Service Standards
Mission Statement:
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 Yard Waste
When?
- Separately place your garbage, recycling or yard waste curbside no later than 6 a.m. on your scheduled collection day.
- Wastes should not be placed curbside earlier than 5 p.m. on the day before collection day.
- All inappropriate waste and empty containers should be removed from the curb no later than 6 a.m. the day after scheduled collection.
Where?
- All residential waste must be placed at curb or roadway within 5 feet of the edge of the traveled portion of the street.
- Garbage and yard waste must not be stacked over water or gas meters, under low hanging tree limbs or utility wires, or beside mailboxes.
How?
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Note: Tree removal and trimming services are responsible for the removal of any yard waste they produce.
Call (904) 630-CITY for the wastehauler in your area or check online for your collection days and waste hauler.
City of Jacksonville
Solid Waste Division
Collection & Sanitary Services
1031 Superior Street
Jacksonville, FL 32254
(904) 630-CITY
Advanced Disposal Services (ADS)
7915 Baymeadows Way, Suite 300
Jacksonville, FL 32256
(904) 737-7900
Waste Pro of Florida
2940 Strickland St.
Jacksonville, FL 32243
(904) 731-7288
Southland Waste Systems (SWS)
218 Morgan Ave.
Jacksonville, FL 32254
(904) 384-2567