HURRICANE LAND DEBRIS COLLECTION WAS COMPLETED THIS WEEK ON UPPER SUGARLOAF, LOWER SUGARLOAF, RAMROD AND SUMMERLAND KEYS

Final Pass for Debris Collection Continues on Cudjoe, Little Torch, Big Torch, Big Pine and No Name Keys

MONROE COUNTY, FL – The end is in sight for collection of hurricane land debris in Monroe County.

Monroe County’s contractors have completed the final pass for collection of land hurricane debris this week on the islands of Upper Sugarloaf, Lower Sugarloaf, Ramrod and Summerland.

The final pass for collection of land debris continues on Cudjoe Key, Little Torch Key, Big Torch Key, Big Pine Key and No Name Key. The contractor is close to completing Cudjoe and the Torches – and the final pass is going quickly on Big Pine and No Name keys.

Monroe County’s public works crews also are continuing to move hurricane debris from private roads on Big Pine and No Name keys to the closest County right of way for FEMA-reimbursable collection. It is not necessary for residents on private roads to call to request a pick up.

To date, nearly 2.5 million cubic yards of hurricane debris and more than 20,000 large appliances have been collected in the Keys during the five months since Category 4 Hurricane Irma struck.

It is now illegal to put hurricane debris along all roads in the Keys.

Residents and business owners can put what fits into your regular solid waste or yard waste bins for collection by your regular haulers. You also can call your regular haulers for special pickup, which may come with a fee.

Monroe County residents still can bring their own residential hurricane debris to one of the County’s three transfer stations for free disposal. This will continue for a few more weeks.

For contractors and landscapers, the fee for disposal at County transfer stations always has been $123.50 per ton.

COUNTY TRANSFER STATIONS:

Hours of operation: 8 am. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Cudjoe Key: Blimp Road, turn at MM 21.5 off U.S. 1, 305-745-2513

Long Key: Mile Marker 68 on Overseas Highway, 305-664-2263 or 305-664-2269

Key Largo, 11100 County Road 905, 305-367-4236

BREAKDOWN OF DEBRIS COLLECTION IN KEYS TO DATE:

Unincorporated Monroe County (along County and private roads) and along City of Layton municipal roads: 1,523,758 cubic yards of hurricane debris and 10,000 white goods. The County’s contractors collected 1,054,854 cubic yards and 7,956 white goods of this total and Florida Department of Transportation’s contractors collected 468,904 cubic yards and 2044 white goods. Note: In the hardest hit area between MM 16 and 40, County and FDOT contractors have combined to collect nearly 1,000,000 cubic yards of hurricane debris and more than 5,000 white goods.

Along U.S. 1: 295,765 cubic yards of hurricane debris and more than 1,000 white goods. This was collected by Florida Department of Transportation’s contractors.

City of Marathon municipal and private roads: 286,106 cubic yards of hurricane debris and 7,409 white goods. This was collected by the City of Marathon’s contractor.

Village of Islamorada municipal roads, as well as final collection along U.S. 1 in city limits: 214,146 cubic yards of debris and 1680 white goods. This was collected by the Village of Islamorada’s contractor.

City of Key West roads: 146,688 cubic yards of hurricane debris and 309 white goods.

TOTALS FOR THE KEYS TO DATE: 2,466,463 cubic yards of hurricane debris and 20,398 white goods.

HAULOUT: All of this collected hurricane debris was taken to temporary debris management sites in the Keys, where it is ground or mulched to make smaller for haul out to the mainland for proper disposal. Some of the vegetative debris was burned in the Keys. All white goods have their Freon removed and are hauled to the mainland for recycling and proper disposal.

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