Hollywood, FL Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest set-out
- 5:00 p.m. day before pickup
- Latest set-out
- 7:00 a.m. on service day
- Must return to storage by
- 7:00 p.m. collection day
- Curb distance required
- within 5 feet of curb
- Storage location
- side or rear of property
- Fee waiver available
- Back Door Collection, disability-based
Summary
Hollywood residents must store garbage and recycling carts at the side or rear of the property and can only set them out starting 5:00 p.m. the evening before pickup. Carts must be back in storage by 7:00 p.m. on collection day and placed within five feet of the curb so crews can reach them.
(2) A property owner shall store garbage and recycling receptacles at the side or rear of the property unless a separate recessed storage area is provided on the owner's property if abutting an alley way. Garbage and recycling receptacles are not permitted to be stored in an alleyway unless the property owner has an approved recessed bay for storage.
(4) Garbage and recycling receptacles shall be set out for collection no sooner than 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the customer's regularly scheduled collection and no later than 7:00 a.m. on the customer's regularly scheduled day of service. The garbage and recycling receptacles must be returned to storage by 7:00 p.m. on the day of collection. The garbage and recycling receptacles must be placed within five feet of the curb/service point in order to accommodate pickup.
Full Breakdown
02(D) sets the placement and storage rules for garbage and recycling receptacles citywide. Outside of collection windows, carts must stay at the side or rear of the property, not in an alleyway, unless the owner has built a recessed storage bay approved for that purpose. the same day they're emptied, and sit within five feet of the curb or service point so the crew doesn't have to walk far to reach them. Multi-family buildings, business establishments and food-handling establishments are barred outright from storing any receptacle on a right-of-way, alley, street, sidewalk or swale at any time.
Residents who are physically unable to bring their own cart to the curb can apply to the City Manager's office for a waiver of the Back Door Collection fee by submitting a doctor's letter and an affidavit confirming they are the sole occupant age 12 or older; waivers are reviewed annually. 02(F).
Violations & Fines
Placing a cart in a street, gutter or other public travel way outside the permitted window, or leaving one on an alley without an approved bay, violates § 50.02(D). Where inadequate collection lets trash accumulate into a health hazard, the city can send a private contractor after 24 hours' notice and bill the property owner, whose unpaid balance becomes a recorded lien accruing interest under F.S. § 55.03(1).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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