Hollywood, FL Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Free pickup limit
- 6 cubic yards per collection
- Collection frequency
- once per month
- Earliest curb placement
- noon the day before pickup
- Overage option
- prepaid special pickup or franchised hauler
- Late/unpaid fees
- become a property lien
Summary
Hollywood's Environmental Services Division picks up bulk waste, such as furniture, mattresses and appliances, once a month on the schedule posted at the city's website, and caps free pickup at six cubic yards per collection. Anything over that requires a prepaid special pickup or a franchised private hauler.
(a) To qualify as bulk waste material for collection by the city, bulk waste shall, in its entirety, meet the definition as set forth in § 50.01 and shall not exceed six cubic yards per collection pick-up. Bulk waste in excess of six cubic yards will not be picked up unless prior arrangements have been made and a fee has been paid either by check, money order, or charge to the customer's city utility account or to a major credit card which is acceptable to the city. The customer may also contract with any franchised hauler approved by the city for the same removal service.
(c) Bulk waste will be picked up once per month as specified in the advertised collection schedule posted on the city's website.
Full Breakdown
04(A) governs bulk waste collection. 01 definition (large items that cannot fit in a container, like furniture, fixtures, mattresses, discarded appliances, bicycles and scrap metal) and cannot exceed six cubic yards per pickup; anything larger requires prior arrangement and a paid special pickup billed to the customer's utility account or a credit card, or the customer can hire a franchised private hauler instead. Placement depends on the property: homes on a service alley must set bulk items at the rear, clear of guy wires, utility poles, meters and fences, while homes without alley access set items on the swale without blocking pedestrian or vehicle sightlines.
Items cannot go out earlier than noon the day before the scheduled collection day; anyone who puts bulk waste out earlier is billed a removal fee if the city has to pick it up within 24 hours of a violation notice. Dumping material that didn't originate from the abutting property onto a swale or alley for city pickup is also unlawful and draws a removal fee. 09, and repeated pickups on the same property within 30 days trigger an additional fee set by City Commission resolution.
Violations & Fines
Putting bulk waste out before noon the day prior to the scheduled pickup, dumping items that didn't come from the property, or blocking an alley right-of-way violates § 50.04(A)(3). Penalties run under § 10.99 or Chapter 36 of the Code, plus a city removal fee if the material isn't cleared within 24 hours of notice; unpaid charges become a recorded lien against the property.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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