Miami Beach, FL Trash & Recycling: Dumpster Rules (2026)

Sec. 90-279 gives the city authority to restrict rolloff, portable container and dumpster locations to protect public safety and prevent traffic hazards, and it names six specific no-placement zones: alleys, lanes and bridges; Ocean Drive from Biscayne Street to 15th Street; Collins Avenue from Biscayne Street to 87th Terrace; Washington Avenue from Biscayne Street to 17th Street; 41st Street from Collins Avenue to Alton Road; and 71st Street from Collins Avenue to Bay Drive. These are the city's highest-traffic tourist corridors, so the restriction functions as a targeted ban rather than a citywide siting rule.

Sec. 90-280 further limits rolloffs and portable containers to removing construction and demolition debris or large quantities of bulky waste; they cannot be used for garbage or commercial waste, and debris can never simply sit on the ground instead of inside a container. Sec. 90-281 separately prohibits overflowing rolloffs, portable containers and dumpsters outright, and gives the city manager authority to order the property owner to remove an overflowing container. Placement anywhere in the city also requires the location approval and permit process under Sec. 90-276, and an unpermitted or abandoned container can be removed at the contractor's expense under section 90-331 et seq.