Sanford, FL Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Service status
- Mandatory for all residential properties
- Collection days
- Monday through Friday
- Collection hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Saturday exceptions
- 4 cleanup days per year
- Nonpayment remedy
- Property lien or water shutoff
Summary
The City of Sanford, Florida requires every residential property to take city-billed solid waste, yard waste and recycling service under Sanford City Code § 86-38, with pickups running Monday through Friday between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. under § 86-129(a); unpaid accounts can draw a property lien or water shutoff.
The city shall bill all residential properties within the city for solid waste, yard waste and recyclable material services at the rates annually established. ... In addition to any other remedies afforded by law or set forth herein, the city may record a lien against each unit of residential or commercial property for unpaid solid waste, yard waste and recyclable material collection fees and/or terminate water/sewer service in a like manner as it would in the event fees for that service remain unpaid. Service to all such properties shall be mandatory. ... (a)All residential collection, transportation and disposal shall occur on Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., inclusive. Any variation, with the exception of the four scheduled Saturday collections for "community cleanup day" in April and October of each year, shall be subject to application to and approval by the city's representative with the application filed no less than 30 days prior to the proposed implementation.
Full Breakdown
Section 86-38 makes solid waste, yard waste and recyclable material service mandatory for all residential properties in the city, which the city bills at annually established rates; commercial properties are billed separately for solid waste and yard waste removal. In addition to any other remedy available at law, the city may record a lien against a residential or commercial property for unpaid collection fees, or terminate water and sewer service the same way it would for any other unpaid city utility charge. Section 86-129(a) sets the operating hours for that mandatory service: all residential collection, transportation and disposal occurs Monday through Friday between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., inclusive, with the contractor required to keep records documenting the service.
The only built-in weekend exception is four scheduled Saturday collections each year for community cleanup day in April and October; any other variation from the Monday-through-Friday, 7-to-7 schedule requires an application to and approval from the city's representative filed at least 30 days before the change takes effect. Commercial front-load and roll-off collection can run earlier, from 3:00 a.m., but residential collection stays inside the 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. window.
Violations & Fines
Nonpayment under the mandatory service requirement of § 86-38 can lead to a lien recorded against the property or termination of water and sewer service under §§ 86-38 and 86-39, and any collection outside the approved Monday-through-Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. schedule without prior city approval is enforceable under the article's general violation provisions in § 86-45, tied to the maximum penalty allowed by F.S. § 162.22.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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