Trash & Recycling in Franklin County, FL (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Franklin County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Franklin County regulates commercial solid waste collection in unincorporated Franklin County: haulers must deliver collected waste to the county landfill within 24 hours, pay tipping fees, and run covered, secured trucks. No hauler may operate without a written contract with the Board of County Commissioners.
Solid Waste Collection Rules, Franklin County
Some RestrictionsFranklin County Code § 13-10
(a)This section shall apply to the commercial collection of solid waste in Franklin County, Florida and not to individual households or other solid waste generators.(b)All solid waste collected in Franklin County shall be delivered to the county landfill within twenty-four (24) hours of collection and disposed of there according to the rules of the said landfill. Tipping fees shall be paid.(c)S...
Illegal Dumping
Franklin County's litter control article bans dumping litter or solid waste on beaches, roads, waterways and private property, with escalating penalties from a $100-a-day civil fine on a first offense up to a third-degree felony for a fifth violation or for dumping over 500 pounds.
Illegal Dumping Penalties, Franklin County
Heavy RestrictionsFranklin County Code §§ 13-64, 13-65
Unless otherwise authorized by law or permit, it is prohibited for any person to dump litter or solid waste in any manner or amount; to wit:(1)In or on any beach, public highway, road, street, alley, or thoroughfare, including any portion of the right-of-way thereof, or any other public lands, except in containers or areas lawfully provided therefor. ... (b)Any person who violates any provision...
Yard Waste Collection
In unincorporated Franklin County, homeowners may keep one yard trash pile per lot, capped at four feet wide, eight feet long and four feet high. Limbs, branches and trunks over four inches in diameter or six feet long count as litter, not yard trash, and mixing yard debris with other waste turns the whole pile into a litter violation.
Franklin County FL Yard Trash Pile Limits
Some RestrictionsFranklin County Code § 13-62
Yard trash means tree trimmings, tree limbs, tree branches, and tree trunks, bushes, leaves, grass clippings, pine straw and similar yard debris placed on property from which the said trash originated. Tree limbs, branches and trunks shall not exceed four (4) includes in diameter or exceed six (6) feet in length. ... Yard trash piles shall not exceed the following size: Four (4) feet wide, by e...
Collection Schedule
Franklin County does not set fixed pickup days by ordinance; instead, Franklin County Code § 13-7 requires anyone collecting household solid waste for a fee, or delivering it to the county landfill commercially, to first sign a written contract with the Board of County Commissioners. Residents and businesses may also self-haul their own waste to the landfill and pay the tipping fee.
Solid Waste Collection Contracts in Franklin County
Some RestrictionsFranklin County Code § 13-7
(a)No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of collecting household solid waste on a fee or charge basis in Franklin County or for delivery to the Franklin County landfill without first entering into a written contract with the Franklin County Board of County Commissioners for such activity. ... (d)Individual residents and businesses may deliver their own household and busine...
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