Nassau County, FL Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Who sets pickup standards
- Board of County Commissioners, by resolution
- Covers
- frequency, hours, quantity, location, routes
- Complaint deadline
- resolved within 24 hours (Sec. 30½-83)
- Hauler permit
- 5-year nonexclusive (Sec. 30½-71)
- Cure period before termination
- 15 days written notice (Sec. 30½-75)
- Performance bond
- $10,000 (Sec. 30½-84)
Summary
Unincorporated Nassau County doesn't fix pickup days or hours in the code itself. Section 30½-81 has the Board of County Commissioners set frequency, quantity limits, hours, and collection location by a separate resolution, then holds the permitted private haulers who actually run the routes to those standards.
The board shall, by subsequent resolution, establish standards for solid waste collection and disposal from residential property. Said resolution shall establish the following standards of service as to the frequency of solid waste collection, the quantity of solid waste, to be collected, the hours of collection, the location of solid waste for collection, the submission of routes and schedules, the existence of minimal collection equipment, and the institution of uniform billing procedures. Said resolution shall also include other reasonable regulatory measures concerning the provision of solid waste collection and disposal by permittees in the county.
Full Breakdown
Section 30½-81 sits in Division 3, 'Terms and Conditions,' of the county's Solid Waste Hauler article. It directs the board to establish, 'by subsequent resolution,' the standards of service for residential collection and disposal, covering the frequency of collection, the quantity of solid waste collected, the hours of collection, the location where waste is set out, the submission of routes and schedules, minimal collection equipment, and uniform billing procedures. The actual numbers live in that resolution rather than the printed code. Collection itself is performed by private haulers holding a nonexclusive five-year solid waste hauler permit under Sec.
30½-71, obtained by application to the county coordinator under Sec. 30½-73 and a $500 application fee under Sec. 30½-74. Rates are likewise capped by board resolution under Sec. ' Service accountability runs through Sec. 30½-83, which requires permittees to resolve customer complaints 'if reasonably possible within twenty-four (24) hours' and to report complaint dispositions to the director of solid waste every July 1 and December 31. Permittees must also carry a $10,000 performance bond or letter of credit under Sec. 30½-84 and keep leak-proof, marked collection vehicles under Sec. 30½-87.
Violations & Fines
Operating a solid waste collection route in the unincorporated county without a permit is a misdemeanor enforceable under F.S. § 125.69, per Sec. 30½-76. A permittee who violates the service standards or any other article requirement gets a written notice of breach under Sec. 30½-75; failing to correct it within fifteen days lets the county terminate the permit and collect against the $10,000 performance bond or letter of credit required by Sec. 30½-84.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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