Solid Waste

Residential Garbage & Yard Waste

Your residential garbage is collected twice per week.
Click here for a color coded map to determine your garbage collection days.

Regulations - Garbage:

• The new automated trucks can only collect garbage in the carts provided by the City of Orlando.

• When left at the curb for collection, carts should be placed at least two feet from obstacles such as mailboxes, garages, utility boxes and poles, as well as trees and shrubs.

• All household garbage should be bagged and placed
  inside the cart to keep cart clean and prevent blowing
  when emptied.

• Break down boxes and place them in the cart.

• Do not overload the cart or place items on top of
  the cart.

• Place the cart at the curb with the handle
  and the wheels facing the house.

• Carts may be placed curbside between the hours of
  5 p.m. the night before the schedule day of collection
  and 6 a.m. on the day of collection.

• The standard monthly residential fee for solid waste pick up is currently $17.83, it is billed by the Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) on our customers monthly utility bill.

• Carts must be removed from the curb by the morning after your collection. Carts left on the curb the morning after the scheduled pickup may result in a $25.00 roll back fee.

• Do not place hazardous waste, such as cleaning materials, oil, paint, pesticides, or medical waste in the cart.

Yard Waste:

Click here for a color coded map to determine the yard waste day in your area.