Trash & Recycling in Putnam County, FL (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Putnam County, Florida.
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Pickup Rules & Schedules
In unincorporated Putnam County, Sec. 34-6(a)(7) of the county code confines solid waste collection to between 7:00 a.m. and sunset, bars collection on Sundays and named holidays outside emergencies, and Sec. 34-35 caps any collection receptacle, including its contents, at 50 pounds. Both rules bind the permitted contractors who run pickup countywide.
Putnam County Trash Pickup Hours and Weight Rules
Some RestrictionsPutnam County Code §§ 34-6(a)(7), 34-35
The contractor will agree that collection shall begin no earlier than 7:00 a.m. and shall cease at sunset with the exception of those areas where the county has agreed in writing to permit the contractor to collect at an earlier or later time and which will not disturb any residential area. ... No collection shall occur on Sundays or holidays except in time of an emergency or to maintain a regu...
Illegal Dumping
Putnam County Code Sec. 34-4 bans throwing, placing, or depositing solid waste on streets, alleys, canals, vacant lots, or anyone else's property in the unincorporated county, and bars hauling waste for hire without a county permit. Because Chapter 34 sets no separate penalty, violations fall under Sec. 1-6's general penalty: up to a $500.00 fine, 60 days in jail, or both.
Putnam County Illegal Dumping Penalties
Heavy RestrictionsPutnam County Code §§ 34-4, 1-6(c)
a person convicted of a violation of this Code shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500.00, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed 60 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. With respect to violations of this Code that are continuous with respect to time, each day the violation continues is a separate offense. ... No person shall cast, place, sweep or deposit ...
Yard Waste Collection
In unincorporated Putnam County, Putnam County Code Sec. 34-1 defines horticultural trash to include lawn, shrub, and small-branch cuttings up to four feet long and four inches in diameter, and Sec. 34-36 requires tree-trimming limbs of the same size to be placed at the roadside for pickup. Larger, bulkier yard debris falls outside regular loader-packer collection.
Putnam County Yard Waste Collection Rules
Some RestrictionsPutnam County Code §§ 34-1, 34-36
Horticultural trash means a solid waste that is an accumulation of lawn, grass, or shrubbery cuttings or clippings and dry leaf rakings, palm fronds, small tree branches, shall not exceed four feet in length and four inches in diameter, bushes or shrubs, green leaf cuttings, fruits, or other matter usually created as refuse in the care of lawns and yards, except large branches, trees, or bulky ...
Collection Schedule
Putnam County Code Sec. 34-34 has required mandatory residential solid waste collection service for all residential improved property in unincorporated Putnam County since October 1, 1988. The Board of County Commissioners bills for the service through special assessments, fees, or service charges rather than letting households opt out or self-haul.
Putnam County Mandatory Trash Collection
Some RestrictionsPutnam County Code § 34-34
The board shall provide or have provided as of October 1, 1988, or as soon thereafter as practicable, mandatory residential solid waste collection services to all residential improved property, as defined in section 34-1 by the term "residential collection service," in the unincorporated area of the county and in such incorporated areas as designated by interlocal agreement. The board will be r...
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