Trash & Recycling in Florida (2026)
642 rules on the books across Florida, 92 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Trash and recycling collection days, what time to put bins out, and rules about sorting materials for curbside pickup.
Miramar
Significant RestrictionsMiramar picks up trash through a single franchised hauler, not open competition: Section 18-7 grants Waste Pro of…
Read full rule →St Lucie County
Significant RestrictionsSt. Lucie County requires every residential property in the urban unincorporated area to use a county-regulated hauler…
Read full rule →Alachua County
Some RestrictionsResidential owners in Alachua County's universal collection area must use only the contractor-provided receptacle…
Read full rule →Apopka
Some RestrictionsApopka provides weekly residential garbage, recycling, and yard waste collection through the city Solid Waste Division…
Read full rule →Boca Raton
Some RestrictionsBoca Raton limits when single-family and duplex households can put solid waste containers at the curb: no earlier than…
Read full rule →Brevard County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Brevard County the code fixes set-out timing, not the calendar. Carts go within five feet of the…
Read full rule →Broward County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Broward County, garbage and bulk receptacles may go to the curb no more than 24 hours before pickup…
Read full rule →Cape Coral
Some RestrictionsCape Coral's franchise hauler collects garbage, trash, horticultural waste and recyclables once per week at curbside…
Read full rule →Charlotte County
Some RestrictionsCharlotte County's curbside program requires garbage in a wheeled garbage cart and recyclables in a separate recycling…
Read full rule →Citrus County
Some RestrictionsCitrus County's certified collector must pick up curbside garbage up to 50 pounds per receptacle during hours set under…
Read full rule →Clay County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Clay County, hand-pickup customers cannot set Receptacles and Bundles at the curb more than 12 hours…
Read full rule →Clearwater
Some RestrictionsClearwater Code Section 32.281 establishes once-weekly residential garbage collection with set-out windows the night…
Read full rule →Collier County
Some RestrictionsSolid-waste collection is mandatory in unincorporated Collier County: all household waste must go to the county's…
Read full rule →Coral Gables
Some RestrictionsCoral Gables provides backyard garbage collection twice weekly and curbside trash (yard debris/household items) once…
Read full rule →Daytona Beach
Some RestrictionsBefore Daytona Beach crews will collect it, refuse must be prepared under strict rules in City Code § 78-41: garbage…
Read full rule →Delray Beach
Some RestrictionsDelray Beach contracts with Waste Management for curbside solid waste, recycling, vegetation, and bulk collection…
Read full rule →Doral
Some RestrictionsDoral provides twice-weekly garbage collection and once-weekly yard waste and bulk item pickup for single-family…
Read full rule →Escambia County
Some RestrictionsFranchised collectors must pick up residential garbage twice a week and rubbish once a week under Code § 82-131…
Read full rule →Flagler County
Some RestrictionsSec. 27-257(a) of the Flagler County Code spells out curbside pickup basics in the unincorporated county: garbage and…
Read full rule →Fort Lauderdale
Some RestrictionsThe city collects residential solid waste twice weekly at single-family homes and small multifamily accounts of three…
Read full rule →Fort Myers
Some RestrictionsFort Myers collects household trash, recycling, and bulk waste at curbside once a week each, with food establishments…
Read full rule →Franklin County
Some RestrictionsFranklin County regulates commercial solid waste collection in unincorporated Franklin County: haulers must deliver…
Read full rule →Gainesville
Some RestrictionsGainesville city crews collect garbage, yard waste and recyclables at the curb from buildings with four or fewer…
Read full rule →Gulfport
Some RestrictionsBefore garbage goes out for pickup in Gulfport, Sec. 11-14 requires every container to be free of liquids, with wet…
Read full rule →Hialeah
Some RestrictionsBulk trash pickup in Hialeah comes with a hard cap: Sec. 78-70 allows eight cubic yards per residence per collection…
Read full rule →Highlands County
Some RestrictionsEvery residential and commercial property in unincorporated Highlands County must use the franchised hauler assigned to…
Read full rule →Hillsborough County
Some RestrictionsHillsborough County's unincorporated curbside service includes two garbage pickups, one recycling, and one yard-waste…
Read full rule →Hollywood
Some RestrictionsEvery private company collecting garbage, recycling or solid waste in Hollywood needs a Public Works permit, and that…
Read full rule →Homestead
Some RestrictionsHomestead provides curbside trash collection twice weekly and recycling collection once weekly for residential…
Read full rule →Jacksonville
Some RestrictionsJacksonville collects household garbage weekly and recycling every other week (Week A or B) on the same weekday. Find…
Read full rule →Jupiter
Some RestrictionsJupiter's Town Code sets exact rules for putting out garbage, trash and yard waste: containers go curbside no earlier…
Read full rule →Kissimmee
Some RestrictionsKissimmee's basic residential trash service, set out in City Code § 32-66(a)(1), gives every household one garbage…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsLake County's franchised hauler collects garbage and recycling on the same weekly day and yard trash on a separate day…
Read full rule →Largo
Some RestrictionsThe City provides twice-weekly automated garbage collection; enter your address on the official collection map to see…
Read full rule →Lee County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Lee County, the franchised hauler collects garbage, trash, recyclables and horticulture waste once…
Read full rule →Manatee County
Some RestrictionsHousehold garbage is collected twice a week (Monday/Thursday or Tuesday/Friday), with recycling and yard waste weekly…
Read full rule →Melbourne
Some RestrictionsMelbourne bars setting trash at the curb before 5 p.m. the night before pickup and requires it out by 6:30 a.m. on…
Read full rule →Miami
Some RestrictionsThe City of Miami collects garbage from homes and small multifamily buildings twice a week, and containers must be at…
Read full rule →Miami Beach
Some RestrictionsOwners and occupants of single-family homes, duplexes and townhouses in Miami Beach must clear garbage, trash or other…
Read full rule →Miami-Dade County
Some RestrictionsSection 15-2 governs how Miami-Dade residents and businesses present waste for county pickup: every unit must keep…
Read full rule →North Port
Some RestrictionsNorth Port collects household waste, yard waste and recycling once a week each, with recycling alternating between…
Read full rule →Okaloosa County
Some RestrictionsThe county's residential trash franchisee must collect solid waste from single-family homes in unincorporated Okaloosa…
Read full rule →Orange County
Some RestrictionsFlorida law puts solid waste and recycling pickup in the hands of county government: Fla. Stat. Sec. 403.706(1) makes…
Read full rule →Orlando
Some RestrictionsThe City collects garbage, recycling, yard waste, and large items once a week on your assigned day; look it up with the…
Read full rule →Osceola County
Some RestrictionsOsceola County provides once-a-week curbside collection of household waste, yard waste, bulky waste, and recyclables to…
Read full rule →Palm Bay
Some RestrictionsCity crews collect household garbage twice a week in Palm Bay, while recycling, yard trash, and bulky waste are each…
Read full rule →Palm Beach County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated areas, the Solid Waste Authority collects garbage on scheduled days with bulk once a week. Find your…
Read full rule →Pasco County
Some RestrictionsPasco County does not collect residential trash itself, residents sign up with a licensed private hauler. County…
Read full rule →Pembroke Pines
Some RestrictionsPembroke Pines provides residential trash collection twice per week through Waste Pro USA. Carts must be placed…
Read full rule →Pinellas County
Some RestrictionsFlorida law, Fla. Stat. § 403.706(21), lets Pinellas County and its cities require residents and businesses to separate…
Read full rule →Pinellas Park
Some RestrictionsPinellas Park's solid waste rules in Chapter 11 (Garbage and Disposal Items) require residents to use approved…
Read full rule →Plant City
Some RestrictionsPlant City collects household garbage on your assigned weekday, with yard waste on Wednesdays. Confirm your collection…
Read full rule →Polk County
Some RestrictionsPolk County collects household trash and yard waste once a week, Monday through Friday, in unincorporated areas. Look…
Read full rule →Pompano Beach
Some RestrictionsResidential garbage is collected twice a week and recycling once a week under city contract, with roll carts required…
Read full rule →Port Orange
Some RestrictionsPort Orange runs basic garbage service twice a week, covering up to three cans per residence and five per commercial…
Read full rule →Port St. Lucie
Some RestrictionsBefore a garbage or recycling cart goes to the curb in Port St. Lucie, Section 80.05 of the Code of Ordinances dictates…
Read full rule →Sarasota
Some RestrictionsCity of Sarasota sets a strict curbside window for trash and recycling bins: out by 7 a.m., never before 5 p.m. the…
Read full rule →Sarasota County
Some RestrictionsEvery residential and commercial property owner in unincorporated Sarasota County's Solid Waste Service District must…
Read full rule →Seminole
Some RestrictionsPinellas County Solid Waste services Seminole residents with twice-weekly garbage and weekly recycling collection. Set…
Read full rule →Seminole County
Some RestrictionsSeminole County restricts trash and recycling pickup to 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Saturday for residential…
Read full rule →St. Petersburg
Some RestrictionsSt. Petersburg limits when and where bulk garbage and recycling containers can sit at the curb: out no earlier than…
Read full rule →Sumter County
Some RestrictionsSumter County Code § 21-1(a) requires every household's garbage and litter to go to a permitted landfill or be picked…
Read full rule →Sunrise
Some RestrictionsSunrise collects household garbage twice a week and recycling and bulk trash once a week through Republic Services…
Read full rule →Tallahassee
Some RestrictionsStandard residential service is weekly curbside garbage and recycling plus bulky waste and yard waste every other week…
Read full rule →Tampa
Some RestrictionsTampa residents must set solid waste carts out no earlier than 4:00 p.m. the day before collection and pull them back…
Read full rule →Tarpon Springs
Some RestrictionsTarpon Springs residential trash is collected Monday and Thursday. Materials must be at curbside by 7 a.m. Section 8-13…
Read full rule →Titusville
Some RestrictionsTitusville requires garbage, rubbish and bulky items to be containerized and set on the parkway next to the curb, not…
Read full rule →Volusia County
Some RestrictionsVolusia County requires commercial solid waste collection at least once a week under Sec. 106-39, leaving the exact…
Read full rule →West Palm Beach
Some RestrictionsWest Palm Beach Sanitation provides twice-weekly garbage collection and once-weekly recycling and yard waste pickup…
Read full rule →Bin Placement Rules
Where to position trash and recycling carts, when they may go to the curb and must come back, and the screening or enclosure rules for where bins live between pickups.
Alachua County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Alachua County residents may not set solid waste or recycling containers at the curb before 5 p.m. the…
Read full rule →Boca Raton
Some RestrictionsBoca Raton requires residents on automated collection to use only the city-issued roll-out cart, placed off the street…
Read full rule →Boynton Beach
Some RestrictionsBoynton Beach requires garbage carts to sit within three (3) feet of the curb or pavement edge on collection day, at…
Read full rule →Broward County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Broward County, trash cans can go to the curb no more than 24 hours before pickup and must come back…
Read full rule →Cape Coral
Some RestrictionsBetween collection days, Cape Coral requires refuse carts to be stored in the rear yard, a garage or carport, or a side…
Read full rule →Charlotte County
Some RestrictionsCharlotte County requires every multifamily and nonresidential dumpster, roll-off container, compactor, and recycling…
Read full rule →Citrus County
Some RestrictionsCitrus County sets exact specifications for the garbage container residents put out for collection: automated carts up…
Read full rule →Clearwater
Some RestrictionsClearwater requires residential garbage and recycling carts to sit at the curbline, at least ten feet from any…
Read full rule →Cocoa
Some RestrictionsCocoa's Code sets exact windows for putting garbage carts at the curb: no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before…
Read full rule →Collier County
Some RestrictionsRoll carts and other containers must be at the curb before 6:00 a.m. on your collection day but no earlier than 6:00…
Read full rule →Coral Gables
Some RestrictionsCoral Gables requires garbage and recycling containers to sit beside the house behind the front building line, screened…
Read full rule →Coral Springs
Some RestrictionsTrash cans and recycling bins can't just sit in the open in Coral Springs: City Code § 8-2 requires every receptacle to…
Read full rule →Dade City
Some RestrictionsUnder Dade City Code § 74-32, garbage cans must sit five to ten feet from the curbline and stay off neighboring or city…
Read full rule →Davie
Some RestrictionsDavie residents may put garbage receptacles at the curb no more than 12 hours before regular collection and must move…
Read full rule →Daytona Beach
Some RestrictionsDaytona Beach residents must roll mobile garbage carts to the curb no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the night before pickup…
Read full rule →Deltona
Some RestrictionsDeltona residential trash carts must go to the curb no earlier than 6 p.m. the day before pickup and come back in by 9…
Read full rule →Doral
Some RestrictionsDoral requires every garbage can, trash container and dumpster to be fully screened from neighboring properties and the…
Read full rule →Escambia County
Some RestrictionsEscambia County bans permanent racks or structures for garbage containers in a public street or on private property in…
Read full rule →Flagler County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Flagler County, Sec. 27-257(f) tells customers exactly where to set out garbage containers and how…
Read full rule →Fort Lauderdale
Some RestrictionsFort Lauderdale requires garbage and recycling carts to go out and come back on collection day only. Sec. 24-27(b) bars…
Read full rule →Fort Myers
Some RestrictionsFort Myers residents must place solid waste and recycling containers at the curb no earlier than noon the day before…
Read full rule →Gulfport
Some RestrictionsGulfport requires garbage and trash containers to sit at the alley property line if the property fronts an alley, or at…
Read full rule →Hialeah
Some RestrictionsHialeah dictates exactly where and when garbage carts go out: Sec. 78-69 requires placement on the swale or curb cut…
Read full rule →Highlands County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Highlands County residents must set garbage containers at curbside, or within 75 feet of the road for…
Read full rule →Hillsborough County
Some RestrictionsHillsborough County residents must not set carts out before 6 p.m. the evening before collection, must have them out by…
Read full rule →Hollywood
Some RestrictionsHollywood residents must store garbage and recycling carts at the side or rear of the property and can only set them…
Read full rule →Homestead
Some RestrictionsHomestead requires dumpsters to be screened behind an opaque fence or enclosure and kept off rights-of-way, while…
Read full rule →Jacksonville
Some RestrictionsJacksonville bars curbside carts before 5:00 p.m. the day before pickup and requires them off the curb by 6:00 a.m. the…
Read full rule →Kissimmee
Some RestrictionsKissimmee residents must set trash and recycling carts at the curb no earlier than 6 p.m. the night before pickup and…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Lake County requires carts at the curb before 6:00 a.m. on your collection day, with the handles and…
Read full rule →Lakeland
Some RestrictionsLakeland requires garbage and recycling carts to be stored behind the front building line the rest of the week, then…
Read full rule →Largo
Some RestrictionsLargo residents may set automated carts at the curb no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the evening before collection and must…
Read full rule →Lee County
Some RestrictionsIf you own a home in unincorporated Lee County you must supply approved receptacles big enough for all your household…
Read full rule →Manatee County
Some RestrictionsManatee County residents must set carts within three feet of the curb in front of the residence, spaced three feet…
Read full rule →Marion County
Some RestrictionsMarion County caps how early and how long garbage carts can sit at the curb, and sets minimum container standards…
Read full rule →Martin County
Some RestrictionsMartin County residents may put garbage and recycling carts out no earlier than 4 p.m. the day before pickup and must…
Read full rule →Melbourne
Some RestrictionsMelbourne limits when residents can put garbage, recycling and yard trash at the curb: no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the…
Read full rule →Miami
Some RestrictionsMiami requires containerized garbage placed curbside no earlier than the night before collection and no later than 6:00…
Read full rule →Miami Beach
Some RestrictionsMiami Beach requires garbage cans, dumpsters and other facilities to sit in a walled or enclosed area on private…
Read full rule →Miami-Dade County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Miami-Dade County requires trash carts at curbside no later than 7:00 a.m. on collection day, positioned…
Read full rule →Miramar
Some RestrictionsMiramar tells residents exactly when a garbage cart can hit the curb: Section 18-26 requires all residential Municipal…
Read full rule →New Port Richey
Some RestrictionsResidential carts may go curbside starting 4 p.m. the day before pickup and must be pulled back by the end of…
Read full rule →North Port
Some RestrictionsNorth Port bars putting garbage, recycling, and yard waste carts at the curb before 6 p.m. the evening before pickup…
Read full rule →Okaloosa County
Some RestrictionsOkaloosa County's residential solid waste franchisee collects only from carts, and automated side-arm trucks require…
Read full rule →Orange County
Some RestrictionsOrange County's solid waste code sets a tight window for curbside carts in the unincorporated county: garbage…
Read full rule →Orlando
Some RestrictionsOrlando bars refuse and recycling containers from front or street-side yard setbacks, required parking areas, and…
Read full rule →Osceola County
Some RestrictionsOsceola County collects carts at the curbside: within 3 feet of the curb, or within 6 feet of the pavement or public…
Read full rule →Palm Bay
Some RestrictionsPalm Bay residents can put carts at the curb starting at 5 p.m. the evening before pickup, must have them out by 4 a.m…
Read full rule →Palm Beach County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Palm Beach County residents may set garbage and yard waste carts out no earlier than 3 p.m. the day…
Read full rule →Palm Coast
Some RestrictionsPalm Coast homeowners must keep garbage and recycling containers screened from street view except on pickup day, per…
Read full rule →Pasco County
Some RestrictionsPasco County requires household trash kept outside to sit in a county-approved, lidded container at all times until…
Read full rule →Pembroke Pines
Some RestrictionsPembroke Pines caps curbside garbage bags at three feet long, 32 gallons and 40 pounds, and limits set-out to no…
Read full rule →Plantation
Some RestrictionsPlantation residents must store trash, recyclables, and recovered materials in a lidded, water-tight cart or can of at…
Read full rule →Polk County
Some RestrictionsPolk County requires all household waste to go inside the provided garbage roll cart with the lid opening to the…
Read full rule →Pompano Beach
Some RestrictionsPompano Beach residents must set roll carts curbside within five feet of the curb line, no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the…
Read full rule →Port Orange
Some RestrictionsPort Orange bins cannot sit in front of your building or within five feet of a property line, and collection runs 7…
Read full rule →Port St. Lucie
Some RestrictionsPort St. Lucie requires garbage and recycling carts to be screened from the street between pickups and set at the curb…
Read full rule →Safety Harbor
Some RestrictionsSafety Harbor residents must set garbage and trash at the curb no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the day before pickup, with…
Read full rule →Sarasota
Some RestrictionsCity of Sarasota trash and recycling carts can't hit the curb before 5 p.m. the day prior, must be out by 7 a.m. on…
Read full rule →Sarasota County
Some RestrictionsCurbside carts in unincorporated Sarasota County must be out by 6:00 a.m. on collection day and cannot go to the curb…
Read full rule →Satellite Beach
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Satellite Beach, City Code § 50-33 requires residential solid waste to go out only in the…
Read full rule →Seminole County
Some RestrictionsSeminole County requires residents to set garbage, recycling and yard waste out at their usual accessible pick-up…
Read full rule →St Lucie County
Some RestrictionsIn Port St. Lucie, garbage and recycling carts may not be set curbside before 6:00 p.m. the day before pickup, and…
Read full rule →St. Johns County
Some RestrictionsEvery St. Johns County Short Term Vacation Rental has to keep trash covered and stock at least one storage container…
Read full rule →St. Petersburg
Some RestrictionsSt. Petersburg residents may set garbage and recycling carts at the curb or alley no earlier than 7 p.m. the evening…
Read full rule →Sunrise
Some RestrictionsSunrise carts may go to the curb no earlier than 7 p.m. the night before collection and must be back off the curb by 7…
Read full rule →Tallahassee
Some RestrictionsTallahassee's Department of Solid Waste Services requires garbage and recycling containers to sit at least three feet…
Read full rule →Tampa
Some RestrictionsCity of Tampa Code § 26-169 fixes where and when carts go out: containers must sit within three feet of the curb, clear…
Read full rule →Titusville
Some RestrictionsTitusville requires every property owner or occupant to keep a sufficient number of durable, rustproof…
Read full rule →Volusia County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Volusia County residents must set carts at the curb no more than 12 hours before their scheduled pickup…
Read full rule →West Palm Beach
Some RestrictionsWest Palm Beach limits when and where trash containers can sit at the curb. City Code § 74-35(a)(1) bars putting a can…
Read full rule →Winter Haven
Some RestrictionsWinter Haven residents must put garbage carts at the property edge next to the street, not behind an obstacle or inside…
Read full rule →Bulk Item Disposal
How to dispose of large items like furniture, appliances, and mattresses, including scheduled pickups and drop-off locations.
Alachua County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Alachua County residents in the universal collection area may set bulk items like furniture and…
Read full rule →Bay County
Some RestrictionsBulk pickup depends on your private hauler in unincorporated Bay County. Otherwise self-haul furniture, appliances, and…
Read full rule →Boca Raton
Some RestrictionsBoca Raton collects bulk waste like appliances and furniture curbside under Chapter 14, but only if it is set out no…
Read full rule →Boynton Beach
Some RestrictionsBoynton Beach caps curbside bulk trash and vegetation piles at three (3) cubic yards under Code § 10-24(a)(1). Piles…
Read full rule →Brevard County
Some RestrictionsBrevard County residents get bulky item pickup by calling their collector to schedule it; oversized yard waste over 4…
Read full rule →Broward County
Some RestrictionsBroward's zoning code requires unincorporated-area residents to place bulk waste, yard waste, and trash cans at the…
Read full rule →Cape Coral
Some RestrictionsCape Coral's franchise hauler picks up unlimited compliant bulky waste once a week at no extra charge under City Code §…
Read full rule →Charlotte County
Some RestrictionsCurbside service includes up to 4 cubic yards of bulk items a week - furniture and appliances with refrigerant removed…
Read full rule →Citrus County
Some RestrictionsCitrus County's franchised garbage collector is not required to pick up bulky items like furniture or appliances…
Read full rule →Clearwater
Some RestrictionsClearwater's bulk and large-item pickup rules sit in City Code Sec. 32.282. Tree surgeons, landscapers and lawn…
Read full rule →Cocoa
Some RestrictionsCocoa's solid waste contractor must collect bulky, non-vegetative items like appliances and furniture from every…
Read full rule →Collier County
Some RestrictionsCollier County's contractor collects bulk waste, white goods (appliances) and electronics at the curb. Bulk items must…
Read full rule →Coral Gables
Some RestrictionsCoral Gables collects household refuse and clean yard waste weekly from the parkway, but bulky items like furniture and…
Read full rule →Davie
Some RestrictionsDavie residents may leave bulk trash and debris in the street swale or right-of-way only during scheduled community…
Read full rule →Daytona Beach
Some RestrictionsDaytona Beach lets residents set oversized household trash like furniture and appliances next to their regular…
Read full rule →Deerfield Beach
Some RestrictionsDeerfield Beach collects bulk trash once a week at no charge, capped at seven cubic yards (4 feet wide by 8 feet long…
Read full rule →Deltona
Some RestrictionsDeltona residential customers may set out one large or two small bulk items per collection day, but pickup must be…
Read full rule →Doral
Some RestrictionsDoral classifies appliances, furniture, major tree-cutback debris and similar large crates as bulky waste and puts the…
Read full rule →Escambia County
Some RestrictionsEscambia County collects bulky waste for residents in the county's mandatory collection area, but you can also haul…
Read full rule →Flagler County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Flagler County caps bulk trash, oversized yard cuttings too big for a container, at three cubic yards…
Read full rule →Fort Lauderdale
Some RestrictionsFort Lauderdale collects bulk trash, furniture, appliances, mattresses and qualifying yard trimmings, from the swale in…
Read full rule →Fort Myers
Some RestrictionsFort Myers caps curbside bulk piles at 4 cubic yards of junk/white goods or 10 cubic yards of horticultural waste per…
Read full rule →Gainesville
Some RestrictionsFurniture, appliances, and other oversized waste that won't fit in a cart or bundle get picked up through Gainesville's…
Read full rule →Gulfport
Some RestrictionsGulfport bills bulk and special items separately from regular trash. A single large item runs $26, white goods $52 with…
Read full rule →Hernando County
Some RestrictionsHernando County's blue-cart service includes six bulk collections a year, up to ten items each, for furniture and…
Read full rule →Highlands County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Highlands County residents get free bulk-item pickup twice a month under section 8.5-24: white goods…
Read full rule →Hillsborough County
Some RestrictionsHillsborough County doesn't collect bulky or nonprocessable waste at the curb by default: residents must schedule a…
Read full rule →Hollywood
Some RestrictionsHollywood's Environmental Services Division picks up bulk waste, such as furniture, mattresses and appliances, once a…
Read full rule →Homestead
Some RestrictionsHomestead Code § 23.5-6 entitles each residence to semi-monthly curbside pickup of up to ten cubic yards of bulky…
Read full rule →Indian River County
Some RestrictionsUniversal curbside service includes up to four bulk items a week - furniture and appliances with refrigerant removed…
Read full rule →Jacksonville
Some RestrictionsJacksonville caps loose trash and yard debris put out for collection at 5 cubic yards a week and won't pick up tree…
Read full rule →Kissimmee
Some RestrictionsKissimmee requires bulky items like furniture and large tree limbs to sit at least four feet from containers…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Lake County residents may set out up to three cubic yards of bulk waste at a time, plus up to two cubic…
Read full rule →Lakeland
Some RestrictionsLakeland residential customers must call ahead to schedule bulk waste and white goods pickup, and the city collects up…
Read full rule →Largo
Some RestrictionsLargo residential subscribers get four free bulky waste collections a year, up to ten cubic yards each, under City Code…
Read full rule →Lee County
Some RestrictionsCurbside service in the county's mandatory collection unit includes bulky waste with your regular garbage, plus a…
Read full rule →Manatee County
Some RestrictionsBulk and special waste items in unincorporated Manatee County, from white goods to construction debris, aren't left at…
Read full rule →Marion County
Some RestrictionsFranchise haulers must pick up bulk waste like furniture and appliances separately from regular household garbage and…
Read full rule →Martin County
Some RestrictionsMartin County no longer requires a county franchise to haul away bulky waste or construction debris, and residents may…
Read full rule →Melbourne
Some RestrictionsMelbourne collects bulk household items like furniture and appliances curbside on regular collection days, but…
Read full rule →Miami
Some RestrictionsMiami lets residents set large trash and bulky waste at the curb only during the week of their scheduled special…
Read full rule →Miami Beach
Some RestrictionsLarge household items like appliances, furniture and major tree-cutback debris count as "bulky waste" under Miami…
Read full rule →Miami-Dade County
Some RestrictionsMiami-Dade County's Department of Solid Waste Management won't collect bulky waste from the curb until you first…
Read full rule →Miramar
Some RestrictionsBulk item pickup in Miramar runs on a tight window: Section 18-27 bars residents from putting Bulk Trash at the curb…
Read full rule →Nassau County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Nassau County, bulky items like appliances, furniture, building materials and tree limbs don't ride…
Read full rule →New Port Richey
Some RestrictionsResidents get two free special pickups a year for bulky items up to 100 pounds and three cubic yards each, arranged…
Read full rule →North Port
Some RestrictionsNorth Port gives each residential unit two free bulk-item pickups per fiscal year, capped at five cubic yards apiece…
Read full rule →Okaloosa County
Some RestrictionsOkaloosa County's Waste Management franchise collects bulk items - furniture, appliances, mattresses - for…
Read full rule →Orange County
Some RestrictionsHomes in unincorporated Orange County that are entitled to full solid waste and recycling service get curbside bulk…
Read full rule →Osceola County
Some RestrictionsOsceola County curbside customers may set out white goods and up to 3 cubic yards of bulky waste at the curb. Bulky…
Read full rule →Palm Bay
Some RestrictionsPalm Bay collects bulky waste like furniture and appliances curbside once a week, with no limit on the amount collected…
Read full rule →Palm Beach County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Palm Beach County caps curbside yard waste at 6 cubic yards, with oversized pieces and non-conforming…
Read full rule →Palm Coast
Some RestrictionsPalm Coast classifies bulk waste as furniture, TVs, small lawn equipment, grills, bicycles and similar large items that…
Read full rule →Pasco County
Some RestrictionsLicensed haulers serving unincorporated Pasco County must offer separate collection of containerized yard waste, white…
Read full rule →Plantation
Some RestrictionsPlantation collects bulk trash and yard waste on one day each month set by the franchisee. Do not put material out…
Read full rule →Polk County
Some RestrictionsPolk County collects furniture and appliances (formerly bulk waste) once a month on a pre-set scheduled day for items…
Read full rule →Pompano Beach
Some RestrictionsBulk trash goes to the curb once a week on a fixed collection day, capped at four cubic yards, with vegetative material…
Read full rule →Port Orange
Some RestrictionsYou cannot just leave an old appliance or a pile of furniture on your Port Orange property. Section 56-30(c) requires…
Read full rule →Port St. Lucie
Some RestrictionsPort St. Lucie caps residential bulk waste, furniture, white goods, and large carpet pieces, at 2 cubic yards per…
Read full rule →Safety Harbor
Some RestrictionsSafety Harbor caps bulk trash pickup at 10 bags or items on your designated bulk day; anything beyond that requires a…
Read full rule →Sarasota
Some RestrictionsCity of Sarasota collects bulk items like furniture and appliances free for prepared single-family homes; co-mingled or…
Read full rule →Sarasota County
Some RestrictionsSarasota County's Franchisee will haul away large household items like furniture, mirrors and fence panels, but only up…
Read full rule →Satellite Beach
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Satellite Beach, white goods and oversized solid waste that will not fit in a cart go to curbside, and…
Read full rule →Seminole County
Some RestrictionsSeminole County collects large items like furniture and appliances by request via a Bulk Item Pickup form. Yard waste…
Read full rule →St Lucie County
Some RestrictionsIn Port St. Lucie, bulk items may only be placed curbside on the scheduled collection day or 24 hours before, capped at…
Read full rule →St. Petersburg
Some RestrictionsResidents who pay sanitation charges can self-haul brush, grass clippings, and mixed metals to a City brush disposal…
Read full rule →Sunrise
Some RestrictionsSunrise picks up bulk items and large yard waste at the curb weekly, on the first day of your garbage collection. Set…
Read full rule →Tampa
Some RestrictionsCity of Tampa Code § 26-166(f) covers bulky items too large for the standard cart: anything that can be tied must be…
Read full rule →Titusville
Some RestrictionsTitusville caps rubbish containers at 50 pounds and limits tree limbs set out for collection to 4 feet long and 24…
Read full rule →West Palm Beach
Some RestrictionsWest Palm Beach limits residential bulk-item and white-goods placement to two or three pieces per scheduled pickup…
Read full rule →Winter Haven
Some RestrictionsDiscarded furniture, appliances and tires do not go out with the regular cart in Winter Haven: Sec. 14-35 treats them…
Read full rule →Pembroke Pines
Light RestrictionsPembroke Pines gives residential customers one free bulky-item collection each year, held in February, with the city…
Read full rule →Recycling Requirements
Mandatory recycling rules including which materials must be separated, contamination penalties, and composting requirements.
Florida: statewide
StatewideLight RestrictionsFlorida Statute 403.706(2)(a) requires every county to run a recyclable-materials recycling program built to hit a 75…
Read full rule →Doral
Significant RestrictionsEvery Doral apartment, condo or other residential building with four or more units must run a recycling program as of…
Read full rule →Tampa
Significant RestrictionsOnce you set your recycling bin at the curb in Tampa, its contents belong to the city. City Code § 26-204 makes it…
Read full rule →Alachua County
Some RestrictionsAlachua County requires owners and tenants of commercial property to source-separate designated recyclables from solid…
Read full rule →Bay County
Some RestrictionsFlorida sets counties a 75% recycling goal, not a homeowner mandate, so no Bay County resident is fined for skipping…
Read full rule →Boca Raton
Some RestrictionsBoca Raton requires residents to keep recyclable material separate from all other solid waste and to place newspapers…
Read full rule →Boynton Beach
Some RestrictionsBoynton Beach picks up curbside recycling once a week from every residential dwelling unit under Code § 10-24(a)(6)…
Read full rule →Brevard County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Brevard residents must recycle in automated county-standard carts, not open bins, and can't overload…
Read full rule →Broward County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Broward County residents must recycle designated materials in county-issued bins under the Mandatory…
Read full rule →Cape Coral
Some RestrictionsCape Coral requires recyclable waste to go out in a city-provided cart once a week under City Code § 9-67(b)(2). Once…
Read full rule →Charlotte County
Some RestrictionsFlorida sets counties a 75% recycling goal, not a homeowner mandate, so no Charlotte County resident is fined for…
Read full rule →Clay County
Some RestrictionsClay County's solid waste franchise ordinance requires every hand-pickup customer to receive weekly curbside collection…
Read full rule →Clearwater
Some RestrictionsClearwater provides curbside recycling once a week to homes, offices and hotel/motel units on rearloader or sideloader…
Read full rule →Cocoa
Some RestrictionsCocoa's solid waste franchise agreement, codified at City Code § 9-22, defines what counts as recyclable material and…
Read full rule →Collier County
Some RestrictionsCollier County designates seven categories of curbside recyclables under Sec. 118-136: paper, cardboard, glass…
Read full rule →Coral Gables
Some RestrictionsCoral Gables requires every resident to sort recyclables into the city-issued household recycling container and set it…
Read full rule →Coral Springs
Some RestrictionsRecycling isn't optional in Coral Springs once the city commission approves the program: City Code § 8-3(f) requires…
Read full rule →Davie
Some RestrictionsEvery residential, commercial, industrial, and office waste producer in Davie must separate recyclable materials from…
Read full rule →Deerfield Beach
Some RestrictionsDeerfield Beach residents must separate recyclables from solid waste and set them at curbside in city-issued bins on…
Read full rule →Deltona
Some RestrictionsDeltona requires residents and businesses to separate recyclable materials and prohibits knowingly dumping recyclables…
Read full rule →Escambia County
Some RestrictionsRecycling is a lawful disposal method in Escambia County, but the county code does not mandate that residents separate…
Read full rule →Fort Lauderdale
Some RestrictionsFort Lauderdale collects recyclables roadside once a week under Sec. 24-26(3), and Sec. 24-30(e) makes it mandatory…
Read full rule →Fort Myers
Some RestrictionsFort Myers requires every residential, commercial and multi-family property to separate recyclable materials from trash…
Read full rule →Gainesville
Some RestrictionsEvery commercial generator in Gainesville must separate designated recyclable materials from its trash and either haul…
Read full rule →Gulfport
Some RestrictionsEvery property in Gulfport pays a monthly recycling fee under Sec. 11-21(b)(11), whether or not the owner or tenant…
Read full rule →Hernando County
Some RestrictionsFlorida sets counties a 75% recycling goal, not a homeowner mandate, so no Hernando County resident is fined for…
Read full rule →Hialeah
Some RestrictionsHialeah's solid waste department collects recyclables every two weeks in city-issued containers, and every household…
Read full rule →Highlands County
Some RestrictionsBefore Highlands County issues a building permit for unincorporated construction or renovation, section 8.5-28 requires…
Read full rule →Hillsborough County
Some RestrictionsHillsborough County provides weekly curbside recycling to residential customers through a county-owned cart, and…
Read full rule →Hollywood
Some RestrictionsEvery multi-family building with more than two units, and every commercial establishment, has had to run a…
Read full rule →Homestead
Some RestrictionsHomestead provides single-stream recycling for residential properties. Recyclable materials include paper, cardboard…
Read full rule →Indian River County
Some RestrictionsFlorida sets a statewide 75% recycling goal, not a homeowner mandate, so no unincorporated Indian River County resident…
Read full rule →Jacksonville
Some RestrictionsJacksonville residents must separate recyclables from household trash and set them out at the curb; mixing them into…
Read full rule →Jupiter
Some RestrictionsJupiter requires on-site recyclable material collection and storage areas at every multifamily development with ten or…
Read full rule →Kissimmee
Some RestrictionsKissimmee residential service includes one recycling container collected once a week alongside trash, but City Code §…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Lake County provides a curbside recycling cart and asks residents to place all recyclables inside it…
Read full rule →Lakeland
Some RestrictionsLakeland's residential program recyclables are collected curbside once per week under City Code § 86-33(d)(2), and the…
Read full rule →Largo
Some RestrictionsLargo provides curbside recycling for accepted paper, cardboard, metals, and plastics, and residents must keep…
Read full rule →Lee County
Some RestrictionsEvery business and multifamily property in unincorporated Lee County must run an on-site recycling program. Businesses…
Read full rule →Manatee County
Some RestrictionsManatee County requires recycling to go out in county-issued containers with the lid closed, set within 3 feet of the…
Read full rule →Martin County
Some RestrictionsMartin County requires single-family households to sort recyclables into county-issued bins, set them out by 4 p.m. the…
Read full rule →Melbourne
Some RestrictionsMelbourne supplies a 64-gallon yellow-lid recycling cart to every customer and requires rinsed containers with a…
Read full rule →Miami
Some RestrictionsMiami requires recyclables to be separated and set at the curb in the city-issued bin on your scheduled recycling day…
Read full rule →Miami Beach
Some RestrictionsEvery Miami Beach multifamily building of two or more units must run a single-stream recycling program separating…
Read full rule →Miami-Dade County
Some RestrictionsResidents must separate newspaper, glass, aluminum cans, steel cans and plastics from the rest of their trash for the…
Read full rule →Miramar
Some RestrictionsMiramar requires curbside recycling to be sorted before it reaches the street: Section 18-76 defines the accepted…
Read full rule →New Port Richey
Some RestrictionsNew Port Richey's franchised waste hauler must provide curbside recycling pickup at least once a week under the city's…
Read full rule →North Port
Some RestrictionsNorth Port requires residents to drain and clean cans, bottles, and food containers, flatten cardboard, and remove…
Read full rule →Okaloosa County
Some RestrictionsFlorida law requires Okaloosa County to run a recycling program, and Section 403.706(2)(a), Florida Statutes, sets the…
Read full rule →Orange County
Some RestrictionsEvery household on full solid waste and recycling collection service in unincorporated Orange County must use the…
Read full rule →Orlando
Some RestrictionsOrlando runs a curbside recycling program for single-family, duplex, and triplex homes under Sec. 28.15(1), and…
Read full rule →Osceola County
Some RestrictionsOsceola County provides weekly curbside recycling. If you have a county recycling cart, program recyclables must go…
Read full rule →Palm Bay
Some RestrictionsPalm Bay requires recyclables sorted and placed curbside weekly in city-provided containers, separate from trash, and…
Read full rule →Palm Beach County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Palm Beach County residents must use the Solid Waste Authority's franchised recycling collection…
Read full rule →Palm Coast
Some RestrictionsOnce you set recyclables at the curb or in a City recycling container, Sec. 41-16 makes them the exclusive property of…
Read full rule →Pasco County
Some RestrictionsPasco County requires licensed haulers to collect recyclables in county-approved curbside containers and to inspect…
Read full rule →Pinellas County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Pinellas County, licensed residential haulers must offer curbside recycling pickup to every…
Read full rule →Plantation
Some RestrictionsPlantation's exclusive franchise recycling program requires residents to keep recyclables source-separated from their…
Read full rule →Pompano Beach
Some RestrictionsPompano Beach residential customers must sort recyclables under City Code § 96.20 and set them out once a week in the…
Read full rule →Port Orange
Some RestrictionsEvery Port Orange residence must have a recycling container large enough to hold a week's worth of recyclables, and the…
Read full rule →Sarasota
Some RestrictionsThe City of Sarasota requires every residential and commercial user to recycle by source separation under City Code…
Read full rule →Sarasota County
Some RestrictionsSarasota County requires curbside customers to keep Program Recyclables out of the trash. Code Sec. 106-55 makes it…
Read full rule →Satellite Beach
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Satellite Beach, recyclables go out in a contractor-owned cart on the Monday curbside route, and Sec…
Read full rule →Seminole County
Some RestrictionsSeminole County requires every household with residential collection service to keep recyclables separate from trash…
Read full rule →St Lucie County
Some RestrictionsSt. Lucie County requires yard trash to be separated from other solid waste, and recyclable materials to go to…
Read full rule →St. Petersburg
Some RestrictionsResidents of single-family homes and multifamily properties of four units or less who participate in St. Petersburg's…
Read full rule →Sunrise
Some RestrictionsRecycling service is mandatory and billed for every Sunrise household, collected weekly in a city recycling cart. Put…
Read full rule →Tallahassee
Some RestrictionsTallahassee's Department of Solid Waste Services must issue every single-family home a recovered-material container…
Read full rule →Titusville
Some RestrictionsTitusville households enrolled in the recycling program must separate recyclables from regular trash and set them out…
Read full rule →West Palm Beach
Some RestrictionsWest Palm Beach collects residential recyclable material at least once a week under City Code § 74-33(a)(4). Material…
Read full rule →Polk County
Light RestrictionsUnlike trash pickup, curbside recycling is not mandatory in unincorporated Polk County. Residents who want it must…
Read full rule →Marion County
Few RestrictionsMarion County runs no curbside recycling pickup. Residents may voluntarily drop recyclables at county recycling centers…
Read full rule →Mandatory Organics Recycling
Curbside organics collection mandated by California SB-1383 (and equivalent state laws), residential opt-out rules, and edible-food-recovery requirements.
Fort Myers
Some RestrictionsFort Myers requires residential, commercial, and industrial property owners to separate compostable materials from…
Read full rule →Gainesville
Some RestrictionsGainesville phased in mandatory food-scrap separation for businesses: generators of a cubic yard or more of food waste…
Read full rule →Miami
Some RestrictionsMiami food service properties whose waste stream is mostly raw or processed organic matter must have it hauled away at…
Read full rule →Holiday Pickup Schedule
How collection days shift around major holidays, where to verify the current schedule, and rules for putting bins out around shifted pickup dates.
Citrus County
Some RestrictionsCitrus County suspends garbage collection on county-designated holidays and on any day the sanitary landfill is closed…
Read full rule →Escambia County
Some RestrictionsEscambia County does not skip trash day for holidays. Section 82-131(1) states pickups 'shall not be reduced by…
Read full rule →Jacksonville
Some RestrictionsDuval County's waste contractor can't just skip a route because of a holiday. Sec. 382.405(b) of the Ordinance Code…
Read full rule →North Port
Some RestrictionsNorth Port pushes trash, recycling and yard waste pickup back one day after any week with an observed holiday, with the…
Read full rule →Pasco County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Pasco County, if your regular trash or recycling pickup falls on a legal holiday, your licensed…
Read full rule →Highlands County
Light RestrictionsIn unincorporated Highlands County, the franchised hauler skips collection on Sundays and on holidays the county…
Read full rule →Lake County
Light RestrictionsWhen a scheduled collection day lands on a recognized holiday, Lake County Solid Waste Management pushes garbage…
Read full rule →Melbourne
Light RestrictionsWhen a Melbourne resident's regular trash day falls on a Holiday, the city's franchise agreement pushes collection to…
Read full rule →Okaloosa County
Light RestrictionsOkaloosa County's waste franchisee skips collection only on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day under…
Read full rule →Port St. Lucie
Light RestrictionsPort St. Lucie suspends garbage, recycling, yard waste, and bulk waste pickup on Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and…
Read full rule →Sarasota County
Light RestrictionsSarasota County's franchised waste hauler is not required to run curbside collection on New Year's Day, July 4th, Labor…
Read full rule →Illegal Dumping
Penalties and enforcement for dumping trash, debris, or hazardous materials on private or public property without authorization.
Alachua County
Heavy RestrictionsAlachua County Code § 75.201(d) bans throwing, placing, or depositing any solid waste onto rights-of-way, streets…
Read full rule →Bay County
Heavy RestrictionsDumping, leaving or burying solid waste on public or private land without the owner's written consent is banned…
Read full rule →Boca Raton
Heavy RestrictionsBoca Raton bans creating or running any landfill or dump within the city and prohibits placing solid waste on streets…
Read full rule →Boynton Beach
Heavy RestrictionsBoynton Beach bans dumping or burying garbage, refuse, or rubbish anywhere in the City outside an approved refuse…
Read full rule →Brevard County
Heavy RestrictionsBrevard County bans dumping solid waste or litter on any public or private land in the unincorporated county under Code…
Read full rule →Clay County
Heavy RestrictionsClay County bans dumping litter of any kind on public roads, waterways or private property without the owner's consent…
Read full rule →Coral Gables
Heavy RestrictionsDumping garbage on any lot, street, alley, park, canal or waterway in Coral Gables is unlawful and draws a $500 civil…
Read full rule →Dade City
Heavy RestrictionsDade City Code § 74-41 makes it unlawful to deposit, throw, or pile rubbish, trash, weeds, brush or other matter on any…
Read full rule →Davie
Heavy RestrictionsDumping garbage, trash, or industrial waste on private property anywhere in the Town of Davie is unlawful, carrying a…
Read full rule →Deerfield Beach
Heavy RestrictionsDeerfield Beach bans depositing or burying garbage, refuse or malodorous material on streets, alleys, vacant lots…
Read full rule →Deltona
Heavy RestrictionsDeltona makes it a punishable offense to dump solid waste on another's property or in streets, waterways, and parks…
Read full rule →Doral
Heavy RestrictionsDumping garbage, trash or any waste on vacant or occupied property, streets, alleys, parkways, parks, canals or lakes…
Read full rule →Escambia County
Heavy RestrictionsEscambia County makes it a violation to throw, discard or dump litter anywhere except a permitted disposal site, under…
Read full rule →Flagler County
Heavy RestrictionsCausing, permitting or contributing to an act of litter anywhere in unincorporated Flagler County, including illegal…
Read full rule →Franklin County
Heavy RestrictionsFranklin County's litter control article bans dumping litter or solid waste on beaches, roads, waterways and private…
Read full rule →Gainesville
Heavy RestrictionsGainesville Code § 27-73 bans dumping garbage, trash, or recovered materials on someone else's property or on any…
Read full rule →Gulfport
Heavy RestrictionsDumping garbage, trash, or refuse on any Gulfport street, sidewalk, park, or another person's property is unlawful…
Read full rule →Highlands County
Heavy RestrictionsIt is unlawful in unincorporated Highlands County to dump, place or let accumulate grass, solid waste, white goods…
Read full rule →Hollywood
Heavy RestrictionsHollywood outright bans dumping litter, debris, dead plants, rubbish or even derelict vehicles, trailers and boats onto…
Read full rule →Homestead
Heavy RestrictionsHomestead Code § 23.5-5(a) bans depositing or burying garbage, refuse, rubbish, trash or waste in any street, alley…
Read full rule →Jupiter
Heavy RestrictionsJupiter Town Code § 16-11 bans dumping garbage, trash or litter on anyone else's land, in the street, or in any stream…
Read full rule →Lakeland
Heavy RestrictionsIt is unlawful in Lakeland to throw, dump, deposit or place any trash, garbage or litter in any city lake, lake bottom…
Read full rule →Leon County
Heavy RestrictionsDumping, leaving or burying solid waste on public or private property without the owner's written consent is a criminal…
Read full rule →Melbourne
Heavy RestrictionsMelbourne makes it illegal to dump garbage, motor oil, excrement or other objectionable waste on any public or private…
Read full rule →Miami Beach
Heavy RestrictionsDumping garbage, trash or solid waste on any vacant or occupied premises, street, alley, park or waterway in Miami…
Read full rule →Miami-Dade County
Heavy RestrictionsDumping litter, garbage or debris on any street, vacant lot, waterway or private property without authorization is a…
Read full rule →Miramar
Heavy RestrictionsDumping trash, rubbish or refuse on Miramar streets, alleys, vacant lots or waterways is unlawful under City Code §…
Read full rule →New Port Richey
Heavy RestrictionsDumping solid waste on streets, waterways, or private property without consent is unlawful citywide, punishable by…
Read full rule →Okaloosa County
Heavy RestrictionsDumping litter or waste on public or private property, streets, rights-of-way, or waterways in unincorporated Okaloosa…
Read full rule →Palm Bay
Heavy RestrictionsDumping waste on any lot, street, alley, park, stream, canal, or other waterway in Palm Bay without required permits is…
Read full rule →Palm Coast
Heavy RestrictionsDumping solid waste or recyclables on someone else's property, in a public street, sidewalk, right-of-way, park or…
Read full rule →Pasco County
Heavy RestrictionsPasco County outlaws dumping litter of any kind on public roads, in waterways, or on private property without the…
Read full rule →Pinellas County
Heavy RestrictionsUnincorporated Pinellas County bans dumping or leaving garbage, refuse, rubbish, junk or debris on any property…
Read full rule →Port Orange
Heavy RestrictionsIt is unlawful in Port Orange to throw, sweep, place or deposit garbage, trash, rubbish, weeds or filth on any…
Read full rule →Port St. Lucie
Heavy RestrictionsPort St. Lucie Code § 95.17 makes it unlawful to dump litter or refuse on public roads, waterways, private property…
Read full rule →Safety Harbor
Heavy RestrictionsSafety Harbor bans dumping, burning, or burying garbage on any land, street, vacant lot, or waterway within city…
Read full rule →Sumter County
Heavy RestrictionsDumping household garbage, litter or debris on private or public property in Sumter County is a crime. Sumter County…
Read full rule →Tallahassee
Heavy RestrictionsTallahassee bans dumping solid waste or recovered materials on any street, alley, or public or private property unless…
Read full rule →Tampa
Heavy RestrictionsCity of Tampa Code § 26-148 bans dumping solid waste on streets, alleys, parks or private property without consent, and…
Read full rule →Titusville
Heavy RestrictionsTitusville's Code of Ordinances makes it unlawful to drain, deposit, or discharge pollutants onto any street, gutter…
Read full rule →Volusia County
Heavy RestrictionsVolusia County makes it unlawful to dump solid waste on another's property, in streets, ditches, ponds, or parks, or to…
Read full rule →West Palm Beach
Heavy RestrictionsIt is unlawful to deposit garbage, litter, refuse or "any other filth or contaminating substance" on any street, alley…
Read full rule →Broward County
Significant RestrictionsDumping, burying, or burning solid waste anywhere in Broward County without authorization is a misdemeanor and a…
Read full rule →Cape Coral
Significant RestrictionsCape Coral bans dumping or burying refuse, construction debris or hazardous waste on any street, lot, canal or waterway…
Read full rule →Clearwater
Significant RestrictionsDumping solid waste anywhere outside the collection methods Clearwater's code defines is illegal and can trigger…
Read full rule →Cocoa
Significant RestrictionsCocoa treats dumping or littering solid waste on public or private property as a public nuisance and a Code violation…
Read full rule →Fort Lauderdale
Significant RestrictionsDumping solid waste on streets, beaches, waterways, city property or someone else's private land without consent is…
Read full rule →Jacksonville
Significant RestrictionsDumping litter on Jacksonville streets, rights-of-way, waterways, or private property without consent is unlawful under…
Read full rule →Kissimmee
Significant RestrictionsDumping junk, trash, or other waste anywhere in Kissimmee besides a licensed disposal site is unlawful, punishable by a…
Read full rule →Largo
Significant RestrictionsLargo bans dumping waste where it can blow or wash onto streets, sewers or others' property, and declares any…
Read full rule →Marion County
Significant RestrictionsDumping litter or junk on roads, waterways, or private property in Marion County starts at a $150 civil fine and…
Read full rule →Martin County
Significant RestrictionsMartin County bans dumping solid or hazardous waste anywhere in the unincorporated county if it creates an unsanitary…
Read full rule →Plantation
Significant RestrictionsPlantation bans letting trash, yard waste, or recyclables pile up on your own property under Section 10-7.2. An…
Read full rule →Pompano Beach
Significant RestrictionsPompano Beach bans dumping refuse, garbage, or trash on streets, sidewalks, the beach, or private property without a…
Read full rule →Sarasota
Significant RestrictionsDumping junk, trash, rubbish or inoperable vehicles on any public or private property in the City of Sarasota is…
Read full rule →Satellite Beach
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Satellite Beach, dumping garbage, trash, building waste or land-clearing debris on any land, street…
Read full rule →St. Petersburg
Significant RestrictionsDumping garbage, recyclables, garden trash, or rubbish on someone else's property, in streets, parks, or in any canal…
Read full rule →Charlotte County
Some RestrictionsCharlotte County bans depositing litter, garbage, or construction debris in any canal, waterway, lake, public property…
Read full rule →Citrus County
Some RestrictionsDumping litter on public or private property in unincorporated Citrus County escalates from a $300.00 fine on a first…
Read full rule →Collier County
Some RestrictionsIt is unlawful to throw, drop or deposit litter of any amount on public or private property, streets, rights-of-way or…
Read full rule →Coral Springs
Some RestrictionsDumping litter on Coral Springs streets, public property, waterways or private land without the owner's written consent…
Read full rule →Daytona Beach
Some RestrictionsDaytona Beach bans depositing refuse on streets, in waterways, on someone else's private property, or anywhere in the…
Read full rule →Fort Myers
Some RestrictionsFort Myers bans dumping, throwing, or scattering litter, debris, trash, or hazardous material on any land, stormwater…
Read full rule →Hialeah
Some RestrictionsDumping trash or garbage anywhere in Hialeah, public or private property, is unlawful under Sec. 58-27, covering…
Read full rule →Hillsborough County
Some RestrictionsDumping, burning or disposing of solid waste anywhere in Hillsborough County without an Environmental Protection…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsIt is unlawful to throw, place or deposit litter in any amount on public roads, waterways or private property in Lake…
Read full rule →Lee County
Some RestrictionsThrowing or dumping litter, rubbish or refuse on any street, alley, canal, beach, waterway or other public place in…
Read full rule →Manatee County
Some RestrictionsDumping or littering solid waste on streets, right-of-way, waterways, or public places in Manatee County is prohibited…
Read full rule →Miami
Some RestrictionsMiami issues civil fines of $500 per occurrence for illegal dumping by individuals and $1,050 per occurrence when…
Read full rule →Nassau County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Nassau County, it's unlawful to throw, discard, place, or let fall from a vehicle or boat any litter…
Read full rule →North Port
Some RestrictionsNorth Port bans dumping solid waste on streets, private property, or waterways, and treats any unauthorized pile as a…
Read full rule →Orange County
Some RestrictionsOrange County pays cash rewards, up to half of any fine, to anyone whose tip leads to a conviction for illegally…
Read full rule →Orlando
Some RestrictionsOrlando makes it unlawful to throw, discard, or deposit litter on public roads, in lakes, or on private property…
Read full rule →Osceola County
Some RestrictionsDiscarding or accumulating solid waste in unincorporated Osceola County anywhere but an authorized disposal site is…
Read full rule →Palm Beach County
Some RestrictionsDumping, burying, or placing waste on any land or water in the county is illegal under the county's Waste Control…
Read full rule →Pembroke Pines
Some RestrictionsPembroke Pines Code § 94.01 makes it both unlawful and a nuisance to dump or bury trash, debris, or garbage on any…
Read full rule →Polk County
Some RestrictionsPolk County Code Section 8-143 makes it unlawful to dump litter on public roads, rights-of-way, public lands, or…
Read full rule →Santa Rosa County
Some RestrictionsIllegal dumping is enforced under Florida's litter law (FS 403.413) and by county Code Enforcement. Dumping up to 15…
Read full rule →Sarasota County
Some RestrictionsIt is unlawful to dump solid waste or recyclables on any public or private property in unincorporated Sarasota County…
Read full rule →Seminole County
Some RestrictionsSeminole County Code Section 235.72 requires all solid waste in the unincorporated area to go to a County-designated…
Read full rule →St Lucie County
Some RestrictionsDumping garbage, trash, junk or debris on private or public property in unincorporated St. Lucie County is prohibited…
Read full rule →Winter Haven
Some RestrictionsWinter Haven bars anyone from scattering, throwing, placing, or depositing litter, including yard waste, junk, and…
Read full rule →Yard Waste Collection
Rules for separating grass clippings, leaves, branches, and other yard waste from regular trash, including pickup days and bag/bin requirements.
Alachua County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Alachua County bars mixing yard trash, grass clippings, tree and shrub trimmings, palm fronds, and…
Read full rule →Boca Raton
Some RestrictionsBoca Raton collects grass clippings, palm fronds, and tree branches as "vegetative waste" under Chapter 14, but the…
Read full rule →Boynton Beach
Some RestrictionsBoynton Beach collects yard trash and combustible debris once a week on a scheduled pickup day, separate from…
Read full rule →Brevard County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Brevard requires yard waste kept separate from trash, cut to 4 feet and 50 pounds, with vacant-lot…
Read full rule →Broward County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Broward County, yard waste set out for collection can't go to the curb more than 24 hours before…
Read full rule →Cape Coral
Some RestrictionsCape Coral's franchise hauler picks up horticultural waste, pruned branches, grass clippings, and palm fronds, once a…
Read full rule →Charlotte County
Some RestrictionsCharlotte County caps residential yard waste at ten 45-gallon cans, bags or bundles per week, collected on the same day…
Read full rule →Citrus County
Some RestrictionsCitrus County defines yard trash as vegetative debris from landscaping and land clearing, and requires it to go out in…
Read full rule →Clay County
Some RestrictionsClay County residents may mulch or compost their own yard trash on-site under the solid waste ordinance, but any yard…
Read full rule →Clearwater
Some RestrictionsClearwater requires loose yard waste to go out in a bag or a solid waste-approved container, never mixed into the…
Read full rule →Cocoa
Some RestrictionsCocoa requires yard waste to go out in a separate autocart from household garbage, with loose leaves, clippings and…
Read full rule →Coral Gables
Some RestrictionsClean yard waste goes unbagged in organized piles on the parkway for weekly city pickup, with tree trunks cut to 3 feet.
Read full rule →Coral Springs
Some RestrictionsCoral Springs handles yard waste through its regular household trash service, not a separate brush program. City Code…
Read full rule →Dade City
Some RestrictionsDade City requires yard trash, grass clippings, leaves, branches and shrub trimmings, to be set at the right-of-way in…
Read full rule →Davie
Some RestrictionsThe Town of Davie bars dumping yard waste into canals, ditches, swales, storm drains, sidewalks or roadways, and its…
Read full rule →Daytona Beach
Some RestrictionsDaytona Beach lets residents set out ordinary yard trimmings, palm fronds and limbs up to six inches thick and five…
Read full rule →Deerfield Beach
Some RestrictionsBulk yard and vegetative waste in Deerfield Beach is collected once a week, capped at seven cubic yards, stacked in…
Read full rule →Deltona
Some RestrictionsDeltona residents may set out up to 16 bags or bundles of yard waste weekly, each capped at 60 pounds, with limbs no…
Read full rule →Escambia County
Some RestrictionsIn the county's mandatory direct-collection area south of Stone Container Road, yard clippings, leaves and pine straw…
Read full rule →Flagler County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Flagler County caps yard waste at four cubic yards per household per collection under Sec. 27-257(b)…
Read full rule →Fort Lauderdale
Some RestrictionsFort Lauderdale picks up yard waste, grass clippings, tree trimmings, leaves and similar plant debris, once a week from…
Read full rule →Fort Myers
Some RestrictionsFort Myers collects bagged, bundled, or curbside-piled vegetative waste weekly, with strict size and weight limits…
Read full rule →Franklin County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Franklin County, homeowners may keep one yard trash pile per lot, capped at four feet wide, eight…
Read full rule →Gainesville
Some RestrictionsGainesville picks up bundled yard waste at curbside under City Code § 27-76(b)(2), so long as bundles or containers…
Read full rule →Gulfport
Some RestrictionsGulfport lets residents set loose yard waste like palm fronds and tree limbs curbside without a container, but pieces…
Read full rule →Hialeah
Some RestrictionsHialeah collects bulk yard waste, branches, grass clippings and palm fronds, once a month on alternating months…
Read full rule →Hillsborough County
Some RestrictionsHillsborough County caps weekly curbside yard waste at two cubic yards, three during spring growing season, with…
Read full rule →Hollywood
Some RestrictionsHollywood collects grass clippings, leaves and garden trash once a week on the city's posted schedule, capped at four…
Read full rule →Homestead
Some RestrictionsHomestead gives each residence semi-monthly curbside pickup of up to 10 cubic yards of yard and garden waste, but it…
Read full rule →Jacksonville
Some RestrictionsLoose yard trash must be bagged or boxed and capped at 5 cubic yards a week; tree trimmings over 5 feet or 6 inches…
Read full rule →Kissimmee
Some RestrictionsKissimmee limits bagged or bundled yard waste set out beyond the city cart to 60 pounds per bag or bundle, with bundles…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsLake County picks up Yard Trash once a week, separate from garbage and recycling, under Code § 23-23. Trimmings and…
Read full rule →Lakeland
Some RestrictionsLakeland collects regular yard trash, like grass and leaf clippings, once a week if bagged or bundled at no more than…
Read full rule →Largo
Some RestrictionsLargo collects horticultural and yard waste weekly up to five cubic yards per subscriber at no extra charge under City…
Read full rule →Manatee County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Manatee County collects yard waste once a week in its own container separate from trash and recyclables…
Read full rule →Marion County
Some RestrictionsResidents may drop off two cubic yards of yard trash per day at a county recycling center, but bagged yard trash and…
Read full rule →Martin County
Some RestrictionsMartin County requires yard waste to be set out curbside only at the dwelling where it was generated. Residents cannot…
Read full rule →Melbourne
Some RestrictionsMelbourne caps garden and yard trash at 50 pounds per container, bans plastic or paper bags for storage, and requires…
Read full rule →Miami
Some RestrictionsRaking or leaf-blowing yard waste, dirt, or debris into a Miami street, storm drain, alley, or neighboring property is…
Read full rule →Miami Beach
Some RestrictionsMiami Beach gives property owners two options for garden, tree and shrubbery trash under Sec. 90-105: containerize or…
Read full rule →Miami-Dade County
Some RestrictionsMiami-Dade's Yard Trash Management Ordinance bans mixing yard trash with garbage and requires bundles no longer than 3…
Read full rule →Miramar
Some RestrictionsMiramar's solid waste code only accepts yard debris as free curbside Bulk Trash when limbs, branches and palm fronds…
Read full rule →Nassau County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Nassau County bans dumping yard trash in its lined landfill cells. Section 30½-7, the 'Yard Trash…
Read full rule →New Port Richey
Some RestrictionsYard waste set out for regular pickup must be bagged, containerized, or bundled under four feet and fifty pounds, with…
Read full rule →North Port
Some RestrictionsNorth Port caps yard waste bundles at 4 feet long, 2 feet thick and 35 pounds, and bans plastic bags for curbside yard…
Read full rule →Okaloosa County
Some RestrictionsOkaloosa County's franchised hauler picks up yard trash once a week under County Code § 11-191(b), separate from…
Read full rule →Orange County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Orange County caps uncontainerized yard waste bundles at 3 feet long and 60 pounds, per the county code.
Read full rule →Orlando
Some RestrictionsOrlando collects yard trash separately from household garbage on a Solid Waste Division schedule, capped at 40 pounds…
Read full rule →Osceola County
Some RestrictionsOsceola County Code § 19-4(i) lets curbside customers set out yard waste like twigs, small branches, grass clippings…
Read full rule →Palm Bay
Some RestrictionsTree limbs and yard trimmings set out for Palm Bay curbside pickup must be cut to 4 feet if under 6 inches thick, or 2…
Read full rule →Palm Beach County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Palm Beach County caps yard waste pieces at 6 feet, 6 inches thick and 50 pounds, and bars putting carts…
Read full rule →Palm Coast
Some RestrictionsPalm Coast caps yard waste like tree limbs, trunks and palm fronds at five feet long, six inches in diameter and 60…
Read full rule →Pasco County
Some RestrictionsLicensed residential haulers in unincorporated Pasco County must offer, and provide on request, separate collection of…
Read full rule →Pembroke Pines
Some RestrictionsUnder Pembroke Pines Code § 94.13(B), homeowners must tie yard trash into neat bundles and set it at curbside with…
Read full rule →Pinellas County
Some RestrictionsLicensed residential haulers serving unincorporated Pinellas County must offer separate weekly yard waste collection to…
Read full rule →Plantation
Some RestrictionsPlantation residents can't set Bulk Trash or Yard Waste at the curb until the Saturday before their scheduled monthly…
Read full rule →Pompano Beach
Some RestrictionsPompano Beach requires vegetative material, grass clippings, palm fronds and tree trimmings to go into the resident's…
Read full rule →Port Orange
Some RestrictionsPort Orange collects bagged, boxed or bundled yard waste once a week, but branches cannot exceed four feet in length…
Read full rule →Port St. Lucie
Some RestrictionsPort St. Lucie limits curbside yard waste to 4 cubic yards per household per week under Section 80.06(e) of the Code of…
Read full rule →Safety Harbor
Some RestrictionsSafety Harbor collects yard waste separately once a week, capped at 1.5 cubic yards or eight 32-gallon cans, with…
Read full rule →Sarasota
Some RestrictionsCity of Sarasota requires yard waste to be bundled, boxed or bagged with strict size and weight caps, and bans plastic…
Read full rule →Sarasota County
Some RestrictionsYard trash in unincorporated Sarasota County must go in a separate curbside container from regular garbage, be no…
Read full rule →Satellite Beach
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Satellite Beach, vegetative garden and yard trash goes out in its own cart, separate from household…
Read full rule →Seminole County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Seminole County splits yard debris into two categories under Chapter 235: Yard Trash-Regular, which…
Read full rule →St. Petersburg
Some RestrictionsGarden trash and tree trimmings must go into the City's bulk garbage container under § 27-500, with trimmings cut to no…
Read full rule →Sumter County
Some RestrictionsSumter County doesn't set curbside yard-waste pickup rules directly in its code, but its fertilizer ordinance bars…
Read full rule →Tallahassee
Some RestrictionsTallahassee caps every curbside yard waste pile at six feet long, four feet wide and four feet high, and limbs cannot…
Read full rule →Tampa
Some RestrictionsCity of Tampa Code § 26-171 requires logs, limbs, brush and palm fronds to be cut to four feet or less and bundled or…
Read full rule →Titusville
Some RestrictionsTitusville picks up bulky furniture, appliances, tree stumps and large limbs at curbside through its special pickup…
Read full rule →Volusia County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Volusia County households get up to four 32-gallon containers of yard trash collected weekly under Code…
Read full rule →West Palm Beach
Some RestrictionsWest Palm Beach collects residential yard and garden waste at least once a week under City Code § 74-33(a)(2), separate…
Read full rule →Winter Haven
Some RestrictionsWinter Haven picks up horticultural refuse (tree branches, palm fronds, brush) once a week in loads up to two cubic…
Read full rule →Dumpster Rules
Permits and placement rules for residential or construction dumpsters, including how long they can stay and ROW obstruction limits.
Boca Raton
Significant RestrictionsBoca Raton requires a non-exclusive city franchise before any company can place or service roll-off dumpsters for…
Read full rule →Charlotte County
Significant RestrictionsMultifamily and commercial properties in unincorporated Charlotte County must site dumpsters, roll-off containers, and…
Read full rule →Coral Gables
Significant RestrictionsAny contractor placing a roll-off dumpster for construction debris, demolition, or bulky waste in Coral Gables must…
Read full rule →Gulfport
Significant RestrictionsNew multi-family and nonresidential properties in Gulfport that use bulk containers or dumpsters must screen them in an…
Read full rule →Lake County
Significant RestrictionsPlacing a commercial dumpster or roll-off container in unincorporated Lake County requires a Commercial Franchise from…
Read full rule →Lakeland
Significant RestrictionsAnyone other than the city's public works department who wants to collect and haul refuse, yard trash, or construction…
Read full rule →Pasco County
Significant RestrictionsPasco County bans dumpsters on residential lots smaller than one acre, and no licensed hauler may place a specialized…
Read full rule →Plantation
Significant RestrictionsPlacing or servicing a roll-off dumpster for construction and demolition debris in Plantation requires a city franchise…
Read full rule →Polk County
Significant RestrictionsBusinesses in unincorporated Polk County can only get dumpster, roll-off, or compactor service from a hauler holding a…
Read full rule →Alachua County
Some RestrictionsMulti-family developments over ten units, and all commercial, mixed-use, and industrial developments in unincorporated…
Read full rule →Bay County
Some RestrictionsDumpsters, garbage cans and other refuse containers can't be visible to ground-level pedestrians within 115 feet of the…
Read full rule →Boynton Beach
Some RestrictionsBoynton Beach requires roll-off containers to sit on the customer's own property in a spot accessible for service under…
Read full rule →Brevard County
Some RestrictionsPlacing a roll-off or commercial dumpster on unincorporated Brevard property requires a county permit: operating…
Read full rule →Broward County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Broward County requires dumpsters or dumpster enclosures on residential plots with four or more dwelling…
Read full rule →Cape Coral
Some RestrictionsCape Coral requires most non-residential and multi-family sites to screen commercial trash receptacles inside an…
Read full rule →Citrus County
Some RestrictionsCitrus County lets two or more commercial businesses share one dumpster and split the bill under a written agreement…
Read full rule →Clay County
Some RestrictionsFranchised haulers must supply Clay County commercial customers with covered, watertight containers from 2 to 50 cubic…
Read full rule →Clearwater
Some RestrictionsCommercial dumpsters in Clearwater must sit inside an enclosure built so the waste receptacle isn't visible from ground…
Read full rule →Cocoa
Some RestrictionsCocoa requires commercial mechanical and roll-off containers to sit on a paved or concrete pad inside the property…
Read full rule →Coral Springs
Some RestrictionsAnyone hauling residential construction or demolition debris in Coral Springs needs a city permit before using the…
Read full rule →Dade City
Some RestrictionsDade City Code § 74-33 requires every garbage can and mechanical container, including commercial dumpsters, to stay in…
Read full rule →Davie
Some RestrictionsCommercial dumpster enclosures in the Town of Davie, Broward County must be built of 6-to-8-foot concrete walls…
Read full rule →Daytona Beach
Some RestrictionsCommercial dumpsters, compactors, and roll-off containers in Daytona Beach must be screened on at least three sides…
Read full rule →Deerfield Beach
Some RestrictionsDeerfield Beach requires commercial dumpsters to sit on private property, be easily and safely accessible to collection…
Read full rule →Deltona
Some RestrictionsEvery dumpster and solid waste container in Deltona needs a six-foot masonry screen on at least three sides, and the…
Read full rule →Doral
Some RestrictionsDoral requires a city building permit before any commercial or multifamily property builds a garbage storage facility…
Read full rule →Escambia County
Some RestrictionsProperties with six or more residential units, and commercial sites using mechanical containers, must follow Section…
Read full rule →Flagler County
Some RestrictionsIn the unincorporated stretch of State Road A1A between Beverly Beach and Marineland, Flagler County requires dumpsters…
Read full rule →Fort Lauderdale
Some RestrictionsFort Lauderdale requires every multifamily building of four units or more, and every commercial establishment, to keep…
Read full rule →Fort Myers
Some RestrictionsFort Myers requires dumpster and recycling container enclosures serving any development other than a single-family or…
Read full rule →Gainesville
Some RestrictionsGainesville lets neighboring businesses share one commercial dumpster only if it sits within 500 feet of each…
Read full rule →Hialeah
Some RestrictionsHialeah Code Sec. 78-108 requires garbage, waste and recycling dumpsters serving multifamily, commercial or industrial…
Read full rule →Highlands County
Some RestrictionsCommercial properties in unincorporated Highlands County must use containers supplied by their franchised solid waste…
Read full rule →Hillsborough County
Some RestrictionsHillsborough County requires solid waste containers used by hazardous-waste generators near parks, playgrounds, or…
Read full rule →Hollywood
Some RestrictionsHollywood requires every dumpster serving a multi-family building, business or food-handling establishment to sit…
Read full rule →Homestead
Some RestrictionsHomestead requires every commercial dumpster to sit on the private property receiving service, fully enclosed in a…
Read full rule →Jacksonville
Some RestrictionsEvery new building in Jacksonville except single-family homes must include off-street space for storing and emptying…
Read full rule →Jupiter
Some RestrictionsJupiter requires new dumpsters on nonresidential property to sit at least 75 feet from residentially zoned land and be…
Read full rule →Kissimmee
Some RestrictionsKissimmee requires commercial dumpsters to sit on a concrete pad inside a six-foot enclosure of brick, block, or…
Read full rule →Largo
Some RestrictionsLargo commercial and industrial properties must subscribe to scheduled front-load dumpster service of at least two…
Read full rule →Lee County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Lee County businesses must have solid waste collected at least once a week, twice a week for…
Read full rule →Manatee County
Some RestrictionsCommercial properties in unincorporated Manatee County must use county-provided 96-gallon carts or arrange their own…
Read full rule →Marion County
Some RestrictionsCommercial properties in Marion County must use a dumpster or mechanical container sized to hold all their waste…
Read full rule →Martin County
Some RestrictionsMartin County requires every construction, demolition, or renovation site to store debris in a commercial container or…
Read full rule →Melbourne
Some RestrictionsMelbourne City Code Sec. 9.22 bans trash and recycling dumpsters from front yards and street frontages, sets minimum…
Read full rule →Miami
Some RestrictionsMiami requires commercial dumpster pads to be concrete platforms, screened from view, and rodent-resistant, with…
Read full rule →Miami Beach
Some RestrictionsMiami Beach bans rolloffs, portable containers and dumpsters from alleys, bridges and specific tourist corridors like…
Read full rule →Miami-Dade County
Some RestrictionsBefore Miami-Dade issues a building permit for a new commercial or multi-family project, Section 15-4 requires the…
Read full rule →Miramar
Some RestrictionsCommercial and multi-family properties in Miramar cannot leave dumpsters or roll-offs sitting in the open: Section…
Read full rule →Nassau County
Some RestrictionsCountywide in unincorporated Nassau County, dumpsters and outdoor mechanical equipment like HVAC units, transformer…
Read full rule →New Port Richey
Some RestrictionsNew Port Richey requires commercial dumpsters to sit on a screened concrete pad in the off-street parking area, never…
Read full rule →North Port
Some RestrictionsNorth Port commercial customers must lease city-owned dumpsters or roll-offs and keep them in a corral whose design…
Read full rule →Okaloosa County
Some RestrictionsDumpsters are a permitted accessory use in every Okaloosa County zoning district except R-1 and R-2, where only…
Read full rule →Orange County
Some RestrictionsOrange County bans construction dumpsters, roll-off containers and other centralized waste or recycling collection…
Read full rule →Orlando
Some RestrictionsOrlando requires roll-off compactor containers to sit outside front/street-side setbacks and parking areas under City…
Read full rule →Osceola County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Osceola County requires every commercial property to use a dumpster or compactor sized to hold all the…
Read full rule →Palm Bay
Some RestrictionsBusinesses in Palm Bay must screen dumpsters on at least three sides with a 6-foot masonry wall, fence, or similar…
Read full rule →Palm Beach County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Palm Beach County requires trash and recycling dumpsters to sit in a 10-by-10-foot enclosure, set back…
Read full rule →Palm Coast
Some RestrictionsNon-residential dumpster enclosures in Palm Coast must be fully screened from public view under Sec. 41-10(a): six-foot…
Read full rule →Pembroke Pines
Some RestrictionsCommercial and multifamily developments in Pembroke Pines can't just drop a dumpster anywhere: § 155.623 requires it…
Read full rule →Pinellas County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Pinellas County, commercial dumpsters must meet zoning setbacks, be screened by a 6-foot solid fence…
Read full rule →Pompano Beach
Some RestrictionsMultifamily and nonresidential dumpsters and compactors must be screened on three sides by a masonry wall and a gate on…
Read full rule →Port Orange
Some RestrictionsPort Orange's Land Development Code requires every commercial, industrial, multifamily and institutional project to…
Read full rule →Port St. Lucie
Some RestrictionsEvery multi-family, commercial, industrial, office, and institutional property in Port St. Lucie must screen its refuse…
Read full rule →Safety Harbor
Some RestrictionsBusinesses using commercial dumpsters must keep them accessible on collection day or lose their spot until the next…
Read full rule →Sarasota
Some RestrictionsCity of Sarasota requires multifamily and nonresidential refuse and recycling storage areas to be screened on three…
Read full rule →Sarasota County
Some RestrictionsCommercial dumpsters in unincorporated Sarasota County must sit on a paved, level surface, preferably a 6-inch concrete…
Read full rule →Satellite Beach
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Satellite Beach, City Code § 50-34 requires commercial dumpsters, defined in § 50-1 as two- to…
Read full rule →Seminole County
Some RestrictionsSeminole County requires every commercial dumpster and roll-off container used in the unincorporated county to be…
Read full rule →St. Johns County
Some RestrictionsIn St. Johns County's Office, Commercial and Planned Districts, a waste dumpster pad and its containers count as a…
Read full rule →St. Petersburg
Some RestrictionsCommercial dumpsters and roll-off containers in St. Petersburg must sit where collection trucks can reach and dump them…
Read full rule →Sumter County
Some RestrictionsCommercial, institutional and multifamily sites in unincorporated Sumter County must screen dumpsters and refuse areas…
Read full rule →Tallahassee
Some RestrictionsTallahassee commercial establishments must contain their waste in a forktainer, roll-off container, or…
Read full rule →Tampa
Some RestrictionsCity of Tampa Code § 26-166 governs commercial refuse bins: apartments of four or more units and other commercial…
Read full rule →Titusville
Some RestrictionsTitusville's Land Development Regulations confine commercial dumpsters and other refuse facilities to side or rear…
Read full rule →Volusia County
Some RestrictionsCommercial properties in unincorporated Volusia County must screen every trash bin or dumpster on at least three sides…
Read full rule →West Palm Beach
Some RestrictionsWest Palm Beach requires commercial dumpsters to sit on a pad at a city-approved location on private property and…
Read full rule →Winter Haven
Some RestrictionsEvery commercial and multi-family development in Winter Haven must provide a dedicated solid waste collection area, and…
Read full rule →Collection Schedule
Day-of-week pickup schedules by neighborhood, set-out and take-back time windows, and where to find your specific block's schedule.
Palm Coast
Heavy RestrictionsPalm Coast requires every property, residential and commercial, to use the City's franchised hauler for solid waste and…
Read full rule →Bay County
Significant RestrictionsEvery property owner in unincorporated Bay County must funnel their solid waste through the county's own disposal and…
Read full rule →Collier County
Significant RestrictionsCollier County requires every residential and commercial property inside a solid-waste benefit unit to be serviced by…
Read full rule →Deerfield Beach
Significant RestrictionsEvery dwelling unit in Deerfield Beach must subscribe to city refuse collection under Code Sec. 58-67. Residential…
Read full rule →Largo
Significant RestrictionsLargo requires every residential, commercial and industrial property to subscribe to city solid waste collection; no…
Read full rule →Leon County
Significant RestrictionsLeon County requires every improved property owner or occupant to deliver solid waste to the county's disposal system…
Read full rule →Martin County
Significant RestrictionsMartin County requires every unincorporated single-family home to use the county's franchised hauler, with carts out by…
Read full rule →North Port
Significant RestrictionsNorth Port requires all solid waste generated within city limits to be collected by the city's own solid waste…
Read full rule →Okaloosa County
Significant RestrictionsOkaloosa County runs residential garbage pickup through one exclusive franchisee, and County Code § 11-191(a)(1) locks…
Read full rule →Safety Harbor
Significant RestrictionsSafety Harbor's public works department holds the exclusive right to collect garbage citywide, so residents cannot opt…
Read full rule →Titusville
Significant RestrictionsEvery occupied or vacant residential, multi-dwelling and commercial unit in Titusville must subscribe to and pay for…
Read full rule →Volusia County
Significant RestrictionsUnincorporated Volusia County runs solid waste pickup as a mandatory special assessment district under Code §§ 106-93…
Read full rule →Alachua County
Some RestrictionsAlachua County's licensed haulers may only collect residential and commercial solid waste between 7:00 a.m. and sunset…
Read full rule →Boca Raton
Some RestrictionsBoca Raton requires every dwelling unit to use city solid waste collection under Section 14-3, covering single-family…
Read full rule →Boynton Beach
Some RestrictionsBoynton Beach collects residential garbage twice a week at the curb, and only the City may do it: Section 10-22 makes…
Read full rule →Brevard County
Some RestrictionsBrevard County requires unincorporated-area homes and businesses to use a licensed collector for trash pickup, unless…
Read full rule →Broward County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Broward County requires garbage and rubbish removal from every property, collected only by…
Read full rule →Cape Coral
Some RestrictionsEvery single-family home, multi-family building, and commercial property in Cape Coral must subscribe to refuse service…
Read full rule →Charlotte County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Charlotte County, which covers Port Charlotte, Englewood, Rotonda and South Gulf Cove since only Punta…
Read full rule →Citrus County
Some RestrictionsCitrus County requires its certified garbage haulers to file collection routes and schedules with the county's solid…
Read full rule →Clay County
Some RestrictionsClay County's public policy under Code of Ordinances § 10-52 is periodic, timely and continuous garbage, trash and…
Read full rule →Clearwater
Some RestrictionsClearwater picks up residential garbage once a week on a regularly scheduled day, never on Saturdays, Sundays, or…
Read full rule →Cocoa
Some RestrictionsCocoa declares its solid waste collection service a direct benefit to every parcel in the city under Sec. 9-24, and…
Read full rule →Coral Gables
Some RestrictionsCoral Gables requires curbside garbage pickup at least twice weekly, plus a citywide weekly bulk trash and yard-waste…
Read full rule →Coral Springs
Some RestrictionsCoral Springs guarantees residential trash pickup at least twice a week under City Code § 8-3(a), and § 8-6 locks…
Read full rule →Dade City
Some RestrictionsDade City Code §§ 74-35 and 74-38 require every developed property, residential or commercial, to have garbage emptied…
Read full rule →Davie
Some RestrictionsEvery residential and commercial property in Davie must have garbage and trash collected by the town's franchised…
Read full rule →Daytona Beach
Some RestrictionsDaytona Beach requires every owner, occupant, and tenant of property inside city limits to use the city's contracted…
Read full rule →Deltona
Some RestrictionsDeltona provides mandatory weekly residential trash collection with up to two containers per household across three…
Read full rule →Doral
Some RestrictionsDoral's solid waste franchisee may only run curbside residential pickups between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., with no…
Read full rule →Escambia County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Escambia County requires every residential property to subscribe with a county-franchised collector…
Read full rule →Flagler County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Flagler County requires solid waste generated on residential property to go through an authorized…
Read full rule →Fort Lauderdale
Some RestrictionsFort Lauderdale collects residential solid waste twice weekly at single-family homes and small multifamily accounts…
Read full rule →Fort Myers
Some RestrictionsFort Myers collects household garbage and curbside recycling once a week, and every single-family, multi-family, and…
Read full rule →Franklin County
Some RestrictionsFranklin County does not set fixed pickup days by ordinance; instead, Franklin County Code § 13-7 requires anyone…
Read full rule →Gulfport
Some RestrictionsGulfport's authorized collector empties residential garbage containers twice each week under Sec. 11-17. Recycling…
Read full rule →Hialeah
Some RestrictionsThe city's solid waste department has exclusive collection authority: Sec. 78-68 sets garbage pickup twice weekly, Sec…
Read full rule →Highlands County
Some RestrictionsEvery residential property in unincorporated Highlands County must subscribe to its area's franchised trash hauler…
Read full rule →Hillsborough County
Some RestrictionsCurbside residential collection is mandatory for nearly every single-family home in unincorporated Hillsborough County…
Read full rule →Hollywood
Some RestrictionsEvery resident, occupant and property owner in Hollywood must have garbage, solid waste and rubbish removed through the…
Read full rule →Homestead
Some RestrictionsEvery Homestead residence not in a new development must subscribe to city garbage collection, with containers emptied…
Read full rule →Jacksonville
Some RestrictionsJacksonville's residential waste contractor must pick up garbage, rubbish, other trash, and yard trash from the curb at…
Read full rule →Jupiter
Some RestrictionsJupiter households must keep garbage cans emptied at least twice weekly under Town Code § 16-10, and every resident…
Read full rule →Kissimmee
Some RestrictionsKissimmee runs residential trash, recycling and yard waste pickup once a week on a set day, and City Code § 32-67…
Read full rule →Lake County
Some RestrictionsLake County runs a franchised-hauler collection system for unincorporated residents: Code § 23-18 requires weekly…
Read full rule →Lakeland
Some RestrictionsLakeland residents must maintain a garbage can or container sized for four days of refuse, and the city collects…
Read full rule →Marion County
Some RestrictionsMarion County runs no municipal trash truck: every residential owner must independently haul waste, hire a franchise…
Read full rule →Melbourne
Some RestrictionsEvery occupied residential, multifamily, and commercial unit in Melbourne must subscribe to and pay for the city's…
Read full rule →Miami
Some RestrictionsMiami's solid waste department collects residential garbage twice a week for homes and buildings of three units or…
Read full rule →Miami Beach
Some RestrictionsEvery dwelling and commercial establishment in Miami Beach must carry solid waste collection service; there's no…
Read full rule →Miami-Dade County
Some RestrictionsIn areas Miami-Dade County serves, mainly unincorporated UMSA, the Department of Solid Waste Management is the sole…
Read full rule →Miramar
Some RestrictionsTrash collection in Miramar is not optional: Section 18-4 makes every owner of improved real property responsible for…
Read full rule →Nassau County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Nassau County doesn't fix pickup days or hours in the code itself. Section 30½-81 has the Board of…
Read full rule →New Port Richey
Some RestrictionsResidential curbside pickup runs Mondays and Thursdays only, between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m., with mandatory service for…
Read full rule →Orange County
Some RestrictionsOrange County Code § 32-160(a) makes county trash and recycling collection mandatory in unincorporated Orange County…
Read full rule →Orlando
Some RestrictionsOrlando's Solid Waste Division collects residential trash exactly once a week under Sec. 28.07(2), and the City is the…
Read full rule →Palm Bay
Some RestrictionsEvery occupied home, multi-unit building, and business in Palm Bay must subscribe to and pay for the city's solid waste…
Read full rule →Pasco County
Some RestrictionsEvery property owner in unincorporated Pasco County must dispose of solid waste exclusively through the county's solid…
Read full rule →Pembroke Pines
Some RestrictionsPembroke Pines requires every residence to use the city's franchised collector, which picks up solid waste and…
Read full rule →Pinellas County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Pinellas County, county-licensed haulers must collect single-family residential trash curbside at…
Read full rule →Plantation
Some RestrictionsEvery property owner and lessee in Plantation must use the City's exclusive franchised hauler, Waste Management, Inc…
Read full rule →Polk County
Some RestrictionsEvery owner and occupant of residential property in unincorporated Polk County must use the county-franchised hauler…
Read full rule →Pompano Beach
Some RestrictionsPompano Beach picks up residential garbage twice a week, recyclables once a week, and bulk trash once a week under Code…
Read full rule →Port Orange
Some RestrictionsEvery occupied residential or commercial property in Port Orange is automatically enrolled in garbage, recycling and…
Read full rule →Port St. Lucie
Some RestrictionsPort St. Lucie requires every residential and commercial property to use the city's franchise hauler for garbage…
Read full rule →Sarasota
Some RestrictionsAll solid waste generated in the City of Sarasota must be collected through the city's solid waste division, and…
Read full rule →Sarasota County
Some RestrictionsClass I curbside customers in unincorporated Sarasota County get once-a-week garbage collection, while Class II…
Read full rule →Satellite Beach
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Satellite Beach, every residential and commercial property must subscribe to and pay for solid waste…
Read full rule →Seminole County
Some RestrictionsSeminole County assigns every unincorporated neighborhood to one exclusive franchised hauler under Chapter 235, and…
Read full rule →St. Petersburg
Some RestrictionsSt. Petersburg is the exclusive provider of residential garbage and single-stream recycling collection inside city…
Read full rule →Tampa
Some RestrictionsCity of Tampa Code § 26-153(a) makes solid waste collection mandatory: every property must use the Department of Solid…
Read full rule →West Palm Beach
Some RestrictionsEvery owner or occupant of improved residential property in West Palm Beach must subscribe to city trash service under…
Read full rule →Winter Haven
Some RestrictionsWinter Haven runs its own residential garbage collection under Code of Ordinances Sec. 14-35, picking up trash at least…
Read full rule →St. Johns County
Light RestrictionsSt. Johns County doesn't run a residential trash pickup calendar through its Land Development Code, but it does require…
Read full rule →Recycling Rules
Which items can and cannot go in residential single-stream recycling bins, contamination penalties, and rules for hazardous-waste drop-off.
Tallahassee
Heavy RestrictionsOnce a Tallahassee resident sets recyclables out for collection, they become the property of the city, not the…
Read full rule →Collier County
Significant RestrictionsCollier County requires every business, institution and other non-residential property to identify and recycle its…
Read full rule →Alachua County
Some RestrictionsAlachua County Code § 75.302 requires every commercial property owner and tenant in the unincorporated county to…
Read full rule →Brevard County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Brevard requires curbside recycling carts for single-family homes, caps cart weight to manufacturer…
Read full rule →Broward County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Broward County requires curbside recycling for all residential and multifamily units, with exemptions…
Read full rule →Charlotte County
Some RestrictionsOnce you set your recycling out at the curb, Charlotte County owns it. Taking recyclables from a bin without the…
Read full rule →Coral Gables
Some RestrictionsCoral Gables requires every resident to sort recyclables into the city-issued bin and set it out beside the garbage can…
Read full rule →Daytona Beach
Some RestrictionsDaytona Beach requires recyclables to be rinsed and prepped before pickup and confines recycling bins to containers…
Read full rule →Doral
Some RestrictionsDoral bars anyone but a city- and state-licensed recycling contractor from collecting designated recyclables from…
Read full rule →Fort Lauderdale
Some RestrictionsEvery multifamily building in Fort Lauderdale must run its own recycling program under Sec. 24-8, giving each unit a…
Read full rule →Fort Myers
Some RestrictionsCity of Fort Myers offers curbside recycling collection to residential users; if declined, residents must deliver…
Read full rule →Gainesville
Some RestrictionsGainesville Code § 27-85 requires every commercial generator to separate designated recyclable materials and either…
Read full rule →Gulfport
Some RestrictionsGulfport issues every property at least one recycling container and requires residents to use only city-issued bins for…
Read full rule →Hialeah
Some RestrictionsHialeah runs a mandatory citywide residential recycling program: Sec. 78-63 requires every household account holder to…
Read full rule →Highlands County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Highlands County the franchised hauler must pick up bundled yard trash for recycling at least twice a…
Read full rule →Hollywood
Some RestrictionsHollywood gives single-family, duplex and triplex households a curbside bin for glass, plastic bottles, metal cans…
Read full rule →Homestead
Some RestrictionsHomestead Code § 23.5-2(f) requires multifamily buildings with twelve or more units, and new commercial establishments…
Read full rule →Jacksonville
Some RestrictionsJacksonville requires residents to separate recyclables from trash, bans mixing them in the same curbside container…
Read full rule →Martin County
Some RestrictionsMartin County makes it unlawful to remove recyclable materials or recycling containers that residents have set out for…
Read full rule →Melbourne
Some RestrictionsMelbourne requires households to rinse glass, plastic and metal containers before setting them in the recycling bin and…
Read full rule →Miami
Some RestrictionsMiami requires every multi-family building of four units or more to run a recycling program covering at least five…
Read full rule →Miami Beach
Some RestrictionsEvery commercial establishment in Miami Beach must run a single-stream recycling program covering at least three of…
Read full rule →Miami-Dade County
Some RestrictionsEvery residential unit and multi-family building in Miami-Dade County must separate newspaper, glass, aluminum cans…
Read full rule →Miramar
Some RestrictionsMiramar's recycling cart rules mirror its trash cart rules: Section 18-77 requires all acceptable recyclables to go…
Read full rule →North Port
Some RestrictionsNorth Port requires households and businesses to separate recyclable materials and yard waste from regular trash before…
Read full rule →Okaloosa County
Some RestrictionsSingle-family homes in unincorporated Okaloosa County get curbside recyclables pickup once a week, the same day as…
Read full rule →Palm Beach County
Some RestrictionsPalm Beach County makes it a crime to scavenge or remove recyclables once residents set them at the curb for pickup…
Read full rule →Pasco County
Some RestrictionsPasco County requires licensed haulers to collect curbside recyclables at least once a week, and it is a crime to…
Read full rule →Pompano Beach
Some RestrictionsPompano Beach requires residential customers to commingle approved recyclables, newspaper, cardboard, glass, aluminum…
Read full rule →Port Orange
Some RestrictionsPort Orange picks up recycling once a week from containers the city approves and designates for that purpose. Mix in…
Read full rule →Port St. Lucie
Some RestrictionsPort St. Lucie residents recycle exclusively through the city's franchise hauler under Code Section 80.06(c), setting…
Read full rule →Sarasota County
Some RestrictionsOnce you set your recycling bin out at the curb, Sarasota County Code Sec. 106-51 makes the contents the sole property…
Read full rule →St. Petersburg
Some RestrictionsSt. Petersburg runs the only legal recycling collection in the city. Under City Code § 27-497, only the City may…
Read full rule →Tampa
Some RestrictionsTampa provides one 95-gallon recycling cart per residence at curbside, and only unauthorized removal of recyclables…
Read full rule →Titusville
Some RestrictionsTitusville requires recyclables to be rinsed, sorted by material and set at curbside by 6:30 a.m. on collection day…
Read full rule →West Palm Beach
Some RestrictionsWest Palm Beach requires residential recyclables to go out in city-issued containers set five feet from the garbage…
Read full rule →Clay County
Light RestrictionsClay County's solid waste ordinance lets a franchised hauler skip a household's collection outright if garbage, rubbish…
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