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Trash & Recycling in Florida (2026)

642 rules on the books across Florida, 92 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.

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Pickup Rules & Schedules

Trash and recycling collection days, what time to put bins out, and rules about sorting materials for curbside pickup.

Miramar

Significant Restrictions

Miramar picks up trash through a single franchised hauler, not open competition: Section 18-7 grants Waste Pro of…

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St Lucie County

Significant Restrictions

St. Lucie County requires every residential property in the urban unincorporated area to use a county-regulated hauler…

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Alachua County

Some Restrictions

Residential owners in Alachua County's universal collection area must use only the contractor-provided receptacle…

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Apopka

Some Restrictions

Apopka provides weekly residential garbage, recycling, and yard waste collection through the city Solid Waste Division…

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Boca Raton

Some Restrictions

Boca Raton limits when single-family and duplex households can put solid waste containers at the curb: no earlier than…

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Brevard County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Brevard County the code fixes set-out timing, not the calendar. Carts go within five feet of the…

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Broward County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Broward County, garbage and bulk receptacles may go to the curb no more than 24 hours before pickup…

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Cape Coral

Some Restrictions

Cape Coral's franchise hauler collects garbage, trash, horticultural waste and recyclables once per week at curbside…

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Charlotte County

Some Restrictions

Charlotte County's curbside program requires garbage in a wheeled garbage cart and recyclables in a separate recycling…

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Citrus County

Some Restrictions

Citrus County's certified collector must pick up curbside garbage up to 50 pounds per receptacle during hours set under…

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Clay County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Clay County, hand-pickup customers cannot set Receptacles and Bundles at the curb more than 12 hours…

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Clearwater

Some Restrictions

Clearwater Code Section 32.281 establishes once-weekly residential garbage collection with set-out windows the night…

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Collier County

Some Restrictions

Solid-waste collection is mandatory in unincorporated Collier County: all household waste must go to the county's…

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Coral Gables

Some Restrictions

Coral Gables provides backyard garbage collection twice weekly and curbside trash (yard debris/household items) once…

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Daytona Beach

Some Restrictions

Before Daytona Beach crews will collect it, refuse must be prepared under strict rules in City Code § 78-41: garbage…

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Delray Beach

Some Restrictions

Delray Beach contracts with Waste Management for curbside solid waste, recycling, vegetation, and bulk collection…

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Doral

Some Restrictions

Doral provides twice-weekly garbage collection and once-weekly yard waste and bulk item pickup for single-family…

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Escambia County

Some Restrictions

Franchised collectors must pick up residential garbage twice a week and rubbish once a week under Code § 82-131…

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Flagler County

Some Restrictions

Sec. 27-257(a) of the Flagler County Code spells out curbside pickup basics in the unincorporated county: garbage and…

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Fort Lauderdale

Some Restrictions

The city collects residential solid waste twice weekly at single-family homes and small multifamily accounts of three…

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Fort Myers

Some Restrictions

Fort Myers collects household trash, recycling, and bulk waste at curbside once a week each, with food establishments…

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Franklin County

Some Restrictions

Franklin County regulates commercial solid waste collection in unincorporated Franklin County: haulers must deliver…

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Gainesville

Some Restrictions

Gainesville city crews collect garbage, yard waste and recyclables at the curb from buildings with four or fewer…

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Gulfport

Some Restrictions

Before garbage goes out for pickup in Gulfport, Sec. 11-14 requires every container to be free of liquids, with wet…

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Hialeah

Some Restrictions

Bulk trash pickup in Hialeah comes with a hard cap: Sec. 78-70 allows eight cubic yards per residence per collection…

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Highlands County

Some Restrictions

Every residential and commercial property in unincorporated Highlands County must use the franchised hauler assigned to…

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Hillsborough County

Some Restrictions

Hillsborough County's unincorporated curbside service includes two garbage pickups, one recycling, and one yard-waste…

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Hollywood

Some Restrictions

Every private company collecting garbage, recycling or solid waste in Hollywood needs a Public Works permit, and that…

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Homestead

Some Restrictions

Homestead provides curbside trash collection twice weekly and recycling collection once weekly for residential…

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Jacksonville

Some Restrictions

Jacksonville collects household garbage weekly and recycling every other week (Week A or B) on the same weekday. Find…

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Jupiter

Some Restrictions

Jupiter's Town Code sets exact rules for putting out garbage, trash and yard waste: containers go curbside no earlier…

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Kissimmee

Some Restrictions

Kissimmee's basic residential trash service, set out in City Code § 32-66(a)(1), gives every household one garbage…

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Lake County

Some Restrictions

Lake County's franchised hauler collects garbage and recycling on the same weekly day and yard trash on a separate day…

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Largo

Some Restrictions

The City provides twice-weekly automated garbage collection; enter your address on the official collection map to see…

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Lee County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Lee County, the franchised hauler collects garbage, trash, recyclables and horticulture waste once…

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Manatee County

Some Restrictions

Household garbage is collected twice a week (Monday/Thursday or Tuesday/Friday), with recycling and yard waste weekly…

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Melbourne

Some Restrictions

Melbourne bars setting trash at the curb before 5 p.m. the night before pickup and requires it out by 6:30 a.m. on…

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Miami

Some Restrictions

The City of Miami collects garbage from homes and small multifamily buildings twice a week, and containers must be at…

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Miami Beach

Some Restrictions

Owners and occupants of single-family homes, duplexes and townhouses in Miami Beach must clear garbage, trash or other…

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Miami-Dade County

Some Restrictions

Section 15-2 governs how Miami-Dade residents and businesses present waste for county pickup: every unit must keep…

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North Port

Some Restrictions

North Port collects household waste, yard waste and recycling once a week each, with recycling alternating between…

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Okaloosa County

Some Restrictions

The county's residential trash franchisee must collect solid waste from single-family homes in unincorporated Okaloosa…

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Orange County

Some Restrictions

Florida law puts solid waste and recycling pickup in the hands of county government: Fla. Stat. Sec. 403.706(1) makes…

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Orlando

Some Restrictions

The City collects garbage, recycling, yard waste, and large items once a week on your assigned day; look it up with the…

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Osceola County

Some Restrictions

Osceola County provides once-a-week curbside collection of household waste, yard waste, bulky waste, and recyclables to…

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Palm Bay

Some Restrictions

City crews collect household garbage twice a week in Palm Bay, while recycling, yard trash, and bulky waste are each…

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Palm Beach County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated areas, the Solid Waste Authority collects garbage on scheduled days with bulk once a week. Find your…

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Pasco County

Some Restrictions

Pasco County does not collect residential trash itself, residents sign up with a licensed private hauler. County…

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Pembroke Pines

Some Restrictions

Pembroke Pines provides residential trash collection twice per week through Waste Pro USA. Carts must be placed…

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Pinellas County

Some Restrictions

Florida law, Fla. Stat. § 403.706(21), lets Pinellas County and its cities require residents and businesses to separate…

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Pinellas Park

Some Restrictions

Pinellas Park's solid waste rules in Chapter 11 (Garbage and Disposal Items) require residents to use approved…

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Plant City

Some Restrictions

Plant City collects household garbage on your assigned weekday, with yard waste on Wednesdays. Confirm your collection…

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Polk County

Some Restrictions

Polk County collects household trash and yard waste once a week, Monday through Friday, in unincorporated areas. Look…

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Pompano Beach

Some Restrictions

Residential garbage is collected twice a week and recycling once a week under city contract, with roll carts required…

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Port Orange

Some Restrictions

Port Orange runs basic garbage service twice a week, covering up to three cans per residence and five per commercial…

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Port St. Lucie

Some Restrictions

Before a garbage or recycling cart goes to the curb in Port St. Lucie, Section 80.05 of the Code of Ordinances dictates…

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Sarasota

Some Restrictions

City of Sarasota sets a strict curbside window for trash and recycling bins: out by 7 a.m., never before 5 p.m. the…

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Sarasota County

Some Restrictions

Every residential and commercial property owner in unincorporated Sarasota County's Solid Waste Service District must…

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Seminole

Some Restrictions

Pinellas County Solid Waste services Seminole residents with twice-weekly garbage and weekly recycling collection. Set…

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Seminole County

Some Restrictions

Seminole County restricts trash and recycling pickup to 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Saturday for residential…

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St. Petersburg

Some Restrictions

St. Petersburg limits when and where bulk garbage and recycling containers can sit at the curb: out no earlier than…

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Sumter County

Some Restrictions

Sumter County Code § 21-1(a) requires every household's garbage and litter to go to a permitted landfill or be picked…

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Sunrise

Some Restrictions

Sunrise collects household garbage twice a week and recycling and bulk trash once a week through Republic Services…

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Tallahassee

Some Restrictions

Standard residential service is weekly curbside garbage and recycling plus bulky waste and yard waste every other week…

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Tampa

Some Restrictions

Tampa residents must set solid waste carts out no earlier than 4:00 p.m. the day before collection and pull them back…

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Tarpon Springs

Some Restrictions

Tarpon Springs residential trash is collected Monday and Thursday. Materials must be at curbside by 7 a.m. Section 8-13…

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Titusville

Some Restrictions

Titusville requires garbage, rubbish and bulky items to be containerized and set on the parkway next to the curb, not…

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Volusia County

Some Restrictions

Volusia County requires commercial solid waste collection at least once a week under Sec. 106-39, leaving the exact…

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West Palm Beach

Some Restrictions

West Palm Beach Sanitation provides twice-weekly garbage collection and once-weekly recycling and yard waste pickup…

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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 Restrictions

Unincorporated Alachua County residents may not set solid waste or recycling containers at the curb before 5 p.m. the…

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Boca Raton

Some Restrictions

Boca Raton requires residents on automated collection to use only the city-issued roll-out cart, placed off the street…

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Boynton Beach

Some Restrictions

Boynton Beach requires garbage carts to sit within three (3) feet of the curb or pavement edge on collection day, at…

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Broward County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Broward County, trash cans can go to the curb no more than 24 hours before pickup and must come back…

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Cape Coral

Some Restrictions

Between collection days, Cape Coral requires refuse carts to be stored in the rear yard, a garage or carport, or a side…

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Charlotte County

Some Restrictions

Charlotte County requires every multifamily and nonresidential dumpster, roll-off container, compactor, and recycling…

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Citrus County

Some Restrictions

Citrus County sets exact specifications for the garbage container residents put out for collection: automated carts up…

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Clearwater

Some Restrictions

Clearwater requires residential garbage and recycling carts to sit at the curbline, at least ten feet from any…

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Cocoa

Some Restrictions

Cocoa's Code sets exact windows for putting garbage carts at the curb: no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before…

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Collier County

Some Restrictions

Roll carts and other containers must be at the curb before 6:00 a.m. on your collection day but no earlier than 6:00…

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Coral Gables

Some Restrictions

Coral Gables requires garbage and recycling containers to sit beside the house behind the front building line, screened…

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Coral Springs

Some Restrictions

Trash cans and recycling bins can't just sit in the open in Coral Springs: City Code § 8-2 requires every receptacle to…

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Dade City

Some Restrictions

Under Dade City Code § 74-32, garbage cans must sit five to ten feet from the curbline and stay off neighboring or city…

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Davie

Some Restrictions

Davie residents may put garbage receptacles at the curb no more than 12 hours before regular collection and must move…

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Daytona Beach

Some Restrictions

Daytona Beach residents must roll mobile garbage carts to the curb no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the night before pickup…

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Deltona

Some Restrictions

Deltona residential trash carts must go to the curb no earlier than 6 p.m. the day before pickup and come back in by 9…

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Doral

Some Restrictions

Doral requires every garbage can, trash container and dumpster to be fully screened from neighboring properties and the…

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Escambia County

Some Restrictions

Escambia County bans permanent racks or structures for garbage containers in a public street or on private property in…

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Flagler County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Flagler County, Sec. 27-257(f) tells customers exactly where to set out garbage containers and how…

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Fort Lauderdale

Some Restrictions

Fort Lauderdale requires garbage and recycling carts to go out and come back on collection day only. Sec. 24-27(b) bars…

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Fort Myers

Some Restrictions

Fort Myers residents must place solid waste and recycling containers at the curb no earlier than noon the day before…

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Gulfport

Some Restrictions

Gulfport requires garbage and trash containers to sit at the alley property line if the property fronts an alley, or at…

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Hialeah

Some Restrictions

Hialeah dictates exactly where and when garbage carts go out: Sec. 78-69 requires placement on the swale or curb cut…

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Highlands County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Highlands County residents must set garbage containers at curbside, or within 75 feet of the road for…

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Hillsborough County

Some Restrictions

Hillsborough County residents must not set carts out before 6 p.m. the evening before collection, must have them out by…

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Hollywood

Some Restrictions

Hollywood residents must store garbage and recycling carts at the side or rear of the property and can only set them…

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Homestead

Some Restrictions

Homestead requires dumpsters to be screened behind an opaque fence or enclosure and kept off rights-of-way, while…

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Jacksonville

Some Restrictions

Jacksonville bars curbside carts before 5:00 p.m. the day before pickup and requires them off the curb by 6:00 a.m. the…

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Kissimmee

Some Restrictions

Kissimmee residents must set trash and recycling carts at the curb no earlier than 6 p.m. the night before pickup and…

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Lake County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Lake County requires carts at the curb before 6:00 a.m. on your collection day, with the handles and…

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Lakeland

Some Restrictions

Lakeland requires garbage and recycling carts to be stored behind the front building line the rest of the week, then…

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Largo

Some Restrictions

Largo residents may set automated carts at the curb no earlier than 6:00 p.m. the evening before collection and must…

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Lee County

Some Restrictions

If you own a home in unincorporated Lee County you must supply approved receptacles big enough for all your household…

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Manatee County

Some Restrictions

Manatee County residents must set carts within three feet of the curb in front of the residence, spaced three feet…

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Marion County

Some Restrictions

Marion County caps how early and how long garbage carts can sit at the curb, and sets minimum container standards…

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Martin County

Some Restrictions

Martin County residents may put garbage and recycling carts out no earlier than 4 p.m. the day before pickup and must…

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Melbourne

Some Restrictions

Melbourne limits when residents can put garbage, recycling and yard trash at the curb: no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the…

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Miami

Some Restrictions

Miami requires containerized garbage placed curbside no earlier than the night before collection and no later than 6:00…

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Miami Beach

Some Restrictions

Miami Beach requires garbage cans, dumpsters and other facilities to sit in a walled or enclosed area on private…

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Miami-Dade County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Miami-Dade County requires trash carts at curbside no later than 7:00 a.m. on collection day, positioned…

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Miramar

Some Restrictions

Miramar tells residents exactly when a garbage cart can hit the curb: Section 18-26 requires all residential Municipal…

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New Port Richey

Some Restrictions

Residential carts may go curbside starting 4 p.m. the day before pickup and must be pulled back by the end of…

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North Port

Some Restrictions

North Port bars putting garbage, recycling, and yard waste carts at the curb before 6 p.m. the evening before pickup…

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Okaloosa County

Some Restrictions

Okaloosa County's residential solid waste franchisee collects only from carts, and automated side-arm trucks require…

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Orange County

Some Restrictions

Orange County's solid waste code sets a tight window for curbside carts in the unincorporated county: garbage…

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Orlando

Some Restrictions

Orlando bars refuse and recycling containers from front or street-side yard setbacks, required parking areas, and…

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Osceola County

Some Restrictions

Osceola County collects carts at the curbside: within 3 feet of the curb, or within 6 feet of the pavement or public…

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Palm Bay

Some Restrictions

Palm 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…

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Palm Beach County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Palm Beach County residents may set garbage and yard waste carts out no earlier than 3 p.m. the day…

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Palm Coast

Some Restrictions

Palm Coast homeowners must keep garbage and recycling containers screened from street view except on pickup day, per…

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Pasco County

Some Restrictions

Pasco County requires household trash kept outside to sit in a county-approved, lidded container at all times until…

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Pembroke Pines

Some Restrictions

Pembroke Pines caps curbside garbage bags at three feet long, 32 gallons and 40 pounds, and limits set-out to no…

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Plantation

Some Restrictions

Plantation residents must store trash, recyclables, and recovered materials in a lidded, water-tight cart or can of at…

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Polk County

Some Restrictions

Polk County requires all household waste to go inside the provided garbage roll cart with the lid opening to the…

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Pompano Beach

Some Restrictions

Pompano Beach residents must set roll carts curbside within five feet of the curb line, no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the…

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Port Orange

Some Restrictions

Port Orange bins cannot sit in front of your building or within five feet of a property line, and collection runs 7…

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Port St. Lucie

Some Restrictions

Port St. Lucie requires garbage and recycling carts to be screened from the street between pickups and set at the curb…

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Safety Harbor

Some Restrictions

Safety Harbor residents must set garbage and trash at the curb no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the day before pickup, with…

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Sarasota

Some Restrictions

City 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…

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Sarasota County

Some Restrictions

Curbside carts in unincorporated Sarasota County must be out by 6:00 a.m. on collection day and cannot go to the curb…

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Satellite Beach

Some Restrictions

In the City of Satellite Beach, City Code § 50-33 requires residential solid waste to go out only in the…

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Seminole County

Some Restrictions

Seminole County requires residents to set garbage, recycling and yard waste out at their usual accessible pick-up…

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St Lucie County

Some Restrictions

In Port St. Lucie, garbage and recycling carts may not be set curbside before 6:00 p.m. the day before pickup, and…

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St. Johns County

Some Restrictions

Every St. Johns County Short Term Vacation Rental has to keep trash covered and stock at least one storage container…

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St. Petersburg

Some Restrictions

St. Petersburg residents may set garbage and recycling carts at the curb or alley no earlier than 7 p.m. the evening…

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Sunrise

Some Restrictions

Sunrise 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…

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Tallahassee

Some Restrictions

Tallahassee's Department of Solid Waste Services requires garbage and recycling containers to sit at least three feet…

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Tampa

Some Restrictions

City of Tampa Code § 26-169 fixes where and when carts go out: containers must sit within three feet of the curb, clear…

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Titusville

Some Restrictions

Titusville requires every property owner or occupant to keep a sufficient number of durable, rustproof…

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Volusia County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Volusia County residents must set carts at the curb no more than 12 hours before their scheduled pickup…

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West Palm Beach

Some Restrictions

West Palm Beach limits when and where trash containers can sit at the curb. City Code § 74-35(a)(1) bars putting a can…

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Winter Haven

Some Restrictions

Winter Haven residents must put garbage carts at the property edge next to the street, not behind an obstacle or inside…

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Bulk Item Disposal

How to dispose of large items like furniture, appliances, and mattresses, including scheduled pickups and drop-off locations.

Alachua County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Alachua County residents in the universal collection area may set bulk items like furniture and…

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Bay County

Some Restrictions

Bulk pickup depends on your private hauler in unincorporated Bay County. Otherwise self-haul furniture, appliances, and…

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Boca Raton

Some Restrictions

Boca Raton collects bulk waste like appliances and furniture curbside under Chapter 14, but only if it is set out no…

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Boynton Beach

Some Restrictions

Boynton Beach caps curbside bulk trash and vegetation piles at three (3) cubic yards under Code § 10-24(a)(1). Piles…

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Brevard County

Some Restrictions

Brevard County residents get bulky item pickup by calling their collector to schedule it; oversized yard waste over 4…

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Broward County

Some Restrictions

Broward's zoning code requires unincorporated-area residents to place bulk waste, yard waste, and trash cans at the…

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Cape Coral

Some Restrictions

Cape Coral's franchise hauler picks up unlimited compliant bulky waste once a week at no extra charge under City Code §…

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Charlotte County

Some Restrictions

Curbside service includes up to 4 cubic yards of bulk items a week - furniture and appliances with refrigerant removed…

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Citrus County

Some Restrictions

Citrus County's franchised garbage collector is not required to pick up bulky items like furniture or appliances…

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Clearwater

Some Restrictions

Clearwater's bulk and large-item pickup rules sit in City Code Sec. 32.282. Tree surgeons, landscapers and lawn…

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Cocoa

Some Restrictions

Cocoa's solid waste contractor must collect bulky, non-vegetative items like appliances and furniture from every…

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Collier County

Some Restrictions

Collier County's contractor collects bulk waste, white goods (appliances) and electronics at the curb. Bulk items must…

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Coral Gables

Some Restrictions

Coral Gables collects household refuse and clean yard waste weekly from the parkway, but bulky items like furniture and…

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Davie

Some Restrictions

Davie residents may leave bulk trash and debris in the street swale or right-of-way only during scheduled community…

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Daytona Beach

Some Restrictions

Daytona Beach lets residents set oversized household trash like furniture and appliances next to their regular…

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Deerfield Beach

Some Restrictions

Deerfield Beach collects bulk trash once a week at no charge, capped at seven cubic yards (4 feet wide by 8 feet long…

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Deltona

Some Restrictions

Deltona residential customers may set out one large or two small bulk items per collection day, but pickup must be…

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Doral

Some Restrictions

Doral classifies appliances, furniture, major tree-cutback debris and similar large crates as bulky waste and puts the…

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Escambia County

Some Restrictions

Escambia County collects bulky waste for residents in the county's mandatory collection area, but you can also haul…

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Flagler County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Flagler County caps bulk trash, oversized yard cuttings too big for a container, at three cubic yards…

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Fort Lauderdale

Some Restrictions

Fort Lauderdale collects bulk trash, furniture, appliances, mattresses and qualifying yard trimmings, from the swale in…

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Fort Myers

Some Restrictions

Fort Myers caps curbside bulk piles at 4 cubic yards of junk/white goods or 10 cubic yards of horticultural waste per…

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Gainesville

Some Restrictions

Furniture, appliances, and other oversized waste that won't fit in a cart or bundle get picked up through Gainesville's…

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Gulfport

Some Restrictions

Gulfport bills bulk and special items separately from regular trash. A single large item runs $26, white goods $52 with…

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Hernando County

Some Restrictions

Hernando County's blue-cart service includes six bulk collections a year, up to ten items each, for furniture and…

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Highlands County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Highlands County residents get free bulk-item pickup twice a month under section 8.5-24: white goods…

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Hillsborough County

Some Restrictions

Hillsborough County doesn't collect bulky or nonprocessable waste at the curb by default: residents must schedule a…

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Hollywood

Some Restrictions

Hollywood's Environmental Services Division picks up bulk waste, such as furniture, mattresses and appliances, once a…

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Homestead

Some Restrictions

Homestead Code § 23.5-6 entitles each residence to semi-monthly curbside pickup of up to ten cubic yards of bulky…

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Indian River County

Some Restrictions

Universal curbside service includes up to four bulk items a week - furniture and appliances with refrigerant removed…

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Jacksonville

Some Restrictions

Jacksonville caps loose trash and yard debris put out for collection at 5 cubic yards a week and won't pick up tree…

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Kissimmee

Some Restrictions

Kissimmee requires bulky items like furniture and large tree limbs to sit at least four feet from containers…

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Lake County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Lake County residents may set out up to three cubic yards of bulk waste at a time, plus up to two cubic…

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Lakeland

Some Restrictions

Lakeland residential customers must call ahead to schedule bulk waste and white goods pickup, and the city collects up…

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Largo

Some Restrictions

Largo residential subscribers get four free bulky waste collections a year, up to ten cubic yards each, under City Code…

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Lee County

Some Restrictions

Curbside service in the county's mandatory collection unit includes bulky waste with your regular garbage, plus a…

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Manatee County

Some Restrictions

Bulk and special waste items in unincorporated Manatee County, from white goods to construction debris, aren't left at…

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Marion County

Some Restrictions

Franchise haulers must pick up bulk waste like furniture and appliances separately from regular household garbage and…

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Martin County

Some Restrictions

Martin County no longer requires a county franchise to haul away bulky waste or construction debris, and residents may…

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Melbourne

Some Restrictions

Melbourne collects bulk household items like furniture and appliances curbside on regular collection days, but…

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Miami

Some Restrictions

Miami lets residents set large trash and bulky waste at the curb only during the week of their scheduled special…

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Miami Beach

Some Restrictions

Large household items like appliances, furniture and major tree-cutback debris count as "bulky waste" under Miami…

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Miami-Dade County

Some Restrictions

Miami-Dade County's Department of Solid Waste Management won't collect bulky waste from the curb until you first…

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Miramar

Some Restrictions

Bulk item pickup in Miramar runs on a tight window: Section 18-27 bars residents from putting Bulk Trash at the curb…

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Nassau County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Nassau County, bulky items like appliances, furniture, building materials and tree limbs don't ride…

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New Port Richey

Some Restrictions

Residents get two free special pickups a year for bulky items up to 100 pounds and three cubic yards each, arranged…

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North Port

Some Restrictions

North Port gives each residential unit two free bulk-item pickups per fiscal year, capped at five cubic yards apiece…

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Okaloosa County

Some Restrictions

Okaloosa County's Waste Management franchise collects bulk items - furniture, appliances, mattresses - for…

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Orange County

Some Restrictions

Homes in unincorporated Orange County that are entitled to full solid waste and recycling service get curbside bulk…

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Osceola County

Some Restrictions

Osceola County curbside customers may set out white goods and up to 3 cubic yards of bulky waste at the curb. Bulky…

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Palm Bay

Some Restrictions

Palm Bay collects bulky waste like furniture and appliances curbside once a week, with no limit on the amount collected…

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Palm Beach County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Palm Beach County caps curbside yard waste at 6 cubic yards, with oversized pieces and non-conforming…

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Palm Coast

Some Restrictions

Palm Coast classifies bulk waste as furniture, TVs, small lawn equipment, grills, bicycles and similar large items that…

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Pasco County

Some Restrictions

Licensed haulers serving unincorporated Pasco County must offer separate collection of containerized yard waste, white…

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Plantation

Some Restrictions

Plantation collects bulk trash and yard waste on one day each month set by the franchisee. Do not put material out…

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Polk County

Some Restrictions

Polk County collects furniture and appliances (formerly bulk waste) once a month on a pre-set scheduled day for items…

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Pompano Beach

Some Restrictions

Bulk trash goes to the curb once a week on a fixed collection day, capped at four cubic yards, with vegetative material…

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Port Orange

Some Restrictions

You cannot just leave an old appliance or a pile of furniture on your Port Orange property. Section 56-30(c) requires…

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Port St. Lucie

Some Restrictions

Port St. Lucie caps residential bulk waste, furniture, white goods, and large carpet pieces, at 2 cubic yards per…

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Safety Harbor

Some Restrictions

Safety Harbor caps bulk trash pickup at 10 bags or items on your designated bulk day; anything beyond that requires a…

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Sarasota

Some Restrictions

City of Sarasota collects bulk items like furniture and appliances free for prepared single-family homes; co-mingled or…

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Sarasota County

Some Restrictions

Sarasota County's Franchisee will haul away large household items like furniture, mirrors and fence panels, but only up…

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Satellite Beach

Some Restrictions

In the City of Satellite Beach, white goods and oversized solid waste that will not fit in a cart go to curbside, and…

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Seminole County

Some Restrictions

Seminole County collects large items like furniture and appliances by request via a Bulk Item Pickup form. Yard waste…

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St Lucie County

Some Restrictions

In Port St. Lucie, bulk items may only be placed curbside on the scheduled collection day or 24 hours before, capped at…

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St. Petersburg

Some Restrictions

Residents who pay sanitation charges can self-haul brush, grass clippings, and mixed metals to a City brush disposal…

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Sunrise

Some Restrictions

Sunrise picks up bulk items and large yard waste at the curb weekly, on the first day of your garbage collection. Set…

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Tampa

Some Restrictions

City of Tampa Code § 26-166(f) covers bulky items too large for the standard cart: anything that can be tied must be…

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Titusville

Some Restrictions

Titusville caps rubbish containers at 50 pounds and limits tree limbs set out for collection to 4 feet long and 24…

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West Palm Beach

Some Restrictions

West Palm Beach limits residential bulk-item and white-goods placement to two or three pieces per scheduled pickup…

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Winter Haven

Some Restrictions

Discarded furniture, appliances and tires do not go out with the regular cart in Winter Haven: Sec. 14-35 treats them…

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Pembroke Pines

Light Restrictions

Pembroke Pines gives residential customers one free bulky-item collection each year, held in February, with the city…

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Recycling Requirements

Mandatory recycling rules including which materials must be separated, contamination penalties, and composting requirements.

Florida: statewide

StatewideLight Restrictions

Florida Statute 403.706(2)(a) requires every county to run a recyclable-materials recycling program built to hit a 75…

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Doral

Significant Restrictions

Every Doral apartment, condo or other residential building with four or more units must run a recycling program as of…

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Tampa

Significant Restrictions

Once you set your recycling bin at the curb in Tampa, its contents belong to the city. City Code § 26-204 makes it…

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Alachua County

Some Restrictions

Alachua County requires owners and tenants of commercial property to source-separate designated recyclables from solid…

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Bay County

Some Restrictions

Florida sets counties a 75% recycling goal, not a homeowner mandate, so no Bay County resident is fined for skipping…

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Boca Raton

Some Restrictions

Boca Raton requires residents to keep recyclable material separate from all other solid waste and to place newspapers…

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Boynton Beach

Some Restrictions

Boynton Beach picks up curbside recycling once a week from every residential dwelling unit under Code § 10-24(a)(6)…

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Brevard County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Brevard residents must recycle in automated county-standard carts, not open bins, and can't overload…

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Broward County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Broward County residents must recycle designated materials in county-issued bins under the Mandatory…

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Cape Coral

Some Restrictions

Cape Coral requires recyclable waste to go out in a city-provided cart once a week under City Code § 9-67(b)(2). Once…

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Charlotte County

Some Restrictions

Florida sets counties a 75% recycling goal, not a homeowner mandate, so no Charlotte County resident is fined for…

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Clay County

Some Restrictions

Clay County's solid waste franchise ordinance requires every hand-pickup customer to receive weekly curbside collection…

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Clearwater

Some Restrictions

Clearwater provides curbside recycling once a week to homes, offices and hotel/motel units on rearloader or sideloader…

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Cocoa

Some Restrictions

Cocoa's solid waste franchise agreement, codified at City Code § 9-22, defines what counts as recyclable material and…

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Collier County

Some Restrictions

Collier County designates seven categories of curbside recyclables under Sec. 118-136: paper, cardboard, glass…

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Coral Gables

Some Restrictions

Coral Gables requires every resident to sort recyclables into the city-issued household recycling container and set it…

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Coral Springs

Some Restrictions

Recycling isn't optional in Coral Springs once the city commission approves the program: City Code § 8-3(f) requires…

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Davie

Some Restrictions

Every residential, commercial, industrial, and office waste producer in Davie must separate recyclable materials from…

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Deerfield Beach

Some Restrictions

Deerfield Beach residents must separate recyclables from solid waste and set them at curbside in city-issued bins on…

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Deltona

Some Restrictions

Deltona requires residents and businesses to separate recyclable materials and prohibits knowingly dumping recyclables…

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Escambia County

Some Restrictions

Recycling is a lawful disposal method in Escambia County, but the county code does not mandate that residents separate…

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Fort Lauderdale

Some Restrictions

Fort Lauderdale collects recyclables roadside once a week under Sec. 24-26(3), and Sec. 24-30(e) makes it mandatory…

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Fort Myers

Some Restrictions

Fort Myers requires every residential, commercial and multi-family property to separate recyclable materials from trash…

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Gainesville

Some Restrictions

Every commercial generator in Gainesville must separate designated recyclable materials from its trash and either haul…

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Gulfport

Some Restrictions

Every property in Gulfport pays a monthly recycling fee under Sec. 11-21(b)(11), whether or not the owner or tenant…

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Hernando County

Some Restrictions

Florida sets counties a 75% recycling goal, not a homeowner mandate, so no Hernando County resident is fined for…

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Hialeah

Some Restrictions

Hialeah's solid waste department collects recyclables every two weeks in city-issued containers, and every household…

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Highlands County

Some Restrictions

Before Highlands County issues a building permit for unincorporated construction or renovation, section 8.5-28 requires…

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Hillsborough County

Some Restrictions

Hillsborough County provides weekly curbside recycling to residential customers through a county-owned cart, and…

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Hollywood

Some Restrictions

Every multi-family building with more than two units, and every commercial establishment, has had to run a…

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Homestead

Some Restrictions

Homestead provides single-stream recycling for residential properties. Recyclable materials include paper, cardboard…

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Indian River County

Some Restrictions

Florida sets a statewide 75% recycling goal, not a homeowner mandate, so no unincorporated Indian River County resident…

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Jacksonville

Some Restrictions

Jacksonville residents must separate recyclables from household trash and set them out at the curb; mixing them into…

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Jupiter

Some Restrictions

Jupiter requires on-site recyclable material collection and storage areas at every multifamily development with ten or…

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Kissimmee

Some Restrictions

Kissimmee residential service includes one recycling container collected once a week alongside trash, but City Code §…

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Lake County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Lake County provides a curbside recycling cart and asks residents to place all recyclables inside it…

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Lakeland

Some Restrictions

Lakeland's residential program recyclables are collected curbside once per week under City Code § 86-33(d)(2), and the…

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Largo

Some Restrictions

Largo provides curbside recycling for accepted paper, cardboard, metals, and plastics, and residents must keep…

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Lee County

Some Restrictions

Every business and multifamily property in unincorporated Lee County must run an on-site recycling program. Businesses…

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Manatee County

Some Restrictions

Manatee County requires recycling to go out in county-issued containers with the lid closed, set within 3 feet of the…

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Martin County

Some Restrictions

Martin County requires single-family households to sort recyclables into county-issued bins, set them out by 4 p.m. the…

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Melbourne

Some Restrictions

Melbourne supplies a 64-gallon yellow-lid recycling cart to every customer and requires rinsed containers with a…

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Miami

Some Restrictions

Miami requires recyclables to be separated and set at the curb in the city-issued bin on your scheduled recycling day…

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Miami Beach

Some Restrictions

Every Miami Beach multifamily building of two or more units must run a single-stream recycling program separating…

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Miami-Dade County

Some Restrictions

Residents must separate newspaper, glass, aluminum cans, steel cans and plastics from the rest of their trash for the…

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Miramar

Some Restrictions

Miramar requires curbside recycling to be sorted before it reaches the street: Section 18-76 defines the accepted…

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New Port Richey

Some Restrictions

New Port Richey's franchised waste hauler must provide curbside recycling pickup at least once a week under the city's…

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North Port

Some Restrictions

North Port requires residents to drain and clean cans, bottles, and food containers, flatten cardboard, and remove…

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Okaloosa County

Some Restrictions

Florida law requires Okaloosa County to run a recycling program, and Section 403.706(2)(a), Florida Statutes, sets the…

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Orange County

Some Restrictions

Every household on full solid waste and recycling collection service in unincorporated Orange County must use the…

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Orlando

Some Restrictions

Orlando runs a curbside recycling program for single-family, duplex, and triplex homes under Sec. 28.15(1), and…

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Osceola County

Some Restrictions

Osceola County provides weekly curbside recycling. If you have a county recycling cart, program recyclables must go…

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Palm Bay

Some Restrictions

Palm Bay requires recyclables sorted and placed curbside weekly in city-provided containers, separate from trash, and…

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Palm Beach County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Palm Beach County residents must use the Solid Waste Authority's franchised recycling collection…

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Palm Coast

Some Restrictions

Once you set recyclables at the curb or in a City recycling container, Sec. 41-16 makes them the exclusive property of…

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Pasco County

Some Restrictions

Pasco County requires licensed haulers to collect recyclables in county-approved curbside containers and to inspect…

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Pinellas County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Pinellas County, licensed residential haulers must offer curbside recycling pickup to every…

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Plantation

Some Restrictions

Plantation's exclusive franchise recycling program requires residents to keep recyclables source-separated from their…

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Pompano Beach

Some Restrictions

Pompano Beach residential customers must sort recyclables under City Code § 96.20 and set them out once a week in the…

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Port Orange

Some Restrictions

Every Port Orange residence must have a recycling container large enough to hold a week's worth of recyclables, and the…

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Sarasota

Some Restrictions

The City of Sarasota requires every residential and commercial user to recycle by source separation under City Code…

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Sarasota County

Some Restrictions

Sarasota County requires curbside customers to keep Program Recyclables out of the trash. Code Sec. 106-55 makes it…

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Satellite Beach

Some Restrictions

In the City of Satellite Beach, recyclables go out in a contractor-owned cart on the Monday curbside route, and Sec…

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Seminole County

Some Restrictions

Seminole County requires every household with residential collection service to keep recyclables separate from trash…

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St Lucie County

Some Restrictions

St. Lucie County requires yard trash to be separated from other solid waste, and recyclable materials to go to…

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St. Petersburg

Some Restrictions

Residents of single-family homes and multifamily properties of four units or less who participate in St. Petersburg's…

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Sunrise

Some Restrictions

Recycling service is mandatory and billed for every Sunrise household, collected weekly in a city recycling cart. Put…

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Tallahassee

Some Restrictions

Tallahassee's Department of Solid Waste Services must issue every single-family home a recovered-material container…

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Titusville

Some Restrictions

Titusville households enrolled in the recycling program must separate recyclables from regular trash and set them out…

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West Palm Beach

Some Restrictions

West Palm Beach collects residential recyclable material at least once a week under City Code § 74-33(a)(4). Material…

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Polk County

Light Restrictions

Unlike trash pickup, curbside recycling is not mandatory in unincorporated Polk County. Residents who want it must…

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Marion County

Few Restrictions

Marion County runs no curbside recycling pickup. Residents may voluntarily drop recyclables at county recycling centers…

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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 Restrictions

Citrus County suspends garbage collection on county-designated holidays and on any day the sanitary landfill is closed…

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Escambia County

Some Restrictions

Escambia County does not skip trash day for holidays. Section 82-131(1) states pickups 'shall not be reduced by…

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Jacksonville

Some Restrictions

Duval County's waste contractor can't just skip a route because of a holiday. Sec. 382.405(b) of the Ordinance Code…

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North Port

Some Restrictions

North Port pushes trash, recycling and yard waste pickup back one day after any week with an observed holiday, with the…

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Pasco County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Pasco County, if your regular trash or recycling pickup falls on a legal holiday, your licensed…

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Highlands County

Light Restrictions

In unincorporated Highlands County, the franchised hauler skips collection on Sundays and on holidays the county…

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Lake County

Light Restrictions

When a scheduled collection day lands on a recognized holiday, Lake County Solid Waste Management pushes garbage…

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Melbourne

Light Restrictions

When a Melbourne resident's regular trash day falls on a Holiday, the city's franchise agreement pushes collection to…

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Okaloosa County

Light Restrictions

Okaloosa County's waste franchisee skips collection only on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day under…

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Port St. Lucie

Light Restrictions

Port St. Lucie suspends garbage, recycling, yard waste, and bulk waste pickup on Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and…

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Sarasota County

Light Restrictions

Sarasota County's franchised waste hauler is not required to run curbside collection on New Year's Day, July 4th, Labor…

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Illegal Dumping

Penalties and enforcement for dumping trash, debris, or hazardous materials on private or public property without authorization.

Alachua County

Heavy Restrictions

Alachua County Code § 75.201(d) bans throwing, placing, or depositing any solid waste onto rights-of-way, streets…

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Bay County

Heavy Restrictions

Dumping, leaving or burying solid waste on public or private land without the owner's written consent is banned…

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Boca Raton

Heavy Restrictions

Boca Raton bans creating or running any landfill or dump within the city and prohibits placing solid waste on streets…

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Boynton Beach

Heavy Restrictions

Boynton Beach bans dumping or burying garbage, refuse, or rubbish anywhere in the City outside an approved refuse…

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Brevard County

Heavy Restrictions

Brevard County bans dumping solid waste or litter on any public or private land in the unincorporated county under Code…

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Clay County

Heavy Restrictions

Clay County bans dumping litter of any kind on public roads, waterways or private property without the owner's consent…

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Coral Gables

Heavy Restrictions

Dumping garbage on any lot, street, alley, park, canal or waterway in Coral Gables is unlawful and draws a $500 civil…

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Dade City

Heavy Restrictions

Dade City Code § 74-41 makes it unlawful to deposit, throw, or pile rubbish, trash, weeds, brush or other matter on any…

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Davie

Heavy Restrictions

Dumping garbage, trash, or industrial waste on private property anywhere in the Town of Davie is unlawful, carrying a…

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Deerfield Beach

Heavy Restrictions

Deerfield Beach bans depositing or burying garbage, refuse or malodorous material on streets, alleys, vacant lots…

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Deltona

Heavy Restrictions

Deltona makes it a punishable offense to dump solid waste on another's property or in streets, waterways, and parks…

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Doral

Heavy Restrictions

Dumping garbage, trash or any waste on vacant or occupied property, streets, alleys, parkways, parks, canals or lakes…

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Escambia County

Heavy Restrictions

Escambia County makes it a violation to throw, discard or dump litter anywhere except a permitted disposal site, under…

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Flagler County

Heavy Restrictions

Causing, permitting or contributing to an act of litter anywhere in unincorporated Flagler County, including illegal…

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Franklin County

Heavy Restrictions

Franklin County's litter control article bans dumping litter or solid waste on beaches, roads, waterways and private…

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Gainesville

Heavy Restrictions

Gainesville Code § 27-73 bans dumping garbage, trash, or recovered materials on someone else's property or on any…

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Gulfport

Heavy Restrictions

Dumping garbage, trash, or refuse on any Gulfport street, sidewalk, park, or another person's property is unlawful…

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Highlands County

Heavy Restrictions

It is unlawful in unincorporated Highlands County to dump, place or let accumulate grass, solid waste, white goods…

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Hollywood

Heavy Restrictions

Hollywood outright bans dumping litter, debris, dead plants, rubbish or even derelict vehicles, trailers and boats onto…

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Homestead

Heavy Restrictions

Homestead Code § 23.5-5(a) bans depositing or burying garbage, refuse, rubbish, trash or waste in any street, alley…

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Jupiter

Heavy Restrictions

Jupiter Town Code § 16-11 bans dumping garbage, trash or litter on anyone else's land, in the street, or in any stream…

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Lakeland

Heavy Restrictions

It is unlawful in Lakeland to throw, dump, deposit or place any trash, garbage or litter in any city lake, lake bottom…

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Leon County

Heavy Restrictions

Dumping, leaving or burying solid waste on public or private property without the owner's written consent is a criminal…

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Melbourne

Heavy Restrictions

Melbourne makes it illegal to dump garbage, motor oil, excrement or other objectionable waste on any public or private…

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Miami Beach

Heavy Restrictions

Dumping garbage, trash or solid waste on any vacant or occupied premises, street, alley, park or waterway in Miami…

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Miami-Dade County

Heavy Restrictions

Dumping litter, garbage or debris on any street, vacant lot, waterway or private property without authorization is a…

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Miramar

Heavy Restrictions

Dumping trash, rubbish or refuse on Miramar streets, alleys, vacant lots or waterways is unlawful under City Code §…

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New Port Richey

Heavy Restrictions

Dumping solid waste on streets, waterways, or private property without consent is unlawful citywide, punishable by…

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Okaloosa County

Heavy Restrictions

Dumping litter or waste on public or private property, streets, rights-of-way, or waterways in unincorporated Okaloosa…

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Palm Bay

Heavy Restrictions

Dumping waste on any lot, street, alley, park, stream, canal, or other waterway in Palm Bay without required permits is…

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Palm Coast

Heavy Restrictions

Dumping solid waste or recyclables on someone else's property, in a public street, sidewalk, right-of-way, park or…

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Pasco County

Heavy Restrictions

Pasco County outlaws dumping litter of any kind on public roads, in waterways, or on private property without the…

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Pinellas County

Heavy Restrictions

Unincorporated Pinellas County bans dumping or leaving garbage, refuse, rubbish, junk or debris on any property…

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Port Orange

Heavy Restrictions

It is unlawful in Port Orange to throw, sweep, place or deposit garbage, trash, rubbish, weeds or filth on any…

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Port St. Lucie

Heavy Restrictions

Port St. Lucie Code § 95.17 makes it unlawful to dump litter or refuse on public roads, waterways, private property…

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Safety Harbor

Heavy Restrictions

Safety Harbor bans dumping, burning, or burying garbage on any land, street, vacant lot, or waterway within city…

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Sumter County

Heavy Restrictions

Dumping household garbage, litter or debris on private or public property in Sumter County is a crime. Sumter County…

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Tallahassee

Heavy Restrictions

Tallahassee bans dumping solid waste or recovered materials on any street, alley, or public or private property unless…

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Tampa

Heavy Restrictions

City of Tampa Code § 26-148 bans dumping solid waste on streets, alleys, parks or private property without consent, and…

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Titusville

Heavy Restrictions

Titusville's Code of Ordinances makes it unlawful to drain, deposit, or discharge pollutants onto any street, gutter…

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Volusia County

Heavy Restrictions

Volusia County makes it unlawful to dump solid waste on another's property, in streets, ditches, ponds, or parks, or to…

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West Palm Beach

Heavy Restrictions

It is unlawful to deposit garbage, litter, refuse or "any other filth or contaminating substance" on any street, alley…

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Broward County

Significant Restrictions

Dumping, burying, or burning solid waste anywhere in Broward County without authorization is a misdemeanor and a…

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Cape Coral

Significant Restrictions

Cape Coral bans dumping or burying refuse, construction debris or hazardous waste on any street, lot, canal or waterway…

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Clearwater

Significant Restrictions

Dumping solid waste anywhere outside the collection methods Clearwater's code defines is illegal and can trigger…

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Cocoa

Significant Restrictions

Cocoa treats dumping or littering solid waste on public or private property as a public nuisance and a Code violation…

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Fort Lauderdale

Significant Restrictions

Dumping solid waste on streets, beaches, waterways, city property or someone else's private land without consent is…

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Jacksonville

Significant Restrictions

Dumping litter on Jacksonville streets, rights-of-way, waterways, or private property without consent is unlawful under…

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Kissimmee

Significant Restrictions

Dumping junk, trash, or other waste anywhere in Kissimmee besides a licensed disposal site is unlawful, punishable by a…

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Largo

Significant Restrictions

Largo bans dumping waste where it can blow or wash onto streets, sewers or others' property, and declares any…

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Marion County

Significant Restrictions

Dumping litter or junk on roads, waterways, or private property in Marion County starts at a $150 civil fine and…

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Martin County

Significant Restrictions

Martin County bans dumping solid or hazardous waste anywhere in the unincorporated county if it creates an unsanitary…

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Plantation

Significant Restrictions

Plantation bans letting trash, yard waste, or recyclables pile up on your own property under Section 10-7.2. An…

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Pompano Beach

Significant Restrictions

Pompano Beach bans dumping refuse, garbage, or trash on streets, sidewalks, the beach, or private property without a…

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Sarasota

Significant Restrictions

Dumping junk, trash, rubbish or inoperable vehicles on any public or private property in the City of Sarasota is…

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Satellite Beach

Significant Restrictions

In the City of Satellite Beach, dumping garbage, trash, building waste or land-clearing debris on any land, street…

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St. Petersburg

Significant Restrictions

Dumping garbage, recyclables, garden trash, or rubbish on someone else's property, in streets, parks, or in any canal…

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Charlotte County

Some Restrictions

Charlotte County bans depositing litter, garbage, or construction debris in any canal, waterway, lake, public property…

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Citrus County

Some Restrictions

Dumping litter on public or private property in unincorporated Citrus County escalates from a $300.00 fine on a first…

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Collier County

Some Restrictions

It is unlawful to throw, drop or deposit litter of any amount on public or private property, streets, rights-of-way or…

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Coral Springs

Some Restrictions

Dumping litter on Coral Springs streets, public property, waterways or private land without the owner's written consent…

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Daytona Beach

Some Restrictions

Daytona Beach bans depositing refuse on streets, in waterways, on someone else's private property, or anywhere in the…

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Fort Myers

Some Restrictions

Fort Myers bans dumping, throwing, or scattering litter, debris, trash, or hazardous material on any land, stormwater…

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Hialeah

Some Restrictions

Dumping trash or garbage anywhere in Hialeah, public or private property, is unlawful under Sec. 58-27, covering…

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Hillsborough County

Some Restrictions

Dumping, burning or disposing of solid waste anywhere in Hillsborough County without an Environmental Protection…

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Lake County

Some Restrictions

It is unlawful to throw, place or deposit litter in any amount on public roads, waterways or private property in Lake…

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Lee County

Some Restrictions

Throwing or dumping litter, rubbish or refuse on any street, alley, canal, beach, waterway or other public place in…

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Manatee County

Some Restrictions

Dumping or littering solid waste on streets, right-of-way, waterways, or public places in Manatee County is prohibited…

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Miami

Some Restrictions

Miami issues civil fines of $500 per occurrence for illegal dumping by individuals and $1,050 per occurrence when…

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Nassau County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Nassau County, it's unlawful to throw, discard, place, or let fall from a vehicle or boat any litter…

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North Port

Some Restrictions

North Port bans dumping solid waste on streets, private property, or waterways, and treats any unauthorized pile as a…

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Orange County

Some Restrictions

Orange County pays cash rewards, up to half of any fine, to anyone whose tip leads to a conviction for illegally…

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Orlando

Some Restrictions

Orlando makes it unlawful to throw, discard, or deposit litter on public roads, in lakes, or on private property…

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Osceola County

Some Restrictions

Discarding or accumulating solid waste in unincorporated Osceola County anywhere but an authorized disposal site is…

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Palm Beach County

Some Restrictions

Dumping, burying, or placing waste on any land or water in the county is illegal under the county's Waste Control…

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Pembroke Pines

Some Restrictions

Pembroke Pines Code § 94.01 makes it both unlawful and a nuisance to dump or bury trash, debris, or garbage on any…

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Polk County

Some Restrictions

Polk County Code Section 8-143 makes it unlawful to dump litter on public roads, rights-of-way, public lands, or…

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Santa Rosa County

Some Restrictions

Illegal dumping is enforced under Florida's litter law (FS 403.413) and by county Code Enforcement. Dumping up to 15…

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Sarasota County

Some Restrictions

It is unlawful to dump solid waste or recyclables on any public or private property in unincorporated Sarasota County…

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Seminole County

Some Restrictions

Seminole County Code Section 235.72 requires all solid waste in the unincorporated area to go to a County-designated…

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St Lucie County

Some Restrictions

Dumping garbage, trash, junk or debris on private or public property in unincorporated St. Lucie County is prohibited…

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Winter Haven

Some Restrictions

Winter Haven bars anyone from scattering, throwing, placing, or depositing litter, including yard waste, junk, and…

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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 Restrictions

Unincorporated Alachua County bars mixing yard trash, grass clippings, tree and shrub trimmings, palm fronds, and…

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Boca Raton

Some Restrictions

Boca Raton collects grass clippings, palm fronds, and tree branches as "vegetative waste" under Chapter 14, but the…

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Boynton Beach

Some Restrictions

Boynton Beach collects yard trash and combustible debris once a week on a scheduled pickup day, separate from…

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Brevard County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Brevard requires yard waste kept separate from trash, cut to 4 feet and 50 pounds, with vacant-lot…

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Broward County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Broward County, yard waste set out for collection can't go to the curb more than 24 hours before…

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Cape Coral

Some Restrictions

Cape Coral's franchise hauler picks up horticultural waste, pruned branches, grass clippings, and palm fronds, once a…

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Charlotte County

Some Restrictions

Charlotte County caps residential yard waste at ten 45-gallon cans, bags or bundles per week, collected on the same day…

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Citrus County

Some Restrictions

Citrus County defines yard trash as vegetative debris from landscaping and land clearing, and requires it to go out in…

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Clay County

Some Restrictions

Clay County residents may mulch or compost their own yard trash on-site under the solid waste ordinance, but any yard…

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Clearwater

Some Restrictions

Clearwater requires loose yard waste to go out in a bag or a solid waste-approved container, never mixed into the…

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Cocoa

Some Restrictions

Cocoa requires yard waste to go out in a separate autocart from household garbage, with loose leaves, clippings and…

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Coral Gables

Some Restrictions

Clean yard waste goes unbagged in organized piles on the parkway for weekly city pickup, with tree trunks cut to 3 feet.

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Coral Springs

Some Restrictions

Coral Springs handles yard waste through its regular household trash service, not a separate brush program. City Code…

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Dade City

Some Restrictions

Dade City requires yard trash, grass clippings, leaves, branches and shrub trimmings, to be set at the right-of-way in…

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Davie

Some Restrictions

The Town of Davie bars dumping yard waste into canals, ditches, swales, storm drains, sidewalks or roadways, and its…

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Daytona Beach

Some Restrictions

Daytona Beach lets residents set out ordinary yard trimmings, palm fronds and limbs up to six inches thick and five…

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Deerfield Beach

Some Restrictions

Bulk yard and vegetative waste in Deerfield Beach is collected once a week, capped at seven cubic yards, stacked in…

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Deltona

Some Restrictions

Deltona residents may set out up to 16 bags or bundles of yard waste weekly, each capped at 60 pounds, with limbs no…

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Escambia County

Some Restrictions

In the county's mandatory direct-collection area south of Stone Container Road, yard clippings, leaves and pine straw…

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Flagler County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Flagler County caps yard waste at four cubic yards per household per collection under Sec. 27-257(b)…

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Fort Lauderdale

Some Restrictions

Fort Lauderdale picks up yard waste, grass clippings, tree trimmings, leaves and similar plant debris, once a week from…

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Fort Myers

Some Restrictions

Fort Myers collects bagged, bundled, or curbside-piled vegetative waste weekly, with strict size and weight limits…

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Franklin County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Franklin County, homeowners may keep one yard trash pile per lot, capped at four feet wide, eight…

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Gainesville

Some Restrictions

Gainesville picks up bundled yard waste at curbside under City Code § 27-76(b)(2), so long as bundles or containers…

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Gulfport

Some Restrictions

Gulfport lets residents set loose yard waste like palm fronds and tree limbs curbside without a container, but pieces…

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Hialeah

Some Restrictions

Hialeah collects bulk yard waste, branches, grass clippings and palm fronds, once a month on alternating months…

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Hillsborough County

Some Restrictions

Hillsborough County caps weekly curbside yard waste at two cubic yards, three during spring growing season, with…

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Hollywood

Some Restrictions

Hollywood collects grass clippings, leaves and garden trash once a week on the city's posted schedule, capped at four…

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Homestead

Some Restrictions

Homestead gives each residence semi-monthly curbside pickup of up to 10 cubic yards of yard and garden waste, but it…

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Jacksonville

Some Restrictions

Loose yard trash must be bagged or boxed and capped at 5 cubic yards a week; tree trimmings over 5 feet or 6 inches…

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Kissimmee

Some Restrictions

Kissimmee limits bagged or bundled yard waste set out beyond the city cart to 60 pounds per bag or bundle, with bundles…

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Lake County

Some Restrictions

Lake County picks up Yard Trash once a week, separate from garbage and recycling, under Code § 23-23. Trimmings and…

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Lakeland

Some Restrictions

Lakeland collects regular yard trash, like grass and leaf clippings, once a week if bagged or bundled at no more than…

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Largo

Some Restrictions

Largo collects horticultural and yard waste weekly up to five cubic yards per subscriber at no extra charge under City…

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Manatee County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Manatee County collects yard waste once a week in its own container separate from trash and recyclables…

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Marion County

Some Restrictions

Residents may drop off two cubic yards of yard trash per day at a county recycling center, but bagged yard trash and…

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Martin County

Some Restrictions

Martin County requires yard waste to be set out curbside only at the dwelling where it was generated. Residents cannot…

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Melbourne

Some Restrictions

Melbourne caps garden and yard trash at 50 pounds per container, bans plastic or paper bags for storage, and requires…

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Miami

Some Restrictions

Raking or leaf-blowing yard waste, dirt, or debris into a Miami street, storm drain, alley, or neighboring property is…

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Miami Beach

Some Restrictions

Miami Beach gives property owners two options for garden, tree and shrubbery trash under Sec. 90-105: containerize or…

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Miami-Dade County

Some Restrictions

Miami-Dade's Yard Trash Management Ordinance bans mixing yard trash with garbage and requires bundles no longer than 3…

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Miramar

Some Restrictions

Miramar's solid waste code only accepts yard debris as free curbside Bulk Trash when limbs, branches and palm fronds…

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Nassau County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Nassau County bans dumping yard trash in its lined landfill cells. Section 30½-7, the 'Yard Trash…

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New Port Richey

Some Restrictions

Yard waste set out for regular pickup must be bagged, containerized, or bundled under four feet and fifty pounds, with…

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North Port

Some Restrictions

North Port caps yard waste bundles at 4 feet long, 2 feet thick and 35 pounds, and bans plastic bags for curbside yard…

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Okaloosa County

Some Restrictions

Okaloosa County's franchised hauler picks up yard trash once a week under County Code § 11-191(b), separate from…

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Orange County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Orange County caps uncontainerized yard waste bundles at 3 feet long and 60 pounds, per the county code.

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Orlando

Some Restrictions

Orlando collects yard trash separately from household garbage on a Solid Waste Division schedule, capped at 40 pounds…

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Osceola County

Some Restrictions

Osceola County Code § 19-4(i) lets curbside customers set out yard waste like twigs, small branches, grass clippings…

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Palm Bay

Some Restrictions

Tree limbs and yard trimmings set out for Palm Bay curbside pickup must be cut to 4 feet if under 6 inches thick, or 2…

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Palm Beach County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Palm Beach County caps yard waste pieces at 6 feet, 6 inches thick and 50 pounds, and bars putting carts…

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Palm Coast

Some Restrictions

Palm Coast caps yard waste like tree limbs, trunks and palm fronds at five feet long, six inches in diameter and 60…

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Pasco County

Some Restrictions

Licensed residential haulers in unincorporated Pasco County must offer, and provide on request, separate collection of…

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Pembroke Pines

Some Restrictions

Under Pembroke Pines Code § 94.13(B), homeowners must tie yard trash into neat bundles and set it at curbside with…

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Pinellas County

Some Restrictions

Licensed residential haulers serving unincorporated Pinellas County must offer separate weekly yard waste collection to…

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Plantation

Some Restrictions

Plantation residents can't set Bulk Trash or Yard Waste at the curb until the Saturday before their scheduled monthly…

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Pompano Beach

Some Restrictions

Pompano Beach requires vegetative material, grass clippings, palm fronds and tree trimmings to go into the resident's…

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Port Orange

Some Restrictions

Port Orange collects bagged, boxed or bundled yard waste once a week, but branches cannot exceed four feet in length…

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Port St. Lucie

Some Restrictions

Port St. Lucie limits curbside yard waste to 4 cubic yards per household per week under Section 80.06(e) of the Code of…

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Safety Harbor

Some Restrictions

Safety Harbor collects yard waste separately once a week, capped at 1.5 cubic yards or eight 32-gallon cans, with…

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Sarasota

Some Restrictions

City of Sarasota requires yard waste to be bundled, boxed or bagged with strict size and weight caps, and bans plastic…

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Sarasota County

Some Restrictions

Yard trash in unincorporated Sarasota County must go in a separate curbside container from regular garbage, be no…

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Satellite Beach

Some Restrictions

In the City of Satellite Beach, vegetative garden and yard trash goes out in its own cart, separate from household…

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Seminole County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Seminole County splits yard debris into two categories under Chapter 235: Yard Trash-Regular, which…

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St. Petersburg

Some Restrictions

Garden trash and tree trimmings must go into the City's bulk garbage container under § 27-500, with trimmings cut to no…

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Sumter County

Some Restrictions

Sumter County doesn't set curbside yard-waste pickup rules directly in its code, but its fertilizer ordinance bars…

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Tallahassee

Some Restrictions

Tallahassee caps every curbside yard waste pile at six feet long, four feet wide and four feet high, and limbs cannot…

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Tampa

Some Restrictions

City of Tampa Code § 26-171 requires logs, limbs, brush and palm fronds to be cut to four feet or less and bundled or…

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Titusville

Some Restrictions

Titusville picks up bulky furniture, appliances, tree stumps and large limbs at curbside through its special pickup…

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Volusia County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Volusia County households get up to four 32-gallon containers of yard trash collected weekly under Code…

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West Palm Beach

Some Restrictions

West Palm Beach collects residential yard and garden waste at least once a week under City Code § 74-33(a)(2), separate…

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Winter Haven

Some Restrictions

Winter Haven picks up horticultural refuse (tree branches, palm fronds, brush) once a week in loads up to two cubic…

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Dumpster Rules

Permits and placement rules for residential or construction dumpsters, including how long they can stay and ROW obstruction limits.

Boca Raton

Significant Restrictions

Boca Raton requires a non-exclusive city franchise before any company can place or service roll-off dumpsters for…

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Charlotte County

Significant Restrictions

Multifamily and commercial properties in unincorporated Charlotte County must site dumpsters, roll-off containers, and…

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Coral Gables

Significant Restrictions

Any contractor placing a roll-off dumpster for construction debris, demolition, or bulky waste in Coral Gables must…

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Gulfport

Significant Restrictions

New multi-family and nonresidential properties in Gulfport that use bulk containers or dumpsters must screen them in an…

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Lake County

Significant Restrictions

Placing a commercial dumpster or roll-off container in unincorporated Lake County requires a Commercial Franchise from…

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Lakeland

Significant Restrictions

Anyone other than the city's public works department who wants to collect and haul refuse, yard trash, or construction…

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Pasco County

Significant Restrictions

Pasco County bans dumpsters on residential lots smaller than one acre, and no licensed hauler may place a specialized…

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Plantation

Significant Restrictions

Placing or servicing a roll-off dumpster for construction and demolition debris in Plantation requires a city franchise…

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Polk County

Significant Restrictions

Businesses in unincorporated Polk County can only get dumpster, roll-off, or compactor service from a hauler holding a…

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Alachua County

Some Restrictions

Multi-family developments over ten units, and all commercial, mixed-use, and industrial developments in unincorporated…

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Bay County

Some Restrictions

Dumpsters, garbage cans and other refuse containers can't be visible to ground-level pedestrians within 115 feet of the…

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Boynton Beach

Some Restrictions

Boynton Beach requires roll-off containers to sit on the customer's own property in a spot accessible for service under…

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Brevard County

Some Restrictions

Placing a roll-off or commercial dumpster on unincorporated Brevard property requires a county permit: operating…

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Broward County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Broward County requires dumpsters or dumpster enclosures on residential plots with four or more dwelling…

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Cape Coral

Some Restrictions

Cape Coral requires most non-residential and multi-family sites to screen commercial trash receptacles inside an…

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Citrus County

Some Restrictions

Citrus County lets two or more commercial businesses share one dumpster and split the bill under a written agreement…

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Clay County

Some Restrictions

Franchised haulers must supply Clay County commercial customers with covered, watertight containers from 2 to 50 cubic…

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Clearwater

Some Restrictions

Commercial dumpsters in Clearwater must sit inside an enclosure built so the waste receptacle isn't visible from ground…

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Cocoa

Some Restrictions

Cocoa requires commercial mechanical and roll-off containers to sit on a paved or concrete pad inside the property…

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Coral Springs

Some Restrictions

Anyone hauling residential construction or demolition debris in Coral Springs needs a city permit before using the…

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Dade City

Some Restrictions

Dade City Code § 74-33 requires every garbage can and mechanical container, including commercial dumpsters, to stay in…

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Davie

Some Restrictions

Commercial dumpster enclosures in the Town of Davie, Broward County must be built of 6-to-8-foot concrete walls…

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Daytona Beach

Some Restrictions

Commercial dumpsters, compactors, and roll-off containers in Daytona Beach must be screened on at least three sides…

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Deerfield Beach

Some Restrictions

Deerfield Beach requires commercial dumpsters to sit on private property, be easily and safely accessible to collection…

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Deltona

Some Restrictions

Every dumpster and solid waste container in Deltona needs a six-foot masonry screen on at least three sides, and the…

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Doral

Some Restrictions

Doral requires a city building permit before any commercial or multifamily property builds a garbage storage facility…

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Escambia County

Some Restrictions

Properties with six or more residential units, and commercial sites using mechanical containers, must follow Section…

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Flagler County

Some Restrictions

In the unincorporated stretch of State Road A1A between Beverly Beach and Marineland, Flagler County requires dumpsters…

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Fort Lauderdale

Some Restrictions

Fort Lauderdale requires every multifamily building of four units or more, and every commercial establishment, to keep…

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Fort Myers

Some Restrictions

Fort Myers requires dumpster and recycling container enclosures serving any development other than a single-family or…

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Gainesville

Some Restrictions

Gainesville lets neighboring businesses share one commercial dumpster only if it sits within 500 feet of each…

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Hialeah

Some Restrictions

Hialeah Code Sec. 78-108 requires garbage, waste and recycling dumpsters serving multifamily, commercial or industrial…

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Highlands County

Some Restrictions

Commercial properties in unincorporated Highlands County must use containers supplied by their franchised solid waste…

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Hillsborough County

Some Restrictions

Hillsborough County requires solid waste containers used by hazardous-waste generators near parks, playgrounds, or…

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Hollywood

Some Restrictions

Hollywood requires every dumpster serving a multi-family building, business or food-handling establishment to sit…

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Homestead

Some Restrictions

Homestead requires every commercial dumpster to sit on the private property receiving service, fully enclosed in a…

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Jacksonville

Some Restrictions

Every new building in Jacksonville except single-family homes must include off-street space for storing and emptying…

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Jupiter

Some Restrictions

Jupiter requires new dumpsters on nonresidential property to sit at least 75 feet from residentially zoned land and be…

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Kissimmee

Some Restrictions

Kissimmee requires commercial dumpsters to sit on a concrete pad inside a six-foot enclosure of brick, block, or…

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Largo

Some Restrictions

Largo commercial and industrial properties must subscribe to scheduled front-load dumpster service of at least two…

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Lee County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Lee County businesses must have solid waste collected at least once a week, twice a week for…

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Manatee County

Some Restrictions

Commercial properties in unincorporated Manatee County must use county-provided 96-gallon carts or arrange their own…

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Marion County

Some Restrictions

Commercial properties in Marion County must use a dumpster or mechanical container sized to hold all their waste…

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Martin County

Some Restrictions

Martin County requires every construction, demolition, or renovation site to store debris in a commercial container or…

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Melbourne

Some Restrictions

Melbourne City Code Sec. 9.22 bans trash and recycling dumpsters from front yards and street frontages, sets minimum…

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Miami

Some Restrictions

Miami requires commercial dumpster pads to be concrete platforms, screened from view, and rodent-resistant, with…

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Miami Beach

Some Restrictions

Miami Beach bans rolloffs, portable containers and dumpsters from alleys, bridges and specific tourist corridors like…

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Miami-Dade County

Some Restrictions

Before Miami-Dade issues a building permit for a new commercial or multi-family project, Section 15-4 requires the…

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Miramar

Some Restrictions

Commercial and multi-family properties in Miramar cannot leave dumpsters or roll-offs sitting in the open: Section…

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Nassau County

Some Restrictions

Countywide in unincorporated Nassau County, dumpsters and outdoor mechanical equipment like HVAC units, transformer…

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New Port Richey

Some Restrictions

New Port Richey requires commercial dumpsters to sit on a screened concrete pad in the off-street parking area, never…

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North Port

Some Restrictions

North Port commercial customers must lease city-owned dumpsters or roll-offs and keep them in a corral whose design…

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Okaloosa County

Some Restrictions

Dumpsters are a permitted accessory use in every Okaloosa County zoning district except R-1 and R-2, where only…

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Orange County

Some Restrictions

Orange County bans construction dumpsters, roll-off containers and other centralized waste or recycling collection…

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Orlando

Some Restrictions

Orlando requires roll-off compactor containers to sit outside front/street-side setbacks and parking areas under City…

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Osceola County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Osceola County requires every commercial property to use a dumpster or compactor sized to hold all the…

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Palm Bay

Some Restrictions

Businesses in Palm Bay must screen dumpsters on at least three sides with a 6-foot masonry wall, fence, or similar…

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Palm Beach County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Palm Beach County requires trash and recycling dumpsters to sit in a 10-by-10-foot enclosure, set back…

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Palm Coast

Some Restrictions

Non-residential dumpster enclosures in Palm Coast must be fully screened from public view under Sec. 41-10(a): six-foot…

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Pembroke Pines

Some Restrictions

Commercial and multifamily developments in Pembroke Pines can't just drop a dumpster anywhere: § 155.623 requires it…

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Pinellas County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Pinellas County, commercial dumpsters must meet zoning setbacks, be screened by a 6-foot solid fence…

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Pompano Beach

Some Restrictions

Multifamily and nonresidential dumpsters and compactors must be screened on three sides by a masonry wall and a gate on…

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Port Orange

Some Restrictions

Port Orange's Land Development Code requires every commercial, industrial, multifamily and institutional project to…

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Port St. Lucie

Some Restrictions

Every multi-family, commercial, industrial, office, and institutional property in Port St. Lucie must screen its refuse…

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Safety Harbor

Some Restrictions

Businesses using commercial dumpsters must keep them accessible on collection day or lose their spot until the next…

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Sarasota

Some Restrictions

City of Sarasota requires multifamily and nonresidential refuse and recycling storage areas to be screened on three…

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Sarasota County

Some Restrictions

Commercial dumpsters in unincorporated Sarasota County must sit on a paved, level surface, preferably a 6-inch concrete…

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Satellite Beach

Some Restrictions

In the City of Satellite Beach, City Code § 50-34 requires commercial dumpsters, defined in § 50-1 as two- to…

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Seminole County

Some Restrictions

Seminole County requires every commercial dumpster and roll-off container used in the unincorporated county to be…

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St. Johns County

Some Restrictions

In St. Johns County's Office, Commercial and Planned Districts, a waste dumpster pad and its containers count as a…

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St. Petersburg

Some Restrictions

Commercial dumpsters and roll-off containers in St. Petersburg must sit where collection trucks can reach and dump them…

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Sumter County

Some Restrictions

Commercial, institutional and multifamily sites in unincorporated Sumter County must screen dumpsters and refuse areas…

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Tallahassee

Some Restrictions

Tallahassee commercial establishments must contain their waste in a forktainer, roll-off container, or…

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Tampa

Some Restrictions

City of Tampa Code § 26-166 governs commercial refuse bins: apartments of four or more units and other commercial…

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Titusville

Some Restrictions

Titusville's Land Development Regulations confine commercial dumpsters and other refuse facilities to side or rear…

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Volusia County

Some Restrictions

Commercial properties in unincorporated Volusia County must screen every trash bin or dumpster on at least three sides…

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West Palm Beach

Some Restrictions

West Palm Beach requires commercial dumpsters to sit on a pad at a city-approved location on private property and…

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Winter Haven

Some Restrictions

Every commercial and multi-family development in Winter Haven must provide a dedicated solid waste collection area, and…

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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 Restrictions

Palm Coast requires every property, residential and commercial, to use the City's franchised hauler for solid waste and…

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Bay County

Significant Restrictions

Every property owner in unincorporated Bay County must funnel their solid waste through the county's own disposal and…

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Collier County

Significant Restrictions

Collier County requires every residential and commercial property inside a solid-waste benefit unit to be serviced by…

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Deerfield Beach

Significant Restrictions

Every dwelling unit in Deerfield Beach must subscribe to city refuse collection under Code Sec. 58-67. Residential…

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Largo

Significant Restrictions

Largo requires every residential, commercial and industrial property to subscribe to city solid waste collection; no…

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Leon County

Significant Restrictions

Leon County requires every improved property owner or occupant to deliver solid waste to the county's disposal system…

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Martin County

Significant Restrictions

Martin County requires every unincorporated single-family home to use the county's franchised hauler, with carts out by…

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North Port

Significant Restrictions

North Port requires all solid waste generated within city limits to be collected by the city's own solid waste…

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Okaloosa County

Significant Restrictions

Okaloosa County runs residential garbage pickup through one exclusive franchisee, and County Code § 11-191(a)(1) locks…

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Safety Harbor

Significant Restrictions

Safety Harbor's public works department holds the exclusive right to collect garbage citywide, so residents cannot opt…

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Titusville

Significant Restrictions

Every occupied or vacant residential, multi-dwelling and commercial unit in Titusville must subscribe to and pay for…

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Volusia County

Significant Restrictions

Unincorporated Volusia County runs solid waste pickup as a mandatory special assessment district under Code §§ 106-93…

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Alachua County

Some Restrictions

Alachua County's licensed haulers may only collect residential and commercial solid waste between 7:00 a.m. and sunset…

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Boca Raton

Some Restrictions

Boca Raton requires every dwelling unit to use city solid waste collection under Section 14-3, covering single-family…

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Boynton Beach

Some Restrictions

Boynton Beach collects residential garbage twice a week at the curb, and only the City may do it: Section 10-22 makes…

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Brevard County

Some Restrictions

Brevard County requires unincorporated-area homes and businesses to use a licensed collector for trash pickup, unless…

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Broward County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Broward County requires garbage and rubbish removal from every property, collected only by…

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Cape Coral

Some Restrictions

Every single-family home, multi-family building, and commercial property in Cape Coral must subscribe to refuse service…

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Charlotte County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Charlotte County, which covers Port Charlotte, Englewood, Rotonda and South Gulf Cove since only Punta…

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Citrus County

Some Restrictions

Citrus County requires its certified garbage haulers to file collection routes and schedules with the county's solid…

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Clay County

Some Restrictions

Clay County's public policy under Code of Ordinances § 10-52 is periodic, timely and continuous garbage, trash and…

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Clearwater

Some Restrictions

Clearwater picks up residential garbage once a week on a regularly scheduled day, never on Saturdays, Sundays, or…

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Cocoa

Some Restrictions

Cocoa declares its solid waste collection service a direct benefit to every parcel in the city under Sec. 9-24, and…

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Coral Gables

Some Restrictions

Coral Gables requires curbside garbage pickup at least twice weekly, plus a citywide weekly bulk trash and yard-waste…

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Coral Springs

Some Restrictions

Coral Springs guarantees residential trash pickup at least twice a week under City Code § 8-3(a), and § 8-6 locks…

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Dade City

Some Restrictions

Dade City Code §§ 74-35 and 74-38 require every developed property, residential or commercial, to have garbage emptied…

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Davie

Some Restrictions

Every residential and commercial property in Davie must have garbage and trash collected by the town's franchised…

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Daytona Beach

Some Restrictions

Daytona Beach requires every owner, occupant, and tenant of property inside city limits to use the city's contracted…

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Deltona

Some Restrictions

Deltona provides mandatory weekly residential trash collection with up to two containers per household across three…

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Doral

Some Restrictions

Doral's solid waste franchisee may only run curbside residential pickups between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., with no…

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Escambia County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Escambia County requires every residential property to subscribe with a county-franchised collector…

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Flagler County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Flagler County requires solid waste generated on residential property to go through an authorized…

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Fort Lauderdale

Some Restrictions

Fort Lauderdale collects residential solid waste twice weekly at single-family homes and small multifamily accounts…

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Fort Myers

Some Restrictions

Fort Myers collects household garbage and curbside recycling once a week, and every single-family, multi-family, and…

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Franklin County

Some Restrictions

Franklin County does not set fixed pickup days by ordinance; instead, Franklin County Code § 13-7 requires anyone…

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Gulfport

Some Restrictions

Gulfport's authorized collector empties residential garbage containers twice each week under Sec. 11-17. Recycling…

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Hialeah

Some Restrictions

The city's solid waste department has exclusive collection authority: Sec. 78-68 sets garbage pickup twice weekly, Sec…

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Highlands County

Some Restrictions

Every residential property in unincorporated Highlands County must subscribe to its area's franchised trash hauler…

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Hillsborough County

Some Restrictions

Curbside residential collection is mandatory for nearly every single-family home in unincorporated Hillsborough County…

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Hollywood

Some Restrictions

Every resident, occupant and property owner in Hollywood must have garbage, solid waste and rubbish removed through the…

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Homestead

Some Restrictions

Every Homestead residence not in a new development must subscribe to city garbage collection, with containers emptied…

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Jacksonville

Some Restrictions

Jacksonville's residential waste contractor must pick up garbage, rubbish, other trash, and yard trash from the curb at…

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Jupiter

Some Restrictions

Jupiter households must keep garbage cans emptied at least twice weekly under Town Code § 16-10, and every resident…

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Kissimmee

Some Restrictions

Kissimmee runs residential trash, recycling and yard waste pickup once a week on a set day, and City Code § 32-67…

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Lake County

Some Restrictions

Lake County runs a franchised-hauler collection system for unincorporated residents: Code § 23-18 requires weekly…

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Lakeland

Some Restrictions

Lakeland residents must maintain a garbage can or container sized for four days of refuse, and the city collects…

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Marion County

Some Restrictions

Marion County runs no municipal trash truck: every residential owner must independently haul waste, hire a franchise…

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Melbourne

Some Restrictions

Every occupied residential, multifamily, and commercial unit in Melbourne must subscribe to and pay for the city's…

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Miami

Some Restrictions

Miami's solid waste department collects residential garbage twice a week for homes and buildings of three units or…

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Miami Beach

Some Restrictions

Every dwelling and commercial establishment in Miami Beach must carry solid waste collection service; there's no…

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Miami-Dade County

Some Restrictions

In areas Miami-Dade County serves, mainly unincorporated UMSA, the Department of Solid Waste Management is the sole…

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Miramar

Some Restrictions

Trash collection in Miramar is not optional: Section 18-4 makes every owner of improved real property responsible for…

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Nassau County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Nassau County doesn't fix pickup days or hours in the code itself. Section 30½-81 has the Board of…

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New Port Richey

Some Restrictions

Residential curbside pickup runs Mondays and Thursdays only, between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m., with mandatory service for…

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Orange County

Some Restrictions

Orange County Code § 32-160(a) makes county trash and recycling collection mandatory in unincorporated Orange County…

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Orlando

Some Restrictions

Orlando's Solid Waste Division collects residential trash exactly once a week under Sec. 28.07(2), and the City is the…

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Palm Bay

Some Restrictions

Every occupied home, multi-unit building, and business in Palm Bay must subscribe to and pay for the city's solid waste…

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Pasco County

Some Restrictions

Every property owner in unincorporated Pasco County must dispose of solid waste exclusively through the county's solid…

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Pembroke Pines

Some Restrictions

Pembroke Pines requires every residence to use the city's franchised collector, which picks up solid waste and…

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Pinellas County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Pinellas County, county-licensed haulers must collect single-family residential trash curbside at…

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Plantation

Some Restrictions

Every property owner and lessee in Plantation must use the City's exclusive franchised hauler, Waste Management, Inc…

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Polk County

Some Restrictions

Every owner and occupant of residential property in unincorporated Polk County must use the county-franchised hauler…

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Pompano Beach

Some Restrictions

Pompano Beach picks up residential garbage twice a week, recyclables once a week, and bulk trash once a week under Code…

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Port Orange

Some Restrictions

Every occupied residential or commercial property in Port Orange is automatically enrolled in garbage, recycling and…

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Port St. Lucie

Some Restrictions

Port St. Lucie requires every residential and commercial property to use the city's franchise hauler for garbage…

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Sarasota

Some Restrictions

All solid waste generated in the City of Sarasota must be collected through the city's solid waste division, and…

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Sarasota County

Some Restrictions

Class I curbside customers in unincorporated Sarasota County get once-a-week garbage collection, while Class II…

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Satellite Beach

Some Restrictions

In the City of Satellite Beach, every residential and commercial property must subscribe to and pay for solid waste…

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Seminole County

Some Restrictions

Seminole County assigns every unincorporated neighborhood to one exclusive franchised hauler under Chapter 235, and…

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St. Petersburg

Some Restrictions

St. Petersburg is the exclusive provider of residential garbage and single-stream recycling collection inside city…

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Tampa

Some Restrictions

City of Tampa Code § 26-153(a) makes solid waste collection mandatory: every property must use the Department of Solid…

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West Palm Beach

Some Restrictions

Every owner or occupant of improved residential property in West Palm Beach must subscribe to city trash service under…

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Winter Haven

Some Restrictions

Winter Haven runs its own residential garbage collection under Code of Ordinances Sec. 14-35, picking up trash at least…

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St. Johns County

Light Restrictions

St. Johns County doesn't run a residential trash pickup calendar through its Land Development Code, but it does require…

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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 Restrictions

Once a Tallahassee resident sets recyclables out for collection, they become the property of the city, not the…

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Collier County

Significant Restrictions

Collier County requires every business, institution and other non-residential property to identify and recycle its…

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Alachua County

Some Restrictions

Alachua County Code § 75.302 requires every commercial property owner and tenant in the unincorporated county to…

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Brevard County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Brevard requires curbside recycling carts for single-family homes, caps cart weight to manufacturer…

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Broward County

Some Restrictions

Unincorporated Broward County requires curbside recycling for all residential and multifamily units, with exemptions…

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Charlotte County

Some Restrictions

Once you set your recycling out at the curb, Charlotte County owns it. Taking recyclables from a bin without the…

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Coral Gables

Some Restrictions

Coral Gables requires every resident to sort recyclables into the city-issued bin and set it out beside the garbage can…

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Daytona Beach

Some Restrictions

Daytona Beach requires recyclables to be rinsed and prepped before pickup and confines recycling bins to containers…

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Doral

Some Restrictions

Doral bars anyone but a city- and state-licensed recycling contractor from collecting designated recyclables from…

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Fort Lauderdale

Some Restrictions

Every multifamily building in Fort Lauderdale must run its own recycling program under Sec. 24-8, giving each unit a…

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Fort Myers

Some Restrictions

City of Fort Myers offers curbside recycling collection to residential users; if declined, residents must deliver…

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Gainesville

Some Restrictions

Gainesville Code § 27-85 requires every commercial generator to separate designated recyclable materials and either…

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Gulfport

Some Restrictions

Gulfport issues every property at least one recycling container and requires residents to use only city-issued bins for…

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Hialeah

Some Restrictions

Hialeah runs a mandatory citywide residential recycling program: Sec. 78-63 requires every household account holder to…

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Highlands County

Some Restrictions

In unincorporated Highlands County the franchised hauler must pick up bundled yard trash for recycling at least twice a…

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Hollywood

Some Restrictions

Hollywood gives single-family, duplex and triplex households a curbside bin for glass, plastic bottles, metal cans…

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Homestead

Some Restrictions

Homestead Code § 23.5-2(f) requires multifamily buildings with twelve or more units, and new commercial establishments…

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Jacksonville

Some Restrictions

Jacksonville requires residents to separate recyclables from trash, bans mixing them in the same curbside container…

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Martin County

Some Restrictions

Martin County makes it unlawful to remove recyclable materials or recycling containers that residents have set out for…

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Melbourne

Some Restrictions

Melbourne requires households to rinse glass, plastic and metal containers before setting them in the recycling bin and…

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Miami

Some Restrictions

Miami requires every multi-family building of four units or more to run a recycling program covering at least five…

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Miami Beach

Some Restrictions

Every commercial establishment in Miami Beach must run a single-stream recycling program covering at least three of…

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Miami-Dade County

Some Restrictions

Every residential unit and multi-family building in Miami-Dade County must separate newspaper, glass, aluminum cans…

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Miramar

Some Restrictions

Miramar's recycling cart rules mirror its trash cart rules: Section 18-77 requires all acceptable recyclables to go…

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North Port

Some Restrictions

North Port requires households and businesses to separate recyclable materials and yard waste from regular trash before…

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Okaloosa County

Some Restrictions

Single-family homes in unincorporated Okaloosa County get curbside recyclables pickup once a week, the same day as…

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Palm Beach County

Some Restrictions

Palm Beach County makes it a crime to scavenge or remove recyclables once residents set them at the curb for pickup…

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Pasco County

Some Restrictions

Pasco County requires licensed haulers to collect curbside recyclables at least once a week, and it is a crime to…

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Pompano Beach

Some Restrictions

Pompano Beach requires residential customers to commingle approved recyclables, newspaper, cardboard, glass, aluminum…

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Port Orange

Some Restrictions

Port Orange picks up recycling once a week from containers the city approves and designates for that purpose. Mix in…

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Port St. Lucie

Some Restrictions

Port St. Lucie residents recycle exclusively through the city's franchise hauler under Code Section 80.06(c), setting…

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Sarasota County

Some Restrictions

Once you set your recycling bin out at the curb, Sarasota County Code Sec. 106-51 makes the contents the sole property…

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St. Petersburg

Some Restrictions

St. Petersburg runs the only legal recycling collection in the city. Under City Code § 27-497, only the City may…

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Tampa

Some Restrictions

Tampa provides one 95-gallon recycling cart per residence at curbside, and only unauthorized removal of recyclables…

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Titusville

Some Restrictions

Titusville requires recyclables to be rinsed, sorted by material and set at curbside by 6:30 a.m. on collection day…

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West Palm Beach

Some Restrictions

West Palm Beach requires residential recyclables to go out in city-issued containers set five feet from the garbage…

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Clay County

Light Restrictions

Clay County's solid waste ordinance lets a franchised hauler skip a household's collection outright if garbage, rubbish…

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