Safety Harbor bulk trash pickup
Bulk: On regular garbage day: items that won’t fit in 90-gal can (furniture, mattresses, etc.) or extra bags — max 10 items/bags, place 3 ft from can.
Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofsafetyharbor.com
At a glance
| Brush | Branches ≤4 ft / ≤6 in dia, bundled with twine (no tape; no paper/plastic mixed). Excess yard → special pickup for fee. |
|---|---|
| Limits | Bulk ≤10 items on regular day (≤30 on Quarterly Cleanup). Yard waste ≤1.5 cubic yards (≈8 cans/bundles) in ≤32-gal cans or twine-tied bundles beside trash. |
| Not allowed | Household hazardous waste, fluorescent bulbs, paint. construction debris/building materials aren't collected (temp dumpster). Refrigerators/AC not on Quarterly Cleanup. Contractor landscape debris is contractor’s responsibility. |
| Curbside | Out after 5:00 p.m. day before; by 6:30 a.m. day of; remove by midnight (Garbage page) / FAQ says 7:00 p.m. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · cityofsafetyharbor.com |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
Out after 5:00 p.m. day before; by 6:30 a.m. day of; remove by midnight (Garbage page) / FAQ says 7:00 p.m.
Where
Curbside one location; 2 ft from curb; 3 ft clearance; arrow toward street.
Limits
Bulk ≤10 items on regular day (≤30 on Quarterly Cleanup). Yard waste ≤1.5 cubic yards (≈8 cans/bundles) in ≤32-gal cans or twine-tied bundles beside trash.
Not allowed
Household hazardous waste, fluorescent bulbs, paint. construction debris/building materials aren't collected (temp dumpster). Refrigerators/AC not on Quarterly Cleanup. Contractor landscape debris is contractor’s responsibility.
Bags
Garbage in city can. Extra bags count toward 10-item bulk limit. Yard in cans or twine bundles. Recyclables loose in city recycle container.
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Full details for Safety Harbor: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City Sanitation Division — residential once weekly garbage (Mon/Tue/Wed by subdivision — see city route lists / Sanitation Route). City-provided 90-gallon green garbage barrel; all garbage inside can; lid must close. Place at curb no earlier than 5:00 p.m. day before; by 6:30 a.m. collection day; remove containers from right-of-way by midnight (FAQ also cites remove by 7:00 p.m.) Automated: within 2 ft of curb, arrow on lid toward street; ≥3 ft from mailboxes/cars/trees/poles.
- Recycling
- Weekly Thu (north of Enterprise Rd) or Fri (south of Enterprise Rd) in City single-stream 65-gal toters (or 19-gal bins for hard-to-reach). Co-mingle; city containers only. Accepted (FAQ): #1–#7 plastics, aluminum & steel cans, mixed paper, cardboard, gable-top containers, newspaper; glass now included in single-stream. Request container: 727-724-1550 x2002.
- Bulk pickup
- On regular garbage day: items that won’t fit in 90-gal can (furniture, mattresses, etc.) or extra bags — max 10 items/bags, place 3 ft from can. Over limit → special pickup $84.31/load (727-724-1550 x2002). Freon removal $31.44/unit. Quarterly Cleanup (up to 30 bulk items on regular garbage day): city posts dated weeks (e.g. 2025 dates on Sanitation page; CivicSend notes June 8–10 2026 hurricane prep cleanup) — check Quarterly Cleanup page for current year. Quarterly accepts mattresses, scrap metal (separate), appliances (washers/dryers/stoves/etc.), toilets, drained lawn equipment, bundled/bagged/boxed <40 lb; not construction debris, concrete, lumber/fencing/pallets, carpet, tires, rock/sod/dirt, railroad ties, oil, batteries, household hazardous waste, refrigerators/AC. Temporary dumpsters 2/4/6 cy available (rate table on Sanitation page).
- Curbside: when
- Out after 5:00 p.m. day before; by 6:30 a.m. day of; remove by midnight (Garbage page) / FAQ says 7:00 p.m.
- Curbside: where
- Curbside one location; 2 ft from curb; 3 ft clearance; arrow toward street.
- Curbside: limits
- Garbage in 90-gal city can. Bulk ≤10 items on regular day (≤30 on Quarterly Cleanup). Yard waste ≤1.5 cubic yards (≈8 cans/bundles) in ≤32-gal cans or twine-tied bundles beside trash.
- Curbside: brush
- Branches ≤4 ft / ≤6 in dia, bundled with twine (no tape; no paper/plastic mixed). Excess yard → special pickup for fee.
- Curbside: not allowed
- household hazardous waste, fluorescent bulbs, paint. construction debris/building materials aren't collected (temp dumpster). Refrigerators/AC not on Quarterly Cleanup. Contractor landscape debris is contractor’s responsibility.
- Curbside: bags
- Garbage in city can. Extra bags count toward 10-item bulk limit. Yard in cans or twine bundles. Recyclables loose in city recycle container.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Special pickup $84.31/load; Freon $31.44; dumpster dump fees per size table. Specific citation amounts are not listed — ask the city or your hauler.
- Holidays
- Thanksgiving 2026 (2026-11-26): shift not yet confirmed
- Christmas 2026 (2026-12-25): shift not yet confirmed
- New Year's Day 2027 (2027-01-01): shift not yet confirmed
Sanitation works Mon–Fri and all holidays except Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day; other holidays on normal schedule. City Holiday Sanitation & Recycling Schedule (2026): Thanksgiving Thu Nov 26, 2026 — Thu recycling → Fri Nov 27; Fri recycling as usual. Christmas Fri Dec 25, 2026 — Mon–Wed sanitation regular; Thu recycling regular; Fri recycling → Thu Dec 24, 2026. New Year’s Fri Jan 1, 2027 — Mon–Wed sanitation regular; Thu recycling regular; Fri recycling → Thu Dec 31, 2026. Christmas trees: regular garbage day starting first week of January.
- Hauler
- City of Safety Harbor Sanitation Division
- Contacts
- Sanitation 727-724-1550 (ext. 2002 special pickup); Fax 727-724-1510; Sherri Kennedy [email protected]; 1200 Railroad Ave, Safety Harbor, FL 34695; Sanitation hours ~6:15 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Mon–Fri
- Find your day
- Garbage and Yard Waste Collection (subdivision day lists) + Sanitation Route / Recycling Route
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: cityofsafetyharbor.com
Bulk: cityofsafetyharbor.com
Holidays: cityofsafetyharbor.com
Curbside: cityofsafetyharbor.com - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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