Trash & Recycling in Volusia County, FL (2026)
6 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Volusia County, Florida.
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Pickup Rules & Schedules
Volusia County requires commercial solid waste collection at least once a week under Sec. 106-39, leaving the exact day, type, and cost of service to be worked out between the commercial property owner and the franchised collector within the article's other rules.
Volusia County Sets Minimum Trash Pickup Frequency
Some RestrictionsVolusia County Code of Ordinances § 106-39
Sec. 106-39. - Frequency of collection. The frequency, type, nature and cost of the commercial collection service shall be established individually between the commercial property owner/occupant and the collector within the provisions of this article, but the frequency shall not be less than once a week.
Bin Placement Rules
Unincorporated Volusia County residents must set carts at the curb no more than 12 hours before their scheduled pickup and pull them back within 12 hours after the truck runs, per County Code § 106-103(d). Containers go within ten feet of the curbline, and violations draw the general penalty under Section 1-7.
Volusia County Cart Placement and Pickup Times
Some RestrictionsVolusia County Code §§ 106-103(d)(1), 106-103(d)(5)
(d) The customer shall place all solid waste at the following collection points for the specified categories of property: (1) For a single-family residence, waste shall be placed at a point within the parkway abutting such residence no farther than ten feet from the curbline or paving line... (5) Containers, including any bulk trash or junk, shall be removed within 12 hours after collection and...
Illegal Dumping
Volusia County makes it unlawful to dump solid waste on another's property, in streets, ditches, ponds, or parks, or to let waste accumulate on a lot for an unreasonable time, and Sec. 106-41 folds Florida's Litter Law directly into the county's own enforcement power.
Volusia County Bans Illegal Dumping of Waste
Heavy RestrictionsVolusia County Code of Ordinances § 106-41(a)-(b)
(a)It shall be unlawful and an offense against the county for any unauthorized person to do any of the following:(1)To place, or cause to be placed, any solid waste upon the property of another.(2)To convey or cause to be conveyed over and upon any of the streets, highways and alleys of the county any solid waste without a franchise unless exempt, as may be required by this article.(3)To deposi...
Yard Waste Collection
Unincorporated Volusia County households get up to four 32-gallon containers of yard trash collected weekly under Code § 106-103(a). Larger cuttings must meet the bulk-trash size cap, and land-clearing or demolition debris has to be arranged as a paid special service, not left at the curb.
Volusia County Yard Waste Collection Limits
Some RestrictionsVolusia County Code §§ 106-103(a), 106-103(c)
All garbage and yard waste generated from a residential improved real property shall be placed by the customer in one or more garbage containers and placed at the applicable collection point on the designated collection day. Each residential improved real property shall be entitled to one 96-gallon container and one 32-gallon container for garbage and no more than four 32-gallon containers, or ...
Dumpster Rules
Commercial properties in unincorporated Volusia County must screen every trash bin or dumpster on at least three sides with a six-foot fence or wall, set it on a concrete or asphalt pad level with the service truck, and keep it out of the street right-of-way, per Sec. 106-37.
Volusia County Commercial Dumpster Screening Rules
Some RestrictionsVolusia County Code of Ordinances § 106-37(f)
(f)Placement of containers; enclosure; base. All commercial refuse bins, except approved recycling containers, shall be enclosed on at least three sides with a six-foot-high screen. The screen shall consist of a wood or cyclone slat fence or masonry wall or other approved screening material. The bin shall be enclosed in such a manner that said bin will be screened from public streets and adjoin...
Collection Schedule
Unincorporated Volusia County runs solid waste pickup as a mandatory special assessment district under Code §§ 106-93 and 106-94. Every residential improved parcel is billed on the tax roll regardless of occupancy, and only narrow exemptions under Section 106-102 let an owner opt out.
Volusia County Mandatory Trash Collection Assessment
Significant RestrictionsVolusia County Code §§ 106-93, 106-98(a)
The purpose of this article is to ensure that all solid waste generated and accumulated within the residential unincorporated areas of the county shall be collected, removed and disposed of by an authorized collector, except as otherwise provided in this article... There is hereby imposed an annual special assessment charge for the collection of solid waste on all residential improved real prop...
Trash & Recycling by City in Volusia County
3 cities in Volusia County have their own trash & recycling rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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