ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (WFLA) — Massive cleanup efforts are underway in St. Petersburg after back-to-back strikes from hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Hundreds of people and private haulers dropped off debris at a collection site reopened by the city on Saturday.
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It’s located at 1953 72nd St. North, across from the Azalea Recreation Center. Mayor Ken Welch and other city leaders were there Saturday.
“The site is working very efficiently it is a well-oiled machine,” said Welch.
Cleaning up from back-to-back hurricanes is a big task. People packed their trucks with broken tree limbs. They stacked construction debris on top of haulers.
“All you can do is get it done right?” said one man who was with a group of people pitching in to clean up their neighborhoods.
In order to drop off at the site, you need proof of being a St. Petersburg resident. They accept vegetation, and construction and demolition debris.
“It’s not going to get done by itself, and if you wait on the city, it going to take forever so you might as well do it yourself,” said one man.