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Trash & Recycling in Temple Terrace, FL (2026)

4 verified trash & recycling rules for Temple Terrace, Florida, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Pickup Rules & Schedules

Temple Terrace Sanitation provides twice-weekly residential garbage pickup, weekly recycling, and weekly yard waste collection. Containers must be at curb by 6 AM on pickup day.

Trash Recycling: Pickup Rules

Some Restrictions

Bin Placement Rules

Carts must be placed at the curb with handles facing the house, 3 feet of clearance from obstacles, and removed within 12 hours of pickup per Temple Terrace Code §62.

Trash Recycling: Bin Placement

Some Restrictions

Bulk Item Disposal

Temple Terrace offers weekly bulk pickup for large items like furniture and appliances on the residents yard waste collection day. Residents must call sanitation to schedule appliances with refrigerant.

Trash Recycling: Bulk Disposal

Some Restrictions

Recycling Requirements

Temple Terrace provides single-stream curbside recycling in 95-gallon blue carts. Recycling is offered but not mandated by ordinance; contaminated loads may be rejected.

Trash Recycling: Recycling Requirements

Few Restrictions

Looking for Hillsborough County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Temple Terrace city rules.

Trash & Recycling in Hillsborough County