Trash & Recycling in Columbia County, FL (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Columbia County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Pickup Rules & Schedules
In the unincorporated curbside garbage pickup area of Columbia County, participants may not dump waste into county-owned green boxes reserved for nonparticipants, and the Board of County Commissioners sets the actual collection method, frequency, times, and places through its franchise agreement with the hauling contractor.
Columbia County Curbside Pickup Program Rules
Some RestrictionsColumbia County Code § 90-113(b), (e)
(b)Use of green boxes. No user designated by this article as a participant in the county curbside garbage pickup program shall place or deposit, or allow to be placed or deposited, any waste generated by such user in any county-owned or -operated green box or garbage collection receptacle placed for the use of nonparticipants in the county curbside garbage pickup program. ... (e)Franchise agree...
Illegal Dumping
Dumping garbage, trash, or refuse anywhere in unincorporated Columbia County other than a county-owned refuse container, the county landfill, or a container serviced by a private hauler is unlawful, and digging through or entering a county-owned refuse container is a separate offense, both punishable as a misdemeanor of the second degree.
Columbia County Illegal Dumping Penalties
Heavy RestrictionsColumbia County Code §§ 90-191, 90-192, 90-195
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to deposit, place, or dump any garbage, trash or refuse of any kind on any property, either public or private, within the unincorporated area of the county, except in the county-owned refuse containers or at the county-owned landfill site; provided, however, that those persons, firms, or corporations served by any private garbage coll...
Yard Waste Collection
In unincorporated Columbia County, 'yard trash' such as tree and shrub trimmings, grass clippings, palm fronds, and tree stumps is defined and specifically exempted from the county's mandatory solid-waste flow-control requirement, so residents are not required to route it to the county's solid waste disposal facility.
Columbia County Yard Trash Disposal Rules
Few RestrictionsColumbia County Code §§ 90-74, 90-75(a), 90-76(3)
Yard trash means vegetative matter resulting from landscaping maintenance or land clearing operations and includes materials such as tree and shrub trimmings, grass clippings, palm fronds, tree and tree stumps. ... (a)Except as otherwise provided herein or approved by the county, all solid waste generated within the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county shall be disposed in the co...
Collection Schedule
In the unincorporated curbside garbage pickup area of Columbia County, the Board of County Commissioners must establish a countywide curbside collection program, and every user within that designated area must participate and pay the periodic user fee unless the board grants an exemption.
Columbia County Mandatory Curbside Garbage Pickup
Some RestrictionsColumbia County Code §§ 90-113(a), (f), 90-116
(a)Establishment. The board shall establish and provide a county curbside garbage pickup program garbage collection service for the entire unincorporated area of the county. ... (f)Mandatory participation. Each and every user in the curbside garbage pickup area shall participate in the county curbside garbage pickup program provided by the board pursuant to this division, and shall pay when due...
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