Holiday Office Closures and Trash Collection Schedule
(Brooksville, FL) – All Hernando County offices/services will be closed on the following dates to observe the upcoming Christmas and New Year Holiday:
- Tuesday, December 24, 2024 in observance of Christmas Eve
- Wednesday, December 25, 2024 in observance of Christmas Day
- Wednesday, January 1, 2025 in observance of New Year’s Day
Hernando County Transit Services (TheBus) will not be providing service on Tuesday, December 24, 2024 through Wednesday, December 25, 2024 in observance of the Christmas Holiday. Normal operations will resume on Thursday, December 26, 2024.
In observance of New Year's Day, Hernando County Transit Services (TheBus) will be closed on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 and will reopen with regular operating hours on Thursday, January 2, 2025.
Hernando County Animal Services:
Effective January 1, 2025, the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office will take over day to day operations of Hernando County Animal Services. To aid in the transition, Hernando County Animal Services will be closed to the public from December 23, 2024, through December 31, 2024.
Hernando County Public Library System:
All branches of the Hernando County Public Library System are closed Tuesday, December 24, 2024 through Wednesday, December 25, 2024 in observance of the Christmas Holiday. The library will reopen with regular operating hours on Thursday, December 26, 2024.
In observance of New Year’s Day, all branches of the Hernando County Public Library System will be closed on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 and will reopen with regular operating hours on Thursday, January 2, 2025.
Hernando County Solid Waste facilities:
- All Solid Waste Facilities are closed and there will be NO Republic Services curbside recycling or yard waste picked up on Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25, 2024.
- All Solid Waste Facilities are closed and there will be NO Republic Services curbside recycling or yard waste picked up on New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2025.
Trash, Recycling and Yard Waste will be picked up on the next regularly scheduled service date as follows:
- Christmas and New Year’s recycling and yard waste will be picked up on Wednesday, January 8, 2025.
What to expect on pick up days following a holiday?
Due to the increased volume of trash and recycling following a holiday, Republic will be working extra hard to ensure that all customers' trash and recycling is picked up. Please follow the guidelines below and expect the following conditions to occur:
- Trash pickup is still limited to ONLY blue cart contents with lid closed and properly placed with no obstructions. Trash placed outside the blue cart and overfull carts will not be collected. See drop off options below for excess trash disposal or sign up for curbside recycling to divert recycling material away from your trash container.
- Your trash or recycling may be picked up earlier or later than usual (Please set at the curb before 6am). Trucks may run late into the evening beyond normal work hours.
- Extra trucks may be working and may be of a different type than usual. Please make sure cart is placed with arrows facing street, five feet from objects, with no overhead obstructions so any type of truck can collect your material.
- Holiday trash and recycling pickup may be delayed; in this event, this will also delay normal trash and recycling pickups for the remainder of the week. Any missed pickups will be completed the next business day. Please wait to report a missed pickup until 10am the next morning.
All Hernando County Solid Waste facilities will be closed on the holidays; however, they will be open during normal business hours the remainder of the week for residents to dispose of excess trash, recycling or yard waste.
Christmas Tree Disposal:
Live Christmas trees may be disposed of on your yard waste day if they are cut to less than 4 feet in length and cleared of all Christmas decorations, including tinsel.
Artificial Christmas tree segments under 4 feet long may be disposed of as a free bulk item by calling to schedule pickup before January 31, 2025.
Contact Republic Services at (352) 540-6457 or visit www.HernandoCounty.us/SolidWaste for more information.
For questions or more information, please contact Hernando County’s Public Information Office at (352) 540-6426.
