Orlando trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up weekly; your day depends on your ZIP.
At a glance
| Trash | Weekly city cart at curb by 6:00 a.m. Verified 2026-10-15 · orlando.gov |
|---|---|
| Curbside | By 6:00 a.m. collection day; remove cart after service (late leave-out → $25 note). Checklist Source: Not yet confirmed |
| Recycling | Weekly city cart by 6:00 a.m.; empty recyclables directly in cart — no bags; no plastic film/sheets; no garbage/yard/household hazardous waste in recycling. Verified 2026-10-15 · orlando.gov |
| Bulk | Contact the city for bulk pickup details. Bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · orlando.gov |
| Hauler | City of Orlando Solid Waste Division. |
| Contacts | 407-246-2314; [email protected]. Verified 2026-10-15 · orlando.gov |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
By 6:00 a.m. collection day; remove cart after service (late leave-out → $25 note).
Where
Curb; 2 ft clearance.
Limits
Cart lid must close; no items on lid.
Not allowed
Household hazardous waste free at Orange County Landfill (LP rules on SW page); no recyclables in trash cart per What Goes Where.
Bags
Yard waste bags/bundles; recyclables unbagged.
Source: Not yet confirmed
Add curbside reminder to Google CalendarFind your pickup day
Verified 2026-10-15 · orlando.gov
Holidays
Pick-up schedule tool includes holiday collection schedules — address-specific; no static 2026 keys.
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Full details for Orlando: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City Solid Waste Division (Public Works). Weekly city cart at curb by 6:00 a.m. pickup day; address schedule via My Neighborhood / pick-up schedule tool (holiday schedules + reminders). ≥2 ft between carts and mailboxes, utility boxes, shrubs. Overloaded cart or cart left out after pickup day may incur $25 fine (Solid Waste page). 407-246-2314 / [email protected]; 1028 Woods Ave.
- Recycling
- Weekly city cart by 6:00 a.m.; empty recyclables directly in cart — no bags; no plastic film/sheets; no garbage/yard/household hazardous waste in recycling. Same spacing/overflow rules.
- Bulk pickup
- Contact the city for bulk pickup details.
- Curbside: when
- By 6:00 a.m. collection day; remove cart after service (late leave-out → $25 note).
- Curbside: where
- Curb; 2 ft clearance.
- Curbside: limits
- Cart lid must close; no items on lid.
- Curbside: brush
- Weekly yard waste — grass, leaves, branches, twigs; bagged or bundled by 6:00 a.m.
- Curbside: not allowed
- household hazardous waste free at Orange County Landfill (LP rules on SW page); no recyclables in trash cart per What Goes Where.
- Curbside: bags
- Yard waste bags/bundles; recyclables unbagged.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- $25 referenced for cart left out after pick-up day / related violations on Solid Waste page.
- Holidays
Pick-up schedule tool includes holiday collection schedules — address-specific; no static 2026 keys.
- Hauler
- City of Orlando Solid Waste Division
- Contacts
- 407-246-2314; [email protected]
- Find your day
- My Neighborhood / pick-up schedule tool
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: orlando.gov
Bulk: orlando.gov
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: Not yet confirmed - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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