West Palm Beach, FL Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)

Section 74-1 defines 'yard and garden wastes' as grass clippings, leaves, tree and shrubbery cuttings, broken limbs and logs, and discarded Christmas trees, but excludes soil, dirt, and rocks. Section 74-4(c)(6) requires any privately hired tree trimmer, tree surgeon, landscape contractor, or lawn service to remove and dispose of all waste it generates by hauling it to a landfill or transfer station, rather than leaving it for city pickup, and § 74-4(c)(7) makes it unlawful to rake, blow, or otherwise deposit yard waste into the street, gutter, catch basin, or sidewalk outside the period right before scheduled collection.

For homeowner-generated waste, § 74-33(a)(2) sets the collection frequency at 'at least once each week,' and § 74-35(b) governs placement: the pile goes in the swale or parkway in front of the property, may extend up to four feet onto the paved street without blocking traffic, and may not exceed an area four feet wide by four feet high by 18 feet long, roughly ten cubic yards. Limbs and trunks must be cut to a maximum of four feet in length and no more than 12 inches in diameter, loose material like leaves and grass clippings must be bagged, and nothing may be piled within ten feet of a wall, fence, guy wire, or parked vehicle, because the city will not collect a pile it can't reach. Piles that exceed the size limit require a paid special pickup instead of regular collection.