Trash & Recycling in St. Johns County, FL (2026)

3 rules for unincorporated St. Johns County, Florida.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of St. Johns County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Bin Placement Rules

Every St. Johns County Short Term Vacation Rental has to keep trash covered and stock at least one storage container for every four guests. Land Development Code Section 2.02.04.B.19.e.(4) also fixes the curbside window: containers go out no earlier than sunset the night before pickup and must be pulled back in by sunrise the next morning.

St. Johns County STR Trash Container Rules

Some Restrictions

St. Johns County Land Development Code § 2.02.04.B.19.e.(4)(a),(b),(d)

(4) Solid Waste (a) All trash and debris shall be kept in covered trash containers. (b) Each Short-term Vacation Rental unit shall be equipped with a minimum of one (1) trash storage container per four (4) transient occupants or fraction thereof. ... (d) The containers shall be placed at the curbside for pickup no earlier than sunset the day before pickup and shall be removed from curbside no l...

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Dumpster Rules

In St. Johns County's Office, Commercial and Planned Districts, a waste dumpster pad and its containers count as a permitted accessory use, but the code sets a hard placement rule: the pad and containers cannot sit closer than seven feet to the property line. Growth Management enforces the setback through site plan review.

St. Johns County Commercial Dumpster Placement

Some Restrictions

St. Johns County Land Development Code § 2.02.04.C.3

3. Air conditioning compressors or other equipment designed to serve the main Use Structure, including waste dumpster pad and containers, provided it is not located less than seven (7) feet from the property line.

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Collection Schedule

St. Johns County doesn't run a residential trash pickup calendar through its Land Development Code, but it does require every Short Term Vacation Rental to tell guests when pickup happens. Section 2.02.04.B.19.e.(4)(c) requires schedules for both garbage pickup and recycling pickup to be posted within the rental agreement itself.

St. Johns County STR Pickup Schedule Notice

Light Restrictions

St. Johns County Land Development Code § 2.02.04.B.19.e.(4)(c)

(4) Solid Waste ... (c) Schedules of garbage pickup and recycling pickup shall be posted within the rental agreement.

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