Coral Gables trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly; your day depends on your ZIP.
At a glance
| Trash | City Solid Waste Division — single-family: backyard garbage twice weekly; backyard recycling once weekly; curbside trash. Verified 2026-10-15 · coralgables.com |
|---|---|
| Curbside | Recycling: night before collection only. Trash pit household items / bagged organics: after 6:00 p.m. night before. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · coralgables.com |
| Recycling | City-provided recycling bins. Place out night before collection only; clean, dry, empty; loose (don't bag). Verified 2026-10-15 · coralgables.com |
| Bulk | Weekly curbside trash from swale/trash pit: up to 1 cubic yard free (~3×3 ft / washer size); excess $15/cy. Bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · coralgables.com |
| Hauler | City of Coral Gables Solid Waste Division. |
| Contacts | Solid Waste 305-460-5000; [email protected]; City Hall 305-446-6800; 234 Minorca Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33134; PW yard 2800 SW 72nd Ave. Verified 2026-10-15 · coralgables.com |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Recycling: night before collection only. Trash pit household items / bagged organics: after 6:00 p.m. night before.
Where
Garbage cans at side of home (not street-visible). Recycling backyard program. Trash/yard/bulk at swale/trash pit; pits not within 5 ft of trees or on drains/meters/utilities.
Limits
≤2×32-gal garbage cans. Trash ≤1 cy free then $15/cy. Furniture/appliances $50/item (appliances by appointment).
Not allowed
Construction debris, paints, household hazardous waste in garbage/trash; cardboard in trash pit; lithium batteries in waste/recycle; recycling don’t-list above.
Bags
Garbage securely bagged ≤50 lb. Recyclables loose (unbagged). Organic matter in plastic bags only after 6 p.m. night before for trash stream.
Verified 2026-10-15 · coralgables.com
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Verified 2026-10-15 · coralgables.com
Holidays
No published full 2026 solid-waste holiday delay table found. Dec 17, 2025 Christmas Hours notice: no garbage/recycling/trash on Thu Dec 25, 2025; trash make-up Sat Dec 27, 2025.
Verified 2026-10-15 · coralgables.com
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- Trash
- City Solid Waste Division — single-family: backyard garbage twice weekly; backyard recycling once weekly; curbside trash (yard debris / small household items) once weekly (Mon–Fri by route; address lookup on city Waste pages). City doesn't provide garbage cans — residents supply up to two 32-gallon cans; leave on side of home, not visible from street (not in swale/driveway/front — code violation). Gates/pedestrian doors unlocked on service days. Garbage securely bagged, bags ≤50 lb; cat litter double-bagged ≤50 lb; glass secured so bag won’t break. No C&D, paints, or household chemicals in garbage. Multi-family/duplex/commercial: Waste Management of Dade County 786-450-5699 / [email protected].
- Recycling
- City-provided recycling bins. Place out night before collection only; clean, dry, empty; loose (don't bag). Flatten cardboard beside bin. Accepted: narrow-neck plastics, pigmented plastics, paper (incl. Paper cups), food/beverage glass (clear/green/brown; remove caps with plastic/rubber layer), cardboard/cereal/pizza boxes (minimal grease), aluminum/steel/tin cans, aseptic cartons. Not: batteries, plastic bags (NexTrex drop-offs), foil, food, Styrofoam, hoses, planter pots, textiles, Christmas lights, pots/pans, plastic chairs, cords, hangers, propane tanks, commercial glass, herbicide/pesticide/pool chemical containers, lithium batteries in waste/recycle. Household hazardous waste/e-waste: bi-annual drive-thru (e.g. Nov 14 event listed) or Miami-Dade Home Chemical Centers.
- Bulk pickup
- Weekly curbside trash from swale/trash pit: up to 1 cubic yard free (~3×3 ft / washer size); excess $15/cy. Yard debris may go out before collection day; household items and bagged organic matter only after 6:00 p.m. night before. Furniture (couches, bed frames, tables, mattresses, box springs, etc.) after 6:00 p.m. evening before regular trash day — $50 per item fee for furniture/appliance collection. Appliances (microwave, stove, dryer, washer, wine cooler, BBQ with propane tank removed, etc.) must be scheduled in advance. Not in trash pit: construction material, paints, hazardous materials; cardboard not in pit.
- Curbside: when
- Recycling: night before collection only. Trash pit household items / bagged organics: after 6:00 p.m. night before. Yard debris: may place before collection day. Furniture: after 6:00 p.m. evening before trash day.
- Curbside: where
- Garbage cans at side of home (not street-visible). Recycling backyard program. Trash/yard/bulk at swale/trash pit; pits not within 5 ft of trees or on drains/meters/utilities.
- Curbside: limits
- ≤2×32-gal garbage cans. Trash ≤1 cy free then $15/cy. Furniture/appliances $50/item (appliances by appointment).
- Curbside: brush
- Yard debris in trash pit/swale per trash page; no separate bundling dimensions published on trash
- Curbside: not allowed
- construction debris, paints, household hazardous waste in garbage/trash; cardboard in trash pit; lithium batteries in waste/recycle; recycling don’t-list above.
- Curbside: bags
- Garbage securely bagged ≤50 lb. Recyclables loose (unbagged). Organic matter in plastic bags only after 6 p.m. night before for trash stream.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Cardboard in trash pit up to $500. Garbage cans visible from street / wrong placement = code violation. Specific early/late cart $ amounts not.
- Holidays
No published full 2026 solid-waste holiday delay table found. Citywide Holiday Calendar lists city personnel holidays (not confirmed as collection schedule). Dec 17, 2025 Christmas Hours notice: no garbage/recycling/trash on Thu Dec 25, 2025; trash make-up Sat Dec 27, 2025. Older 2023 holiday waste notice: no service Dec 25, resume next day; normal Jan.
- Hauler
- City of Coral Gables Solid Waste Division (multi-family/duplex: Waste Management of Dade County)
- Contacts
- Solid Waste 305-460-5000; [email protected]; City Hall 305-446-6800; 234 Minorca Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33134; PW yard 2800 SW 72nd Ave
- Find your day
- Public Works Solid Waste — address lookup for garbage/trash/recycling day
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: coralgables.com
Bulk: coralgables.com
Holidays: coralgables.com
Curbside: coralgables.com - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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