5 rules for unincorporated Escambia County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
In the county's mandatory-collection area, household waste is collected at least twice a week. County-franchised haulers must collect residential garbage at least twice weekly and rubbish at least once weekly, and holidays do not reduce the number of pickups.
Escambia County Code § 82-131(1)
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 …
Escambia County residents may not put garbage containers at the curb before 5:00 p.m. the day before collection, and must remove them by 7:30 p.m. on collection day. Waste goes within four feet of the road right-of-way, never in the street.
Escambia County Code § 82-8
Residential refuse or garbage containers shall not be placed on the curb or grass plot prior to 5:00 p.m. of the day preceding the scheduled time of collection, and all containers shall be removed from the curb or grass plot prior to 7:30 p.m. on the day of collection.
Bulky waste, meaning large items that don't fit normal collection, isn't part of routine curbside pickup. Any Escambia County resident may haul their own bulky waste to a county-designated disposal site and pay the required fee.
Escambia County Code § 82-168(b)
Any person may transport his own bulky waste provided that such bulky waste is disposed of in a disposal site so designated by the county, and the required fee for such disposal at such site is paid by the transporter.
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.
Escambia 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 …
Dumping or littering on public or private property in unincorporated Escambia County is prohibited. Refuse may not be placed in streets, ditches, lakes, or waterways, and owners are liable for litter left on their property more than 48 hours.
Escambia 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.
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