Jupiter, FL Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential frequency
- At least twice weekly
- Business/industrial frequency
- Set by town council
- Service type
- Mandatory town franchise hauler
- Current franchise
- Franchise Ordinance No. 36-16
- Fee liability
- Property owner, not tenant
- Late payment penalty
- 1% per month after 60 days
Summary
Jupiter households must keep garbage cans emptied at least twice weekly under Town Code § 16-10, and every resident, occupant and property owner is required to use the town's franchised collection service under § 16-36. Self-hauling instead of the contracted hauler is not an option.
All garbage cans shall be required to be emptied and the contents thereof disposed of at least twice each week in residential districts, and as designated by the town council in business and industrial districts. ... All residents, occupants and owners of premises in the town are hereby required to have all accumulations of garbage and trash removed and disposed of by the garbage collection services so arranged or contracted for by the town pursuant to such franchise.
Full Breakdown
The Town of Jupiter requires garbage cans to be emptied at least twice each week in residential districts under Town Code § 16-10, with collection frequency in business and industrial districts set separately by the town council. Participation in town-arranged collection is mandatory: § 16-36 requires 'all residents, occupants and owners of premises in the town' to have garbage and trash 'removed and disposed of by the garbage collection services so arranged or contracted for by the town pursuant to such franchise,' currently Franchise Ordinance No.
36-16 identified in § 16-37. The town does not run its own hauling fleet for basic service; a private contractor collects under that franchise, and rates for basic residential, curbside recyclable, and commercial service are on file with the town clerk. Section 16-38 makes the property owner, not the tenant, liable for the service fee and for supplying enough containers for the building's needs, and § 16-39 treats an occupied premises as presumptive proof that trash is being generated and fees are owed. Fees are billed monthly, typically on the water bill for single-family, duplex and townhouse units, per § 16-40.
Failure to pay becomes a lien under § 16-41, accruing a one percent monthly penalty once 60 days delinquent. Chapter 16's general violation clause, § 16-2, makes noncompliance with any section of the chapter unlawful, with each day of a continuing violation charged as a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Violating any provision of Chapter 16, including the mandatory-service and collection-frequency requirements, is unlawful under § 16-2, with each day of a continuing violation charged as a separate offense. Penalties follow § 1-14's general civil penalty: code enforcement action under Chapter 8, recovery of the town's attorney's fees and costs of prosecution, and a lien against the property for unpaid fines or delinquent service charges.
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