Leon County, FL Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Sec. 18-171, County Code
- Who's covered
- Improved residential & commercial property
- Self-haul exemption
- Own-premises household waste only
- Penalty for noncompliance
- Misdemeanor, Sec. 18-176/1-9
- Fee enforcement
- Charge becomes property lien
Summary
Leon County requires every improved property owner or occupant to deliver solid waste to the county's disposal system on the schedule the county sets, making use of the collection system mandatory rather than optional.
It is the duty of every owner of improved residential real property and every occupant of commercial improved real property to cause all solid waste for which he is responsible to be delivered to the system at the intervals and by the means and subject to the regulations fixed by other ordinances of the county.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 12).
Full Breakdown
Under Sec. 18-171, owners of improved residential real property and occupants of commercial improved real property must cause all solid waste they generate to reach the county's disposal system "at the intervals and by the means" fixed by other county ordinances: the operative mandatory-collection rule. This backs Sec. 18-163's declaration that disposal in the unincorporated service area must run exclusively through the county-operated system, and pairs with an annual disposal service charge (Sec. 18-164) billed as a property lien. Only self-haul of household/agricultural waste on the generator's own premises is exempted (Sec. 18-138).
Violations & Fines
Failing to deliver solid waste to the county system within a reasonable time is a misdemeanor under Sec. 18-176(3), punishable per Sec. 1-9's general penalty provision; unpaid annual disposal service charges also attach as property liens under Sec. 18-166.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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