Daytona Beach, FL Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)

Sec. 78-41(a)(1) tells residents exactly how to prepare bulky items: "Oversized items of household trash should be placed next to refuse containers for collection on regularly-scheduled collection days," so there is no separate bulk-pickup appointment required for a typical large item, it goes out alongside the regular can on the usual day. The same subsection adds a specific safety rule: "Doors with latches will be removed from refrigerators or freezers placed for collection," preventing a discarded appliance from becoming an entrapment hazard. "Household trash" is defined in Sec.

78-1 to include "all bulky wastes, yard toys, and building material waste from residential do-it-yourself projects," so couches, mattresses, and DIY-project debris all fall under this bulk category. Sec. 78-41(a)(2) confirms oversized items are exempt from the standard 40-pound bundling and closed-container rule, and lets a resident set out oversized items separately if they exceed the size or capacity of the containers the city provided. Where an item is so bulky, heavy or oddly shaped that the city refuse contractor has to make a special collection for it, Sec.

78-41(c)(2) authorizes a special service charge, billed and collected under the terms of the city refuse contract. Residents can also self-haul their own bulky refuse to an approved landfill under Sec. 78-6(1) if they'd rather not wait for scheduled pickup.