Port St. Lucie, FL Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Volume limit
- 2 cubic yards per set-out
- Early set-out window
- Up to 24 hours before pickup
- Carpet binding
- Rolled, tied in 4-ft lengths
- First offense penalty
- $110 (Sec. 80.17(d))
- Correction period
- 48 hours from citation
Summary
Port St. Lucie caps residential bulk waste, furniture, white goods, and large carpet pieces, at 2 cubic yards per curbside set-out under Section 80.06(d) of the Code of Ordinances. Residents can put bulk items out no more than 24 hours before their scheduled bulk collection day, and rolled carpet must be tied in sections of 4 feet or less.
Bulk waste shall mean a large item that is discarded because of normal housekeeping activities on a person's own premises and cannot be placed in a garbage cart because of its size, shape, or weight. Bulk waste includes furniture, fixtures, white goods, and large pieces of carpet. Bulk waste does not include any exempt waste. ... (d)Bulk waste.(1)Bulk waste shall not be set out more than 24 hours prior to the day of the month specified for bulk waste collection of the property.(2)No more than 2 cubic yards may be set curbside for collection. One cubic yard measures 3 feet wide by 3 feet long by 3 feet deep.(3)Any carpet set out for collection at curbside must be rolled and tied or otherwise bound in 4-foot lengths or less.(4)Bulk waste from a renovation do-it-yourself project, shall be set out as bulk waste and shall not exceed 2 cubic yards in total volume...(5)No contractor waste shall be placed curbside. All such waste must be removed and properly disposed of by a contractor.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 103).
Full Breakdown
06(d) sets the operating limits: bulk items "shall not be set out more than 24 hours prior to the day of the month specified for bulk waste collection of the property," and "no more than 2 cubic yards may be set curbside for collection," with one cubic yard defined as a 3-foot by 3-foot by 3-foot space. " Do-it-yourself renovation debris also counts as bulk waste and is capped at the same 2 cubic yards; anything larger must be stored in a mechanical container unless removed by the person who generated it.
The section draws a hard line against contractor debris: "No contractor waste shall be placed curbside. All such waste must be removed and properly disposed of by a contractor," pushing cleanup costs onto the builder or tradesman rather than the city's franchise hauler. 03's mandatory collection scheme, and setting out more than the 2-cubic-yard limit, or setting it out too early, is enforced the same way as any other Chapter 80 violation.
Violations & Fines
Bulk, yard, and other solid waste violations carry a $110 civil penalty for a first offense and $220 for a second offense under Section 80.17(d)'s penalty table, and a violator has 48 hours from the citation to correct it under Section 80.17(b)(5)ii. Citations may be appealed to the special magistrate within 72 hours of the date to correct, and repeat violations within 12 months can skip straight to a citation with no correction window.
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