Trash & Recycling in Marion County, FL (2026)

Marion County, FL Code of Ordinances, Sec. 16-63(b)(3)

A customer shall place its collection containers at curbside no earlier than 4:00 p.m. on the day preceding the collection service. The customer shall remove the collection containers from the curbside within thirty-six (36) hours after the customer's solid waste has been removed by the franchise holder.

Marion County Code §§ 16-1, 16-34

Bulk waste means any large discarded item that cannot be placed in a curbside container because of its size, volume, shape or weight. Bulk waste includes, but is not limited to, sinks, toilets, fixtures, mattresses, box springs, furniture, ladders, carpet, and white goods. ... A franchise holder shall collect bulk waste separately from other types of solid waste.

Marion County Code Sec. 16-7(d)

An owner or occupant of residential property may use the recycling centers for the disposal of the garbage, rubbish, and recyclable materials that the person generates on their residential property as a result of their normal housekeeping activities, if the current solid waste assessment for such property has been paid to the county.

Sec. 16-91

No person shall dump litter or junk in any manner or amount... A person who dumps litter or junk in violation of this section shall be guilty of a noncriminal infraction for a first offense, and subject to a civil penalty of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).

Marion County Code of Ordinances § 16-9

An owner or occupant of residential property may deliver and dispose of, two (2) cubic yards of yard trash per day at a recycling center, if the yard trash was generated on such property and the current solid waste assessment for such property was paid to the county. ... Bagged yard trash shall not be accepted at the baseline landfill or the recycling centers. Any person delivering yard trash i...

Marion County, FL Code § 16-62(b), § 16-63(a)(3), (c)(1)

Owners and occupants of commercial property shall use collection containers that are adequate to contain all of the commercial waste they generate. The county may prohibit the use of any collection container that is unsuitable or undersized. ... Collection containers shall be placed in locations that are readily accessible to the customer and the franchise holder's vehicles. ... Commercial cust...

Marion County Code § 16-61

Any person that owns residential property shall be responsible for the lawful disposal of any solid waste generated on their residential property. Upon request, such person shall demonstrate to the director that the person: (a) hauls their solid waste to a county solid waste management facility; (b) uses the residential collection service provided by a franchise holder; or (c) otherwise lawfull...