Pompano Beach, FL Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)
Key Facts
- Collection frequency
- Once per week, curbside
- Container required
- City-supplied recycling roll cart
- Accepted plastics
- PETE #1, HDPE #2, PVC #3 only
- Sorting method
- Commingled, not separated by type
- Improper set-out
- Bagged items outside cart not collected
- Backstop penalty
- Up to $500 fine or 60 days (§ 10.99)
Summary
Pompano Beach residential customers must sort recyclables under City Code § 96.20 and set them out once a week in the city-supplied roll cart under § 96.11. Only rinsed newspaper, cardboard, aluminum and steel cans, glass, and PETE #1/HDPE #2/PVC #3 plastics qualify; bagged or loose material left outside the cart goes uncollected.
(A) The following definitions shall be applied to all acceptable recyclable waste generated by all residential customers. ... ALUMINUM CANS. Only 100% aluminum cans used as beverage containers shall be segregated from all other solid waste material by solid waste customers and shall be free of aluminum foil, foil trays or pie plates. Containers shall be rinsed clean and free of all organic material and free flowing liquids. ... (B) Newspapers, corrugated cardboard, glass containers, aluminum cans, steel and bi-metal cans, plastic containers (as described above), and bound paper should be commingled by residential customers into the recycling container supplied by the city and placed for collection by the city's authorized solid waste contractor on a day approved by the city.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-122: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through 2026-35, passed 7-29-26).
Full Breakdown
20 defines exactly what counts as recyclable: newspaper must be bundled with string or twine (never tape) and kept dry; corrugated cardboard must be cut down so the cart lid closes; aluminum, steel and bi-metal cans must be rinsed clean of organic material; glass containers exclude broken glass, ceramics and light bulbs; and plastic containers are limited to PETE #1, HDPE #2 and PVC #3, each identifiable by the resin code stamped on the bottom, with no five-gallon-or-larger containers accepted. 20(B) directs residents to commingle all of these into the recycling roll cart the city supplies rather than separating them by type.
on collection day. 12(A)(4), materials bagged or piled outside the cart, or overfilling it so the lid cannot close, will not be picked up. The definitions and commingling rule were last amended by Ord. 2016-45, passed February 23, 2016, updating the original 1997 recycling ordinances (Ord. 97-55 and 97-83).
Violations & Fines
Chapter 96 sets no dedicated recycling fine, so a persistent violation, such as repeatedly contaminating the recycling stream with unacceptable materials or letting rejected recyclables pile up on the curb, falls under the Code's general penalty at § 10.99: a fine of up to $500, up to 60 days in jail, or both, with each day treated as a separate offense. If uncollected material accumulates into a health or safety problem, the Code Enforcement Division can pursue it as a public nuisance under § 96.28, which starts with a written notice and a set cure period before any cost is charged back to the property owner.
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Sources & Official References
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