Public Works

Waste Collection

105 S.E. 1st Street, Suite 5
Gainesville, FL 32601

Milton Towns
Waste Collection Manager
(352) 338-3233
mwt@alachuacounty.us

Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm

Mission

To provide courteous and effective waste collection services to citizens of Alachua County, and to help those citizens manage and reduce their household waste

Functions

  • Manages collection contracts and programs by cooperative effort with City of Gainesville
  • Manages, along with the City of Gainesville, a curbside collection program within the mandatory collection area - the only volume-based cart system in Florida
  • Develops and manages all non-ad valorem assessments
  • Manages and operates disposal facilities outside the mandatory collection area