Port Orange, FL Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Setback from property line
- 5 feet minimum
- Collection window
- 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Earliest curb placement
- 7:00 p.m. day before pickup
- Latest curb placement
- 7:00 a.m. on pickup day
- Removal deadline
- 7:00 a.m. the next morning
Summary
Port Orange bins cannot sit in front of your building or within five feet of a property line, and collection runs 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Containers may go to the curb no earlier than 7 p.m. the night before pickup and must be back in storage by 7 a.m. the next morning.
(a)Garbage, recycling and yard waste containers when not in use shall be kept away from the front of any building or premises. No garbage, recycling or yard waste container shall be kept or maintained upon or adjacent to any road, alley, street, sidewalk, parkway or front yard and no such container shall be kept or maintained within five feet of any property line. ... (b)Garbage and recycling shall each be placed and maintained in separate containers.(c)Garbage, recycling, and yard waste will be collected between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on designated days. Containers used for collection shall be placed by the curb or by the edge of pavement (when no curb exists) near, but not upon or blocking, the street, alley or road prior to 7:00 a.m. on the day of designated collection, but no earlier than 7:00 p.m. the day prior to service. Containers shall be promptly removed and properly stored after collection but no later than 7:00 a.m. the next morning.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 43 | Land Development Code: Supplement 38).
Full Breakdown
Section 56-34(a) of the Port Orange City Code requires garbage, recycling and yard waste containers, when not in use, to be kept away from the front of any building or premises, and bars keeping or maintaining a container upon or adjacent to any road, alley, street, sidewalk, parkway or front yard, or within five feet of any property line. Containers cannot be deposited on an adjoining lot, vacant or improved, or in any sidewalk, road, street, alley or park in the city. Section 56-34(b) requires garbage and recycling to each be placed and maintained in separate containers, so a single bin cannot hold both.
On collection day, containers filled for pickup must be neatly placed near, but not upon or blocking, the street, alley or road so they are convenient and accessible for the crew. on collection day itself. the following morning, so a cart cannot simply sit curbside between weekly pickups. The solid waste manager also has inspection authority over every container's condition under Section 56-35, and containers themselves must meet the size and lid standards defined for a garbage can in Section 56-26.
Violations & Fines
Leaving a container in a prohibited location, mixing garbage and recycling in one bin, or leaving a cart at the curb outside the permitted set-out and removal window violates Chapter 56, Article II and is enforced under the Section 1-8 general penalty: up to $500.00 in fines and/or 60 days imprisonment, with each day of a continuing violation treated as a separate offense.
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