WHAT: Join in the festivities and learn how to Think 5 during Orange County Recycles Day 2019! Enjoy exhibits, children’s activities, refreshments (while supplies last), landfill tours, a truck display, and entertainment.
Website: www.ocfl.net/OCRecyclesDay
WHO: David Gregory, Manager, Solid Waste, Orange County Utilities
WHAT: Post-Hurricane Dorian Curbside Collection Update and Upcoming Schedule
Update: Both facilities will close noon, Sunday, September 1.
Orange County, Fla. – In anticipation of Hurricane Dorian, the Orange County Utilities Solid Waste Division has opened an additional collection site for yard waste, including tree trimmings.
WHAT: Orange County Environmental Protection Division will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the Crosby Island Marsh Preserve to the public.
Bordering one-side of beautiful Lake Mary Jane, the Crosby Island Marsh Preserve was purchased through Orange County’s Green PLACE Program. The parcel is 243 acres that includes pine flatwoods, freshwater marshes and oak hammocks. Acquisition of this parcel made it possible to contribute land to a 3,000+-acre wildlife corridor, which connects other conservation and park lands in East Orange County.
WHEN: Monday, July 29, 2019
WHAT: McLeod Road Transfer Station, 5000 L.B. McLeod Road in Orlando will close for renovations. Expected completion is fall 2020.
WHAT: A six-week curbside pilot program to help improve the quality of recycling in Orange County will begin with 641 households.
The program involves staff members looking inside recycling carts and leaving weekly cards with feedback.
“As we continue to receive reports of damage in Puerto Rico, the sheer magnitude of Hurricane Maria’s impact on this beautiful island is becoming apparent. With communications still so very limited, we know that many Central Florida citizens and visitors are anxiously awaiting word from their loved ones. Orange County continues to pray for all of those impacted by #HurricaneMaria, and stands ready to assist our neighbors in any way that we can. Our thoughts and prayers are also with the many first responders and every day citizen heroes who are working right now to provide critical assistance to our beloved Puerto Rican brothers and sisters.”
“First, I wish to express my regrets, my sympathy and my sorrow for the family members and friends of those that we lost this morning. Unfortunately, we’ve seen this scenario play itself out in our community and in other communities across the nation, and it is incumbent upon all of us not to become complacent or become callous to these horrific situations, but for each of our citizens to be vigilant… if they see something that seems abnormal, they need to say something.
I want to commend Orange County Sheriff Demings and his entire team, as well as first responders from the FBI, FDLE and our Orange County Fire Rescue for their swift action to be onsite and to assess the situation as quickly as possible. One thing we know about Central Florida is we have expert law enforcement men and women, and we have a community that cares, and that has shown that compassion time and time again. This is a community that I know will display that same compassion for the families that have lost their loved ones here today.”
June 29, 2017, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Orange County Regional History Center
For More Information, contact Michelle Owens, 407-836-6266 or Michelle.Owens@ocfl.net