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Nassau County, FL Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Rule
no yard trash in lined landfill
State basis
F.S. § 403.708(15)(c)
Adopted
Ord. No. 94-3, Oct. 25, 1993
Disposal site
West Nassau Landfill
Yard trash defined
Sec. 30½-42 (trimmings, clippings, stumps)

Summary

Unincorporated Nassau County bans dumping yard trash in its lined landfill cells. Section 30½-7, the 'Yard Trash Ordinance' adopted in 1993, codifies the state Solid Waste Management Act mandate that shrub trimmings, grass clippings, and other vegetative debris be diverted rather than buried in a lined landfill.

These county ordinances apply to unincorporated areas of Nassau County. Incorporated cities within the county may have their own rules that take precedence over county-level regulations.

(a)Title. This section shall be known as the "Yard Trash Ordinance".(b)Prohibition. Pursuant to F.S. § 403.708(15)(c), the disposal of yard trash in a lined landfill is prohibited.

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Full Breakdown

708(15)(c), that disposing of yard trash in a lined landfill is prohibited. The county adopted it by Ordinance No. 94-3 on October 25, 1993, tracking a state law that keeps yard waste out of lined cells because it decomposes and generates leachate and methane faster than other waste streams. The chapter's broader 'Yard trash' definition, found in Sec. 30½-42, covers vegetative matter from landscaping maintenance or land clearing, including shrub trimmings, grass clippings, palm fronds, trees and stumps. The county's Class I disposal site, the West Nassau Landfill designated under Sec.

30½-43, is the only facility authorized to receive solid waste generated in or brought into Nassau County, so residents and haulers routing yard trash there must keep it out of the lined sections covered by this ban. Section 30½-7 sits within Chapter 30½'s Article I, alongside separate prohibitions on burning or scavenging at county landfills (Sec. 30½-1) and on dumping construction debris without paying the tipping fee (Sec. 30½-4), but those sections carry their own distinct penalty clauses that Sec. 30½-7 does not repeat.

Violations & Fines

Section 30½-7 itself writes no separate fine into the ordinance; unlike the neighboring landfill-scavenging and construction-debris sections in the same article, it does not set a dollar amount or jail term. Yard trash routed to the wrong part of the West Nassau Landfill in violation of the ban is handled through the county's standard code-enforcement process for the unincorporated area rather than a stand-alone landfill citation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I take grass clippings and tree trimmings to the county landfill?
Not into the lined landfill cells. Section 30½-7's 'Yard Trash Ordinance' bans disposing of yard trash there under F.S. § 403.708(15)(c); the county's West Nassau Landfill handles yard waste separately from the lined municipal solid waste sections.
What exactly counts as 'yard trash' in unincorporated Nassau County?
Section 30½-42 defines it as vegetative matter from landscaping maintenance or land clearing operations, specifically naming shrub trimmings, grass clippings, palm fronds, trees and stumps.
Is there a fine written into the yard trash disposal ban?
No. Section 30½-7 states the prohibition without a stated dollar penalty; the county pursues violations through its regular code-enforcement channel for the unincorporated area rather than a citation written into this specific section.
Why does Nassau County single out yard trash from other landfill waste?
Because Florida's Solid Waste Management Act, F.S. § 403.708(15)(c), requires yard trash to be kept out of lined landfill cells; the county's 1993 ordinance simply codifies that state mandate locally.

Sources & Official References

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