Miramar, FL Trash & Recycling: Recycling Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Earliest set-out
- 4:00 p.m. the night before pickup
- Return deadline
- Before end of collection day
- Lid rule
- Closed at all times
- Overload rule
- Spilling carts are left uncollected
- Applies to
- Single-family and multi-family cart users
Summary
Miramar's recycling cart rules mirror its trash cart rules: Section 18-77 requires all acceptable recyclables to go together in one approved container with the lid closed at all times, bars setting the cart out before 4:00 p.m. the night before the scheduled collection day, and requires the container be brought back to the home before the end of that collection day. Overloaded carts that will spill during servicing are skipped.
(a)All acceptable program Recyclable Materials shall be placed together in an approved Container.(b)Recycling roll cart lids shall be closed at all times to prevent litter and spillage during collection.(c)Recycling containers overloaded to the point where servicing the container will result in spilled materials, will not be collected.(d)No recycle Roll Cart Container(s) shall be placed outside for pickup prior to 4:00 p.m. the night before the scheduled collection day.(e)Following collection, Containers shall be returned to the home prior to the end of the collection day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 104 | Land Development Code: Supplement 46).
Full Breakdown
Section 18-77 governs how Single-Family Residential Units and Multi-Family Units using recycling bins or carts have to present their recyclables for pickup. All acceptable program Recyclable Materials, the newspapers, glass, aluminum, tin, plastics numbered 1 through 3 and non-waxed cardboard defined in Section 18-76, must go together in one approved container rather than loose or split across several bins, and the lid has to stay closed at all times to stop litter and spillage during collection, not just while the cart sits at the curb before the truck arrives.
Overloading is its own bar to service: if a container is packed full enough that servicing it will spill material, the crew will not collect it, so residents who generate more recycling than a single cart holds have to wait for the next scheduled pickup rather than piling material on top or leaving extra bags beside the cart. the night before the scheduled collection day, and once the truck has serviced it, the container must be back at the home before the end of that collection day rather than left at the curb.
Recyclables that are scavenged or removed by someone other than the authorized hauler are separately addressed under Section 18-81's ban on unauthorized collection, which the city enforces under Section 18-82.
Violations & Fines
Setting a recycling Roll Cart out before 4:00 p.m. the night before the scheduled collection day, leaving the lid open, or failing to return the container home before the end of collection day all violate Section 18-77. An overloaded cart that would spill material during servicing is left uncollected under subsection (c), and repeated noncompliance can draw the penalties Section 18-76(d) allows to the extent permitted by law.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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