Miami, FL Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest set-out
- Night before collection
- Latest set-out
- 6:00 a.m. collection day
- Collection frequency
- Twice weekly (≤3-unit homes)
- Container source
- One city-issued container per unit
- Removal
- Container brought in by day's end
Summary
Miami requires containerized garbage placed curbside no earlier than the night before collection and no later than 6:00 a.m. on pickup day, with containers retrieved by the end of the collection day.
All small trash, containerized waste, and garbage to be removed by the city shall be placed at curbside in front of the property for removal by the city as scheduled by the director, in such a manner as not to obstruct pedestrian passage or impede collection by city forces. The director may make exceptions to these rules to accommodate disabled and elderly persons. Each residence in the city shall be provided with one city issued garbage container per each residential unit to accommodate all garbage, small trash or rubbish to be removed by the city. Garbage and small trash will be placed only in the container provided by the city for this purpose. Containerized garbage shall be placed at curbside no later than 6:00 a.m. the morning of scheduled collection and no sooner than the night before and containers shall be picked up at the end of the collection day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 | Ordinance 11000 (Previous Zoning Code): Supplement 22 | Miami 21 (Zoning Code): ?).
Full Breakdown
The city collects garbage from single-family homes and multifamily buildings of three units or fewer twice a week on a schedule set by the director of solid waste. Each residential unit gets one city-issued container, and containerized garbage must go out no earlier than the evening before the scheduled pickup and no later than 6:00 a.m. the morning of collection. Containers must sit at curbside in front of the property in a manner that does not obstruct pedestrian passage or impede collection by city crews, and residents are expected to have the container picked back up by the end of the collection day. The director can make exceptions to accommodate disabled and elderly residents.
Violations & Fines
Setting containers out too early, leaving them at curbside past collection day, or blocking pedestrian passage can draw a code enforcement sanitation notice and an administrative service fee under § 22-93; noncompliant or defective containers must be replaced on written notice.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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