Fort Lauderdale provides curbside single-stream recycling through WM (Waste Management). Residents receive a blue recycling cart for paper, glass, plastics #1-7, metals, and cardboard. Florida does not mandate residential recycling but the city provides the service as part of standard waste collection.
Fort Lauderdale provides single-stream recycling through the blue recycling cart program administered by WM. Acceptable materials include paper, cardboard, glass containers, plastic containers #1-7, and metal cans. Materials should be clean and dry. Plastic bags, styrofoam, food-contaminated items, and non-container plastics are not accepted and cause contamination. Florida does not have a statewide mandatory residential recycling law, but the city provides recycling collection as part of its standard residential waste services. Contaminated recycling loads may be rejected and sent to landfill, undermining the program's effectiveness. The city also participates in Broward County's recycling education and outreach programs.
Heavily contaminated recycling carts may not be collected or may be tagged with a contamination notice. Repeated contamination may result in additional guidance from WM.
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Section 17-7(1) bars amplified sound from residential property that is plainly audible for one minute or longer at 25 feet from the property line (10 p.m.-7 ...
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Section 17-7(4) makes it unlawful to operate construction, repair, alteration, or demolition equipment Monday through Saturday before 8:00 a.m. or after 7:00...
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Fort Lauderdale Code Section 17-8(7) expressly exempts 'all noises coming from the normal operations of an aircraft' from the city noise ordinance. Aircraft ...
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Fort Lauderdale Code Chapter 17 (Noise Control) caps residential outdoor sound at 60 dBA / 70 dBC from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and 50 dBA / 60 dBC from 10:00...
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Fort Lauderdale addresses abandoned vehicles under Chapter 26 (Traffic and Parking) and Chapter 18 (Nuisances). Vehicles left unattended on public property f...
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Fort Lauderdale regulates retaining walls under the ULDR and the Florida Building Code. Retaining walls over 4 feet in height require building permits with s...
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