Manatee County, FL Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Collection frequency
- Garbage twice weekly; recycling weekly
- Find your day
- Resident Information Tool at mymanatee.org
- Holiday shift
- One day later, rest of week
- Bulky pickup
- 2 large items free curbside
- Set-out time
- By 6 a.m. collection day
Summary
Household garbage is collected twice a week (Monday/Thursday or Tuesday/Friday), with recycling and yard waste weekly. Find your days with the county's Resident Information Tool. When a holiday hits your day, collection slides one day for the rest of the week.
Residential collection service shall include: (1) One (1) pickup per week solid waste collection in county provided carts collected from customer on the same day as yard waste and program recyclables. (2) One (1) pickup per week for yard waste. (3) One (1) pickup per week for program recyclables in county provided carts.
Full Breakdown
Use the county's Resident Information Tool (or the collection map) at mymanatee.org to look up your two garbage days plus recycling and yard-waste days. Set carts out by 6 a.m. When an observed holiday falls on a collection day, all services move one day later for the remainder of that week, resuming normally the next Monday. Up to two large bulk items (furniture, mattress, tires) can go at the curb with your regular garbage for free.
Violations & Fines
No monetary penalty is specified; place garbage, recycling, and yard-waste carts at the curb by 6 a.m. on your collection day for pickup.
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Sources & Official References
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