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Rules for Residential Pick Up
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Rules for Residential Pick Up
The Solid Waste Division's mission is to provide environmentally sound and cost effective solid waste and recycling services for the City of Jacksonville that exceed our customers' expectations. Residential Garbage, Yard Waste and Recycling Separately place your garbage, recycling or yard waste curbside no later than 6:00 a.m. on your scheduled collection day. Wastes should not be placed curbside earlier than 5:00 p.m. on the day before collection day. All inappropriate waste and empty containers should be removed from the curb no later than 6:00 a.m. the day after scheduled collection. All residential waste must be placed at curb or roadway within 5 feet of the edge of the traveled portion of the street. Residential garbage and yard waste must be in standard 20-32 gallon cans or sealed plastic bags with each container weighing no more than 40 pounds. Garbage and yard waste must not be stacked over water or gas meters, under low hanging tree limbs or utility wires, or beside mailboxes. Collection of building material is limited to 1 cubic yard weekly, not to exceed 5 feet in length (filling approximately 2 construction wheelbarrows) and only if the work is performed by the homeowner. Building material is collected on the same day as household garbage, but should be separated from the garbage. Place furniture and other bulky items (excluding Used Appliances) curbside separately from your household garbage. Furniture items are collected on the same day as household garbage. Medical Waste is NOT recyclable and should not be placed in the garbage. Call 630-CITY for disposal instructions. Garbage cans must have tight fitting lids, be free of sharp and jagged edges, with bottom intact. Clearly label for disposal or call your servicer for removal of broken garbage cans. Oil drums, 55 gallon drums, and 200 gallon drums are collected curbside only when emptied and punctured to prevent fire hazard. Propane gas tanks must be empty and have valves removed. For the safety of our collection crews, all broken glass must be wrapped and sealed in newspaper or in some other protective covering and placed only in the garbage. Yard waste is collected separately from garbage. Yard waste includes only vegetative matter such as grass clippings, leaves, shrub trimmings, palm fronds and tree limbs. Any limbs must be cut 5 feet or shorter, no larger than 6 inches in diameter, and stacked in piles parallel to the curb. Please do not include lawn furniture, fencing, garden hoses or treated landscape timber or rocks. Collection of yard waste is limited to 5 cubic yards weekly-- approximately a standard pickup truck load or 30 bags.
For Garbage Disposal Information, call Trail Ridge Landfill at (904) 289-9106. It is illegal to dump trash and debris on vacant land, roads, streets, drains and ditches. To report illegal dumping call (904) 665-8025. Curbside Recycling
When blue recycling bins get full, place additional recyclables beside the blue bin in brown paper bags (no plastic bags, please). Use bins only for recycling (no yard waste). During wet weather, please hold paper recyclables until your next collection day. Used oil is prohibited by law in landfills. Never pour used motor oil in the garbage, on the ground or down street drains. It can poison drinking water. One gallon of improperly disposed waste oil could pollute one million gallons of fresh water. Many local oil retailers accept used motor oil for recycling from residents at no charge (maximum 5 gallons per consumer per trip). Arrange pick up of major Used Appliances by calling (904) 630-CITY prior to placing them at the curb. Remove or secure any doors. Household Hazardous Wastes cannot be collected curbside. Residents may take items to the City's Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 2675 Commonwealth Avenue. Each year the Department also holds a remote collection event in each Council District. Click here for the Collection Event Schedule. Arrange pick up of up to 4 passenger car tires by calling (904) 630-CITY prior to placing them at the curb. Once scheduled, place them at the curb on the pre-arranged collection day by 6:00 a.m. Auto parts will not be collected. Call (904) 630-CITY for the wastehauler in your area or check online or your collection days and waste hauler. Local wastehaulers are:
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