Trash collector to lay off 72, close Pasco office

A solid waste management company responsible for collecting trash and recycling in Pasco County will be shuttering its Hudson operations and laying off staff, according to state filings. 

Republic Services of Florida LLC disclosed its plans to lay off the 72 employees working out of its Hudson hauling facility in an Oct. 15 letter sent to both the Florida Department of Commerce and Pasco County Commission Chair Kathryn Starkey,. Companies are required to alert local and state authorities of mass layoffs under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.