Category: Garbage & Waste

The City of Coral Gables has always prided itself in providing first class garbage, trash and recycling services to residents. The services come at a cost of over $860 a year per household. Residents have been hit with numerous delays…

By: Marlin Ebbert, Sustainability Board Chairman Last Saturday, April 24th, the City of Coral Gables and the City’s Sustainability Board held its bi-annual collection event at the City Hall parking lot and at the First United Methodist Church parking lot….

For the past couple of weeks we have faced challenges in the Sanitation Division that have impacted trash, waste and recycling pickups.  The Division has been understaffed due to the impact of COVID-19 on our team. Once a team member…

The City of Coral Gables is offering free Christmas tree recycling to Coral Gables residents. Recycling your tree helps to preserve landfill space and provides the opportunity to repurpose this valuable resource as mulch and ground cover in natural park…

The City has announced the following change to garbage pickup day on Christmas Day, December 25th. If your garbage, trash and/or recycling is picked up on Fridays, since Christmas day falls on a Friday, your pick up will be Saturday,…

Tropical Storm Eta made its way through Coral Gables over the last 72 hours and brought plenty of rain. City staff reports no reports of major damage and only one downed tree in Deering Bay. One thing was affected by…

The City of Coral Gables will host the next Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event on Saturday, Nov. 14  from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the City Hall parking lot (405 Biltmore Way). Residents can recycle old electronics, dispose of household hazardous…

The sunshine meeting held on Monday, June 29th, resulted in at least one agreement. The costs of solid waste in the City of Coral Gables is growing and will continue to grow exponentially unless something is done to curb either…

For a second year in a row, the City of Coral Gables commission voted to pass through a 1.5% tipping fee solid waste increase to residential property owners resulting in approximately a $4 increase. The item was moved by Commissioner…

Last year Gables Insider informed you that fee’s were being increased. Gables Insider has now learned that, at the June 9th City Commission meeting, the city administration will present a new plan to increase fees and eliminate the early payment…