Showing ordinances that apply to Lake Butler, FL
Lake Butler is an unincorporated community (population 18,851) in Orange County, Florida. Because Lake Butler is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Orange County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The recycling requirements rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Orange County provides 65-gallon recycling carts with biweekly collection. Accepted: paper, cardboard, plastic bottles/jugs #1-2, aluminum, steel cans, glass bottles. Not accepted: plastic bags, film, styrofoam, clothing, batteries. Contamination over 25 percent may result in cart rejection.
Single-stream recycling program. Orange County diversion goal is 75 percent per FL §403.7032 but state recycling mandate was repealed. Contamination is a major issue; the county runs education campaigns to reduce wishful recycling. Cardboard must be flattened. No bagged recyclables. Glass accepted curbside (one of few FL counties).
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