Trash & Recycling in Escambia County, FL (2026)
9 rules for unincorporated Escambia County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Franchised collectors must pick up residential garbage twice a week and rubbish once a week under Code § 82-131, capping each household at two 20-gallon garbage cans plus a cubic yard of curbside rubbish weekly. Waste goes out at the curb, and collectors can drop a customer who repeatedly breaks the rules.
Escambia County Trash Pickup Rules
Some RestrictionsEscambia County Code § 82-131(1), (2), (4)
Only county franchised collectors possessing valid permits shall engage in the business of providing solid waste management services to residential property within the county... (1)Frequency. All residential wastes, except for rubbish, shall be collected and removed at least twice per week. Rubbish shall be collected and removed at least once per week... (2)Quantity. The collector shall be requ...
Bin Placement Rules
Escambia County bans permanent racks or structures for garbage containers in a public street or on private property in view of the street, but Code Sec. 82-7 specifically allows a rollout garbage cart moved between the house and the curb. Sec. 82-8 sets the clock: containers cannot reach the curb before 5:00 p.m. the day before pickup and must be gone by 7:30 p.m. on collection day.
Escambia County Garbage Cart Placement and Set-Out Times
Some RestrictionsEscambia County Code Secs. 82-7, 82-8
No rack or other structure intended to house or support garbage or refuse containers shall be constructed, maintained, or permitted to remain in any part of a public street or on private property within sight of a street. This shall not prevent the use of a garbage cart which can be rolled in and out from the house to the curb line. [Sec. 82-8] Residential refuse or garbage containers shall not...
Bulk Item Disposal
Escambia County collects bulky waste for residents in the county's mandatory collection area, but you can also haul your own couch, appliance or brush pile to a county-designated disposal site yourself. Do that and you owe the disposal fee at the gate; skip the fee or dump it roadside and you're violating county code.
Bulk & Brush Item Collection in Escambia County
Some RestrictionsEscambia County Code § 82-168(a)-(b)
(a)All household and yard waste generated in the unincorporated area of the county in the mandatory collection area described as south of Stone Container Road, east of U.S. Highway 29, and south of Kingsfield Road, east of County Road 297-A, including all property contiguous to U.S. Highway 29, Kingsfield Road, and County Road 297-A shall be collected, transported, and disposed of by the county...
Recycling Requirements
Recycling is a lawful disposal method in Escambia County, but the county code does not mandate that residents separate recyclables. Curbside recycling is offered through the franchised collection program; participation is encouraged, not required by ordinance.
Recycling rules and options
Some RestrictionsEscambia County Code § 82-2
It shall be unlawful to dispose of solid waste except by disposal in a sanitary landfill, incineration, use of a recycling process, or some other method approved by the director and consistent with applicable state law …
Holiday Pickup Schedule
Escambia County does not skip trash day for holidays. Section 82-131(1) states pickups 'shall not be reduced by holidays,' though a collector may reschedule a pickup that falls on a holiday itself if the board of county commissioners approves it first and gives five days' public notice.
Holiday Trash Pickup in Escambia County
Some RestrictionsEscambia County Code § 82-131(1)
(1)Frequency. All residential wastes, except for rubbish, shall be collected and removed at least twice per week. Rubbish shall be collected and removed at least once per week. Pickups shall not be reduced by holidays, but pickups normally scheduled to be made on a holiday may be rescheduled upon approval by the board of county commissioners. At least five days prior notification to the affecte...
Illegal Dumping
Escambia County makes it a violation to throw, discard or dump litter anywhere except a permitted disposal site, under Code § 42-154. The rule reaches roadsides, ditches, waterways and private lots, holds vehicle operators liable for material that blows off a load, and lets code enforcement cite the property owner if dumped material sits for 48 hours.
Illegal Dumping Penalties in Escambia County
Heavy RestrictionsEscambia County Code § 42-154
(a) It is a violation of this article for any person to throw, discard, place, drop or deposit litter in any manner or amount in or upon any public property, private property, highway, street, right-of-way or body of water in the county except in areas and containers provided therefor. (b) In any case where any litter is ejected or discarded from a motor vehicle, except at approved and permitte...
Yard Waste Collection
In the county's mandatory direct-collection area south of Stone Container Road, yard clippings, leaves and pine straw go out in containers under 32 gallons or 40 pounds, placed within four feet of the road right-of-way. Section 82-169 sets the container standard; household waste is picked up twice weekly.
Yard Waste Collection Rules in Escambia County
Some RestrictionsEscambia County Code § 82-169
(a)All household waste, including yard clippings, leaves and pine straw shall be placed in refuse containers which shall be provided by the owner, tenant, lessee, or occupant of the premises in sufficient number to hold all waste that accumulates between collections, and such container shall be properly maintained. Each container shall not exceed 32 gallons in capacity or 40 pounds in weight, a...
Dumpster Rules
Properties with six or more residential units, and commercial sites using mechanical containers, must follow Section 82-138: dumpsters have to sit on firm, level ground or a concrete pad, stay leak-proof and easy to clean, and remain reachable by the collection truck at all times.
Commercial Dumpster Rules in Escambia County
Some RestrictionsEscambia County Code § 82-138
Mechanically serviced containers (bulk containers) shall be designed or equipped so as to prevent spillage or leakage during on-site storage and/or transport. The container shall be easily cleanable and located on firm, level ground or a concrete pad, and shall be easily accessible by the collection vehicle. Such containers shall be used for any parcel of property containing six or more residen...
Collection Schedule
Unincorporated Escambia County requires every residential property to subscribe with a county-franchised collector. Garbage is picked up at least twice a week, rubbish at least once a week, and containers go out at the curb.
Trash Collection Rules in Escambia County, FL
Some RestrictionsEscambia County, FL Code § 82-131(1)-(2)
(1)Frequency. All residential wastes, except for rubbish, shall be collected and removed at least twice per week. Rubbish shall be collected and removed at least once per week. Pickups shall not be reduced by holidays, but pickups normally scheduled to be made on a holiday may be rescheduled upon approval by the board of county commissioners. At least five days prior notification to the affecte...
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