Coconut Creek, FL Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)

Section 12-26(b) governs preparation. Yard waste can be stored for collection in suitable receptacles and containers as described in the article. The contents cannot extend above the top or rim, and they must be held by tight-fitting lids or a sealed enclosure if necessary to keep the elements from carrying or depositing them on any street, sidewalk, parkway, or public or private property. Containers of yard waste are placed at curbside. No tree trunks, tree stumps, tree branches or tree limbs larger than four inches in diameter or longer than four feet are collected, except palm fronds, and nothing is collected that is so heavy or unwieldy that one person cannot handle it safely. Trunks or limbs larger than four inches in diameter are collected if cut to shorter lengths that one person can handle.

Section 12-21 defines yard waste as vegetative matter from yard and landscaping maintenance, including shrub and tree trimmings, grass clippings, palm fronds and branches, and excludes land clearing debris. Section 12-25(d) lists acceptable containers: garbage carts, two-ply paper bags meeting the technical association of pulp and paper industry standard for refuse sacks, and biodegradable compostable plastic bags meeting the standard for trash bags. Filled bags must close by a tight-sealing method such as drawstring, wire tie or multiple folds, and each container must be safely handled by one person or be compatible with the collection vehicle's hydraulic lifter.

Volume is capped by section 12-28(4) at six cubic yards of yard waste per scheduled bulk collection day, and loose yard waste must be neatly stacked at the swale placement point described in section 12-28(1). Section 12-29 bars set-out before 4:00 p.m. the day preceding collection and requires residential curbside customers to have it out by 7:00 a.m. Section 12-35(b) makes it unlawful to throw tree or grass cuttings into gutters, drains, canals, lakes or sewers.