Palm Bay, FL Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Garbage
- 2x per week
- Recycling
- 1x per week
- Yard trash
- 1x per week
- Bulky waste
- 1x per week
Summary
City crews collect household garbage twice a week in Palm Bay, while recycling, yard trash, and bulky waste are each picked up once a week under the mandatory collection ordinance.
All garbage and household trash shall be collected two (2) times per week. Recyclable materials shall be collected one (1) time per week. Garden and yard trash, tree and shrubbery trimmings shall be collected one (1) time per week. Bulky waste will be collected one (1) time per week.
(b) All residents, owners and/or tenants, agents, lessors, lessees, operators, occupants of premises within the city, shall deposit refuse and recyclable materials, and the like, at the designated collection point prior to 4:00 a.m. on the scheduled day of collection, but not prior to 5:00 p.m. on the day before collection. Empty containers must be removed from curbside on the day of collection.
(B) Commercial mandatory collection.
(1) All refuse from the commercial unit shall be placed in mechanical containers for removal. All refuse mechanical containers regardless of the siting on the property, shall be screened on at least three (3) sides by masonry wall, or wooden fencing, or other materials, at least six (6) feet in height, as approved by the city, which renders the view of the mechanical container opaque from adjacent properties. Commercial mandatory collection shall be provided at least once per week or pursuant to a special event permit, as applicable.
(2) No mechanical containers shall be located on any road right-of-way or parking setback. All multiple dwelling areas of sixteen (16) units or more
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-41: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 2026-13, passed 5-21-26).
Full Breakdown
Palm Bay runs its residential collection on a fixed weekly cadence: garbage and household trash go out twice a week, while recyclable materials, garden and yard trash/tree trimmings, and bulky waste are each collected once a week. The frequencies apply to every residential customer enrolled in the city's mandatory collection service under § 150.40, and materials must be separated by stream, yard trash and recyclables can't simply be tossed in with the twice-weekly garbage.
Violations & Fines
Mixing yard trash or recyclables into the twice-weekly garbage pickup, or setting materials out on the wrong collection day, violates § 150.41 and is punishable as a second-degree misdemeanor under § 150.99.
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