Miramar, FL Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)

Section 10-91, in Chapter 10's Article V, bars sweeping, scattering or dumping trash anywhere in the city: it is unlawful to place, sweep or scatter, or cause to be placed, swept or scattered, any trash, rubbish, paper, fruit peelings or other refuse on any street, sidewalk, parkway, riverbank, alley, vacant lot or improved property regardless of ownership, or to dump or deposit trash, paper, oil, vegetable or mineral matter into any stream, watercourse or pool that would pollute or tend to pollute those waters. The section also directs that all trash collected in the city be hauled only to a site the city commission designates, closing off any argument that private disposal at an unapproved location is acceptable.

A companion prohibition in the stormwater management chapter reaches dumping that hits the drainage system specifically. Section 21-254(k) bars the accumulation, placing, sweeping, scattering, throwing or dumping of litter or littering material, including dead plants, yard clippings, stagnant water, rubbish, debris, trash, wrecked or derelict vehicles, boats, machinery, appliances or furniture, or any unsanitary, hazardous or significant material, upon any surface area, stormwater management system or water body in the city. That section carries its own penalty structure at § 21-254(o): a minimum $500 assessment per offense, plus the violator's clean-up and remediation costs, with each day of a continuing violation counted as a new offense.