor oil at the oil recycling "igloos" at County Fire Stations and other facilities. For a list of Igloo locations, see recycling drop-off sites.

Lead acid batteries, such as those used in automobiles, are another item that has been banned from landfill disposal. By law, retail outlets which supply batteries must accept your old one for recycling. You also may bring the battery to the household hazardous waste facility at the Tomoka Landfill and the West Volusia Transfer Station for recycling. Some recycling "buy back" centers accept batteries for recycling. Please see "Recycling" in your telephone book listings or contact the County's Recycling and Solid Waste Division at (386) 257-6021 in Daytona Beach, (386) 943-7889 in West Volusia, (386) 423-3862 in New Smyrna Beach, and (407) 574-0598 in Osteen

Gasoline, paints, thinners/solvents, pool chemicals and similar materials cannot be disposed in your garbage because they are harmful to the environment. Volusia County residents may dispose household hazardous waste at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility at the Tomoka Landfill and the West Volusia Transfer Station.

Paint exchange
The landfill provides a non-commercial paint exchange facility for residents of Volusia. An average of 300 gallons of paint are recycled through this facility each month. This facility provides paint to non-commercial and non-profit organizations as available. Please contact the landfill for more details at (386) 947-2952.

Household Hazardous Waste Amnesty Days
The Recycling and Solid Waste Division offers more convenient locations for the disposal of household hazardous waste during Hazardous Waste Amnesty Days, usually offered in November and April each year. Several "off-landfill" sites are provided throughout the County for residents who don't live close to the permanent collection center at the Tomoka Landfill and the West Volusia Transfer Station.

Needles and diabetic-testing strips
The Volusia County Health Department provides a sharps program for users of insulin and other injectable medications.

Residents may drop off needles and diabetic testing strips in approved red sharps containers without charge at these Volusia County Health Department Environmental Health offices:

• 1845 Holsonback Drive, Daytona Beach (386) 274-0694
• 121 W. Rich Ave., DeLand (386) 822-6250
• 717 W. Canal St., New Smyrna Beach (386) 424-2061
• 3151 Howland Blvd., Deltona (386) 789-7507

Sharps containers can be purchased in the Environmental Health offices. The cost is $3 for a 1.5-quart container, or $5 for an 8-quart container.

Businesses generating hazardous waste
Businesses qualifying as small quantity hazardous waste generators should contact Volusia County Environmental Management at (386) 254-4612 in Daytona Beach, (386) 736-5927, in West Volusia, or (386) 423-3303 in New Smyrna Beach for disposal information.

Don't forget! Residents also may drop off household hazardous waste at the Tomoka Landfill and the West Volusia Transfer Station.