Tallahassee requires all residential utility customers to participate in curbside single-stream recycling. The city provides a wheeled recycling cart; residents must place accepted materials — paper, cardboard, plastics, glass, and metals — at the curb on their assigned biweekly collection day.
Code of Ordinances Ch. 21, Art. XI, § 21-487 (Ord. 11-O-02AA) requires residential customers to use city-provided recycling carts for recovered materials. Tallahassee operates a single-stream program: all accepted recyclables (paper, cardboard, plastic containers under 3 gallons, glass bottles and jars, aluminum and steel cans) go together in one cart — no sorting required. Recycling is collected biweekly on a red/blue schedule; residents can look up their day at talgov.com/you/swslookup. Carts must be at the curb by 6:30 AM on the service day and returned to the property the following day. Contamination with food waste, plastic bags, or non-accepted materials violates § 21-487. Enforcement is handled by the Solid Waste Division and Code Enforcement under § 21-515.
First violation of Art. XI solid waste rules: $250 fine under § 21-515. Subsequent violations: $500 each. City director may suspend collection service for repeat non-compliance under § 21-494.
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