Palm Coast, FL Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)

Sec. 41-1(a)-(b) states the City's intent to require every residential, commercial and industrial establishment to have solid waste and recyclables collected "in a proper, sanitary and efficient manner," eliminate illegal dumping, and ensure collection, transport and disposal happens "only by those persons or entities authorized by the City by means of a franchise agreement" at City-approved facilities. Sec. 41-3(a) declares that solid waste and recyclables produced in the City "shall be collected, transported and disposed of exclusively under the direction of the City," with residential rates continuing under the existing franchise agreement and commercial rates negotiated between franchisee and customer.

Sec. 41-3(b) makes the service itself mandatory citywide. Sec. 41-4 reinforces this: subsection (a) requires all solid waste to be collected by a City franchisee; subsection (c) bars any owner or occupant from collecting or removing waste from their own property "except by utilizing a City franchisee or as otherwise provided in this article"; and subsection (d) bars anyone from collecting or transporting solid waste or recyclables except as the article allows. A narrow exemption in subsection (e) lets residents use their own passenger car, station wagon, or pickup truck of one ton or less to haul items from their own residence to a solid waste or recycling facility. Sec. 22 to violations of the article.