Port Orange, FL Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)

Section 56-31 of the Port Orange City Code requires the city or its franchisee to provide containers designated for recycling purposes that are large enough to hold the accumulation of recyclable material generated by each residence between collection days, which run once a week under Section 56-27(c). The same section places a parallel obligation on occupants for their other waste streams: residences, multiple dwellings, businesses, commercial enterprises and trailer parks must themselves supply garbage cans and yard waste containers sized to hold their own accumulation between pickup days.

Only recyclable material placed in a container the city has approved and designated for recycling qualifies for pickup under Section 56-27(c); anything else, including recyclables set out loose or in an unapproved bin, falls outside the program. The solid waste manager, defined in Section 56-26 as the manager of the department's solid waste division, holds inspection authority over every recycling container under Section 56-35, meaning a damaged, undersized or improperly used container can be flagged and require replacement or correction before service continues. Containers must also be kept in a separate location from garbage under Section 56-34(b) and are subject to the same location restrictions in Section 56-34(a): they cannot be stored in front of a building, within five feet of a property line, or on a neighbor's lot, whether vacant or occupied.