Boynton Beach, FL Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential garbage schedule
- Twice weekly, curbside
- Collector
- City exclusively (§ 10-22)
- Set-out timing
- Not before day prior to pickup
- Container rule
- Roll-out cart, lid closed
- Separate schedule
- Yard/combustible trash once weekly
Summary
Boynton Beach collects residential garbage twice a week at the curb, and only the City may do it: Section 10-22 makes collection, conveyance, and disposal of all refuse citywide an exclusive City function under the Director of Public Works. Section 10-24(a)(1) sets the twice-weekly schedule for single-family homes with roll-out carts and bans loose, uncontained garbage left at the roadside.
All refuse, garbage, trash of all types, vegetative trash, recycling, construction and demolition material accumulated in the City shall be exclusively collected, conveyed and disposed of by the City under the supervision of the Director of Public Works...Garbage will be collected twice per week at curbside only from each single family residential unit in the City provided with roll-out garbage carts. The placement of household garbage in a loose and uncontained manner on the roadside, swale or other locations adjacent to the roadway with the expectation of collection shall be strictly prohibited.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 10, Article II makes solid waste collection a municipal monopoly: Section 10-22 gives the City, through the Director of Public Works, exclusive authority to collect, convey, and dispose of all refuse, garbage, recycling, and construction debris generated in Boynton Beach, and Section 10-31(d) separately makes it unlawful for anyone other than City-employed collectors to pick up garbage from a container without City Commission authorization. For single-family homes, Section 10-24(a)(1) fixes garbage collection at twice per week, curbside only, for units equipped with the City's roll-out carts; all material must go inside the cart with the lid closed, and putting loose household garbage directly on the roadside or swale for pickup is strictly prohibited.
Yard trash and combustible trash are handled on a separate, once-a-week schedule and cannot be mixed with household garbage, and nothing may be set at the curb earlier than the day before the scheduled pickup day. Commercial establishments are served on a different cadence: Section 10-23's definition of 'Garbage' has it collected from businesses as the customer requests or as the Director of Public Works requires when public safety or appearance is at risk, rather than on the fixed twice-weekly residential schedule. Hazardous, infectious, and construction and demolition materials are excluded from this routine service entirely and must be arranged separately through the Director of Public Works or, for construction debris, through the roll-off process in Section 10-26.
Violations & Fines
Setting loose, uncontained garbage at the roadside instead of using the roll-out cart, putting materials out earlier than the day before pickup, or having anyone other than City-authorized collectors remove garbage from a container violates Sections 10-24 and 10-31. Section 10-31 makes each day of a continuing violation a separate offense.
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