Unincorporated Manatee County customers getting ready for a new trash pickup schedule

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Changes are coming for people in unincorporated Manatee Co. Trash pickup will now be once a week instead of twice a week. It’s a hot topic that ABC 7 has been covering since July.

The utilities director for Manatee Co. said Manatee Co. is the last county in Florida to switch to once-a-week trash pickup.

Beforehand, customers had to purchase their own 32-gallon garbage bin with trash pickup twice a week and recycle and yard waste pickup once a week…

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