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A Central Florida county to see delay in recyclables collected

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — Recyclables will not be collected as normal for the next month in the south part of Lake County for the next month, impacting 23,000 customers.

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The company is still collecting trash and yard waste.

The county is telling residents to throw their recyclables in with the regular trash or drop them off at a county convenience center on Log House Road Wednesday and Saturday, or at the landfill in Tavares on weekdays.

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