Apopka provides single-stream recycling weekly. Accepted items include paper, cardboard, plastics 1 and 2, aluminum, steel cans, and glass bottles. Plastic bags, food waste, and textiles are not accepted.
Apopka Code Chapter 62 establishes the residential recycling program. Single-stream recycling is collected weekly in blue carts. Accepted materials: paper (newspaper, magazines, mail, office paper), flattened cardboard, plastic bottles and jugs coded 1 PET or 2 HDPE, aluminum cans, steel and tin cans, clean glass bottles and jars. Excluded: plastic bags, film, styrofoam, food-soiled containers, pizza boxes with grease, diapers, clothing, electronics, yard waste, garbage. Residents should rinse containers and leave lids attached. Contaminated loads may be rejected as garbage. Participation is mandatory for all single-family residential customers under Chapter 62.
Contaminated recycling: collection refused and homeowner billed for garbage tip fee. Persistent contamination: cart removal possible.
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Apopka quiet hours run 10 PM to 7 AM on weeknights and 11 PM to 8 AM weekends under Apopka Code Chapter 38 (Noise). Unreasonable noise at any hour violates F...
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Modified exhaust, loud stereos, and jake-brake use are prohibited in Apopka. Car stereos audible 25 feet away violate state law, and Apopka Code Chapter 38 b...
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Gas and electric leaf blowers are permitted in Apopka between 7 AM and 7 PM daily. There is no decibel cap specific to leaf blowers, and commercial landscape...
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Apopka tags vehicles as abandoned after 72 hours of inoperable condition on public or private property. Inoperable means flat tires, missing parts, expired t...
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Apopka follows Florida Building Code EV-ready provisions and FL §366.94 which preempts local restrictions on residential EV charging. Level 2 home charger in...
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Apopka generally permits overnight on-street parking in residential zones unless posted otherwise. No citywide overnight ban exists. HOAs frequently prohibit...
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