Palm Coast, FL Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Screening requirement
- Hide containers except on pickup day
- Min. shielding shrub height
- 30 inches at installation
- Earliest set-out time
- 6:00 p.m. day before collection
- Latest removal time
- 6:00 a.m. day after collection
- Yard debris limits
- 5 ft long, 6 in diameter, 60 lbs max
- Yard waste rule
- Must be separated from household garbage
Summary
Palm Coast homeowners must keep garbage and recycling containers screened from street view except on pickup day, per Sec. 41-11(a), and set them at the curb or right-of-way under Sec. 41-11(b). Sec. 41-17(5) bars putting containers out earlier than 6:00 p.m. the night before pickup or leaving them past 6:00 a.m. the next day.
(a)The location of garbage and trash facilities and containers located at residential properties, when not set out for the day of pickup, shall be shielded or sheltered by opaque objects or structures in such a manner that they are substantially screened from public view from an improved public right-of-way; examples of "shielding" or "shelter" include, but are not limited to, bushes (minimum of 30 inches at time of installation), fences, walls, trees, buildings, and enclosures.(b)All residential solid waste and recyclables placed for collection shall be containerized so as to maintain sanitary conditions and facilitate handling. All garbage and trash cans or containers placed for collection shall be placed at the edge of the curb or right-of-way in areas most accessible and practicable to aid the garbage collection forces to expedite the loading and removal of the garbage or trash... To place solid waste or recyclables out for collection earlier than 6:00 p.m. on the day before a scheduled collection day or leave containers adjacent to the street any later than 6:00 a.m. on the day after the containers are emptied.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 44 | Land Development Code: Supplement 18).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 41-11(a) requires garbage and trash containers at residential properties, when not set out for pickup day, to be "shielded or sheltered by opaque objects or structures" so they are substantially screened from public view from an improved right-of-way, giving bushes at least 30 inches tall at installation, fences, walls, trees, buildings and enclosures as examples of acceptable shielding. Sec. 41-11(b) requires all residential solid waste and recyclables placed for collection to be containerized to maintain sanitary conditions, and requires cans or containers to be placed "at the edge of the curb or right-of-way in areas most accessible and practicable" for collection crews, using containers that crews can easily handle.
Sec. 41-11(c) separately caps vegetative debris and yard waste: tree limbs, trunks and palm fronds can't exceed five feet in length or six inches in diameter, and no single item can weigh more than 60 pounds, with special pickups and a service charge available for larger loads. Sec. 41-11(e) requires customers to keep yard waste separate from household garbage. On timing, Sec. on the day after the containers are emptied," though the City Manager may grant exemptions to accommodate the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Violations & Fines
Setting containers out before 6:00 p.m. the day before pickup or leaving them curbside past 6:00 a.m. the following morning is a prohibited act under Sec. 41-17(5). Enforcement runs through Sec. 41-18(a), which applies Florida Statutes § 162.22 code enforcement penalties, and each day of a continuing violation counts as a separate offense under Sec. 41-18(e).
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Sources & Official References
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