Miami, FL Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Placement window
- Week of, evening before pickup
- Clearance required
- 5 feet from poles, fences, hydrants
- Small trash bundle limit
- 50 lbs per bundle
- Governing law
- Miami City Code § 22-18
Summary
Miami lets residents set large trash and bulky waste at the curb only during the week of their scheduled special collection, no earlier than the evening before, kept clear of buildings, fences, poles and hydrants.
During the week of, and not prior to the evening before the scheduled special residential collection date, all large trash and/or bulky waste shall be placed on the parkway between the sidewalk and the street pavement or along the curbline when it is immediately adjacent to the sidewalk in front of the property from which the trash originates where it will be easily accessible to the trash collection trucks of the city, but not in the traveled way on the street, road or alley. The city manager or designee shall have the full authority to designate the location or time of placement of large and small trash, bulky waste, clean vegetative bulky waste and special residential collections other than as described in this section, whenever unusual circumstances arise or, in the director's discretion, it is believed that additional or alternate areas or times are necessary.
Trash or bulky waste shall not be placed adjacent to or within five feet of buildings, fences, utility, telephone or electric poles, fire hydrants, or in any other area that would make it inaccessible to trash collection equipment.
For the collection of clean vegetative materials only, property owners or occupants shall also be subject to the provisions of subsection 12-15(7) of the City Code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 | Ordinance 11000 (Previous Zoning Code): Supplement 22 | Miami 21 (Zoning Code): ?).
Full Breakdown
Under City Code § 22-18, large trash and bulky waste may go out on the parkway between sidewalk and street, or along the curbline, only during the week of the scheduled special residential collection date and not before the evening prior: never in the travel lane. Items can't sit within five feet of buildings, fences, utility or telephone poles, electric poles, or fire hydrants, or anywhere that blocks collection equipment. Small trash must be bundled under 50 pounds. Putting discarded furniture, stoves, refrigerators or similar items anywhere visible from the street outside these windows is separately declared unlawful under § 22-18(g).
Violations & Fines
Setting bulky waste or furniture at the curb before the permitted window, leaving it out after collection week, or placing it within five feet of a fence, pole, hydrant or building is unlawful and subject to code enforcement action by the Solid Waste Department.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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