5 rules for unincorporated Lake County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
In unincorporated Lake County, garbage and recycling are collected on the same day and yard trash on a different day, normally Monday through Friday. When a holiday falls on your collection day, service shifts back one day for the rest of that week.
Lake County Code § 23-19(a)
Collection of Garbage and Recycling will occur on the same day, and Collection of Yard Trash will occur on a different day. ... Normally, Collection will be Monday through Friday.
Unincorporated Lake County requires carts at the curb before 6:00 a.m. on your collection day, with the handles and wheels facing away from the road. Yard-trash cans must be pulled back and secured by 10:00 p.m. the same day.
Lake County Code § 23-21(b)
Customers shall place their Garbage Cart at the Curbside ... on the Scheduled Collection Day prior to six o'clock (6:00) a.m. The Customer shall place the Garbage Cart such that the handles and the wheels face away from the road.
Unincorporated Lake County residents may set out up to three cubic yards of bulk waste at a time, plus up to two cubic yards of construction and demolition debris per month. Bulk items are collected on yard-waste day with 48 hours' notice to the hauler.
Lake County Code § 23-24(b), (d)
Customers are entitled to Set Out up to three (3) cubic yards of Bulk Waste for Collection at any one time. ... Bulk waste will be collected on yard waste day with forty-eight (48) hours' notice to the hauler.
Unincorporated Lake County provides a curbside recycling cart and asks residents to place all recyclables inside it—never in plastic bags. Garbage and yard trash may not be put in the recycling cart except during holiday shift weeks.
Lake County Code § 23-22(c)
All Recyclable Materials must be placed inside the Recycling Cart, and no Recyclable Materials placed outside the Recycling Cart will be picked up, except upon approval of the Director. Recyclable Materials shall not be placed in plastic bags.
It is unlawful to throw, place or deposit litter in any amount on public roads, waterways or private property in Lake County. Junk must be enclosed or removed, and open yards or vacant lots holding junk are declared a nuisance.
Lake County Code § 23-97
It is unlawful for any Person to throw, discard, place or deposit Litter, in any manner or amount: (1) In or on any public highway, road, street, alley or thoroughfare, including any portion of the right-of-way thereof ... (3) In or on any private property unless prior consent of the owner has been given.
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