Boynton Beach, FL Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)

Sec. 10-27(d) makes it unlawful for any person to deposit on, or bury in, or cause to be deposited on or buried in, upon any land, vacant or unoccupied premises in the City, or upon any street, alley, park, parkway, canal, waterway, bridge, easement, or other public passageway or right-of-way, any noxious, filthy, malodorous or offensive liquid or solid materials, garbage, refuse, or rubbish anywhere within the limits of the City in any vessel or receptacle other than an approved refuse container which is collected regularly.

The same subsection bans open burning of refuse anywhere in the City except as otherwise provided by law, while still allowing nuisance-free backyard composting for home gardening. Sec. 10-27(i) goes further for large-scale dumping, making it unlawful for any person to create, use, own, or operate any landfill or dump within the corporate limits of the City. Sec. 10-27(j) separately bars littering, prohibiting solid waste on roads, streets, storm drains, canals, lakes, or other public or private property. These solid waste rules sit in Chapter 10's refuse collection article, enforced under Sec.

10-31, which declares it unlawful to fail, neglect, or refuse to comply with the article and treats each day of a continuing violation as a separate offense. The Director of Public Works administers the collection system referenced throughout the article, and stormwater-specific spills and illicit dumping into the drainage system are handled separately under Sec. 26-304, which requires anyone with knowledge of a stormwater discharge violation to notify the Utilities Director at 561-738-7460 within three calendar days.