Safety Harbor, FL Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest set-out
- 5:00 p.m. day before
- Pickup completed by
- 6:30 a.m.
- Cart removal deadline
- Midnight collection day
- Governing section
- City Code Sec. 10.05(a)
Summary
Safety Harbor residents must set garbage and trash at the curb no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the day before pickup, with collection completed by 6:30 a.m. and carts off the curb by midnight collection day.
All garbage and trash shall be deposited at the curb for pickup no later than 6:30 a.m. on the scheduled day for collection. All garbage and trash shall be placed at the curb no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the day prior to collection and all garbage containers shall be removed from the right-of-way and the property adjacent thereto no later than midnight the day of collection.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 65 | Land Development Code: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
City Code Sec. 10.05(a) sets the collection window for Safety Harbor's ninety-gallon city-issued garbage cans: crews finish pickup by 6:30 a.m. on the scheduled day, so cans can go to the curb starting at 5:00 p.m. the evening before. Once the truck empties them, the can has to come back off the right-of-way by midnight the same day, it can't sit at the curb overnight. Section 10.06(9) separately makes it a violation to leave a can or container at the curb longer than necessary after collection.
Violations & Fines
Leaving a can at the curb past midnight on collection day, or setting it out before 5 p.m. the day prior, violates Sec. 10.05(a) and 10.06(9); the public works director can refuse service for repeat noncompliance.
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