Coconut Creek, FL Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- Registration deadline
- October 1 of each year
- Annual fee
- $100.00 per service location
- Form contents
- Property, owner, and contracted hauler names and addresses
- Hauler reports
- Quarterly, certified by a certified public accountant
- Penalty route
- Code enforcement board or court, fine under Sec. 1-8
Summary
In the City of Coconut Creek, Florida, every commercial property that recycles recovered materials must register with the city each year by October 1 and pay $100.00 for each service location. Owner haulers must also name their recovered materials dealer and processing facility.
(a)All commercial properties that engage in recycling recovered materials in the city shall register yearly with the city on a form provided by the city by October 1, of each year, and pay a yearly registration fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each service location in the city. Said form shall contain the name and address of the commercial properties, the owner of the commercial properties, and the name and address of its contracted hauler of recovered materials. If the commercial properties hauls its own recovered materials (an owner hauler), it must provide the name and address of the recovered materials dealer with which it contracts, and the address of the recovered materials processing facility and shall comply with reporting requirements established for the non-exclusive franchise hauler by the city.
Full Breakdown
Section 12-61 of the Coconut Creek Code, in Article III (Recyclable Waste), sets the recycling obligations for commercial properties. Under subsection (a), all commercial properties that engage in recycling recovered materials in the city register yearly on a form provided by the city by October 1 of each year, paying a yearly registration fee of $100.00 for each service location. The form must list the name and address of the commercial property, its owner, and the name and address of its contracted hauler of recovered materials.
A property that hauls its own recovered materials is an owner hauler. It must give the name and address of the recovered materials dealer it contracts with and the address of the recovered materials processing facility, and it must comply with the reporting requirements the city has established for the non-exclusive franchise hauler. Subsection (a) adds that the owner hauler must also comply with the requirement for disposal of any and all solid waste.
Subsection (b) covers haulers. The fee to be registered as a non-exclusive commercial recycling franchised hauler on commercial properties in the city is the amount established by state law, payable in semi-annual amounts on dates the city sets. Failure to pay is a violation of the article and subjects the violator to immediate revocation of any franchise. The city receives quarterly reports on city forms from the non-exclusive recycling franchised hauler, certified by a certified public accountant as to accuracy, covering all money from the collection, transportation and sale of recyclable recovered materials generated within the city and the registration of the facility where the recyclables were taken, supported by delivery tickets or related documentation.
The wider collection framework sits in Chapter 12, Article II. Section 12-22 requires owners, tenants and residents, including commercial property owners, to use the city's franchise contractor for waste collection and disposal. Section 12-31(a) extends the franchisee requirement to recovered materials generated from construction and demolition sites.
Violations & Fines
Section 12-67 provides that on a finding by the code enforcement board of the city or a court of competent jurisdiction that a person has violated any provision of Article III, a fine is imposed under section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances, together with any additional fines or penalties imposed by the board or the court. A hauler that fails to pay its registration fee faces immediate revocation of any franchise under section 12-61(b).
Frequently Asked Questions
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