Daytona Beach, FL Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)

City Code § 78-36 makes regular solid waste collection an essential service for every parcel of real property within Daytona Beach city limits, whether or not the owner uses it, because the city commission has determined all served properties receive a special benefit that justifies the service fee. Section 78-37(a) requires every owner, occupant, resident, or tenant to abide by the terms of the city's contract with its refuse contractor. The only carve-outs are excluded commercial accounts specifically listed in that contract and commercial establishments that generate source-separated recovered materials and arrange their own hauler for those materials; both groups are exempt from the corresponding city service fee.

The printed code does not list specific collection days: § 78-37 puts the collection frequency schedule, current rates, and franchise fees on file in the office of the city clerk rather than in the ordinance text, so residents confirm their day through the city or the refuse contractor. Fees are billed monthly under § 78-39, due within 20 days of billing, with an overdue bill drawing the same late penalty charged for overdue water service under Chapter 98. Owners who self-haul their own refuse to an approved landfill under § 78-6(1) still owe the service fee under § 78-38(d). All service fees are adjusted every October 1 by the change in the Consumer Price Index.