5 rules for unincorporated Manatee County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Manatee County provides once-per-week collection of garbage, yard waste, and recycling, all on the same day for each address. Collection in the unincorporated county is mandatory: all residential solid waste must be collected and removed by an authorized collector under Chapter 2-16.
Manatee County Code Sec. 2-16-31(c)
Residential collection service shall include: (1) One (1) pickup per week solid waste collection in county provided carts collected from customer on the same day as yard waste and program recyclables. (2) One (1) pickup per week for yard waste. (3) One (1) pickup per week for program recyclables in county provided carts.
Manatee County residents must set carts within three feet of the curb in front of the residence, spaced three feet apart, never in the street, on the public way, or on a sidewalk. Set out after sunset the prior day (by 6:00 a.m.) and remove by sunset on collection day.
Manatee County Code Sec. 2-16-34(a)
All residential solid waste, program recyclables, yard waste, special waste set outs and containers shall be set out for collection in front of the residence adjacent to and within three (3) feet of the curb serviced by the authorized collector... No such containers shall be placed in any street or public way or upon any sidewalk. Each container must be set three (3) feet apart.
Manatee County collects large or special-waste items by appointment only. Residents call the Solid Waste Division to schedule; the county sets a date within one week, and a special-waste collection fee applies. Yard-waste bundles over 40 pounds are handled as extraordinary service.
Manatee County Code Sec. 2-16-35
Commercial special waste and residential special waste collection of items meeting the definition of special waste shall be collected by appointment only. The owner or occupant... shall first call the department to make an appointment. The department shall give the owner or occupant a date... not exceeding one week from the date of the call.
Manatee County provides weekly single-stream recycling in county-issued carts, collected the same day as trash. Recyclables must be placed in county-approved containers with lids closed, within three feet of the curb, and never commingled with solid waste or yard waste.
Manatee County Code Sec. 2-16-39(a)
All residential program recyclables containers shall be set out for collection in front of the residence, adjacent to and within three (3) feet of the curb... Program recyclables shall be placed in containers which are approved and distributed by the county with container lids closed.
Dumping or littering solid waste on streets, right-of-way, waterways, or public places in Manatee County is prohibited under Chapter 2-16. Florida's litter law (FS 403.413) adds statewide penalties: a $150 civil fine for small amounts and a third-degree felony for commercial-quantity dumping.
Manatee County Code Sec. 2-16-101(c); FS 403.413
It shall be unlawful and an offense against the county for any person... To place or dispose of any solid waste, yard waste, program recyclables, and recyclable materials in or upon any public street, sidewalk, right-of-way, or alleyway, or any stream, ditch, river, pond, creek, park or public place in the county.
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