Hialeah, FL Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)

Sec. 78-70 collects bulk trash once a month on alternating months, capped at eight cubic yards per residence for each collection day; anything set out above that limit is itself a violation of the section, and the excess is only removed as a special service under Sec. 78-72, at a separate fee. Placement rules mirror the cart rules: bulk trash goes in front of the property, on the swale or immediately next to the sidewalk where curb and gutter exist, easily reachable by collection trucks but not blocking pedestrian or vehicular traffic, and it cannot sit within five feet of buildings, fences, utility or telephone poles, trees or fire hydrants.

Bulk trash mixed with yard trash or other garbage is a violation and will not be collected. Bulk yard trash, material like branches, dried leaves and grass clippings that cannot be containerized, has its own identical eight-cubic-yard monthly cap under Sec. 78-71, but it must stay separate from other bulk trash; small yard trash may be bundled or bagged in heavyweight weatherproof bags of no more than 50 pounds each, and bagging does not add to the overall set-out limit. the morning after collection. Special collections requested under Sec.

78-72, whether for excess volume, off-schedule pickup or unusual items, become a lien on the property if the fee goes unpaid more than 30 days, following the same collection procedure as Sec. 78-35.