Citrus County, FL Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)

Under Citrus County Code § 82-103, each certified collector operating in the unincorporated area must use routes that maximize operating efficiency and keep residential and commercial loads separated as required by § 82-125, and must file a copy of those routes with the county's solid waste coordinator. The county itself can deny a collector's trucks access to specific streets or alleys when road or bridge conditions or development patterns make it necessary, but only after the coordinator gives the collector notice so as not to disrupt normal operations.

Every collector must also supply the coordinator with its collection-route schedules when its certification is renewed, and must annually mail every customer printed information covering the amounts and types of refuse collected, complaint procedures, rates, regulations and days of collection. If a collector plans to shift a customer's regular pickup day, § 82-103(b) requires at least ten days' advance notice to that customer before the change takes effect. All collection is mandatory: § 82-132 requires every residential and commercial property to have its solid waste disposed of through a collector certified or franchised under the code, so a resident cannot simply opt out of hauler service, though a variance for special commercial or industrial waste needs can be granted by the Board. Because this system runs on unincorporated-area franchises, Crystal River and Inverness residents follow separate municipal schedules.