3 Brush Sites Open Monday In St. Petersburg: Hurricane Irma

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Three brush sites in St. Petersburg will be open until Monday evening, officials said, before regular trash and recycling services resume Tuesday.

On Monday morning, officials reopened Pinellas County for entry generally. Brush sites at 1000 62nd Ave. NE, 2453 20th Ave. N and 2500 26th Ave. S will be open until 5:30 p.m. Monday. City offices will reopen Wednesday, officials said.

Residents are advised to use caution when cleaning debris and transporting it to city brush sites. Residents may drop off yard waste including grass, leaves, tree and shrub trimmings, palm fronds, limbs and logs.

Accepted materials include: glass containers (all colors); aluminum and steel cans; steel jar lids; milk and juice cartons; drink boxes; plastic containers with numbered triangles #1-7; newspapers, magazines, mail, shopping ads, windowed envelopes; mixed paper and cardboard; yard clippings and appliances/mixed metals.

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Yard waste cannot contain plastics, metal or lumber. Large limbs/logs should be less than five-feet long and stumps should weigh less than 300 pounds, officials said. St. Petersburg brush sites do not accept plastic trash or grocery bags, plastic dry cleaning or newspaper bags, plastic wrappers from water bottles, toilet paper, or paper towel packaging, flimsy plastic packaging or Styrofoam.

Regular trash and recycling services resume Tuesday. Areas that are usually serviced on Mondays will be collected on Tuesday and areas that are usually serviced on Tuesdays will be collected on Wednesday. The normal schedule will resume beginning Thursday.

Photo: St. Pete Police Department