The City of Fort Lauderdale provides curbside solid waste and recycling collections to single family and multi-family properties with three or less units. Our services are designed to collaborate with the community to reduce waste and promote responsible recycling. Use our interactive map to review your current collection schedule.
As of Monday, July 31, 2023, WM (Waste Management) will be Fort Lauderdale’s environmental services provider collecting trash, recycling, yard waste and bulk trash. Learn about residential waste service through WM at home.wm.com/fort-lauderdale.
Trash is collected twice a week on your scheduled collection day. Only household trash and food waste should go in your cart. Bag all trash before placing it in your black trash cart. Bagging your trash will prevent a smelly and dirty trash cart.
Yard Waste is collected once a week on your scheduled collection day. Use the cart for leaves, grass, plant clippings, branches, twigs, flowers, weeds, roots, and palm fronds cut to fit inside your green cart. Do not bag your yard waste. Items that are too big should be placed out with your bulk trash.
Recycling is collected once a week on your scheduled collection day*. Remember we only Take5! Only paper, glass containers, plastic containers (#1-7), metal cans and cardboard can go in your blue recycling cart. Do not bag your items.
* Some neighbors whose recycling was previously collected on Wednesdays will receive service on Saturdays starting the week of Monday, July 31, 2023. The schedule linked above is the new schedule. Learn more at ftlcity.info/wm.
Place carts curbside by 7:00AM on your scheduled collection day, but no later than 6:00PM the night before your scheduled pickup. Place carts at least 2 feet from other carts, cars, mailboxes, trees, storm drains, and utility poles. Never place your cart in the bike lanes. Remove carts from the roadside on the same day as collection.
Clean your cart periodically with water and mild, phosphate-free soap. Your lid should close completely to reduce litter during collection.
Bulk is collected once a month on your scheduled service day. Place bulk trash at your curb by 7 a.m. on your pickup day, but no earlier than 24 hours in advance of a scheduled bulk pickup. Items placed out for collection more than 24 hours in advance or remaining on your curb for more than 24 hours after your scheduled pickup could result in a citation. Place bulk trash in an accessible area away from parked cars, fences, trees, storm drains, power lines and other obstacles so large equipment may easily retrieve it.
What should not be placed out for Bulk Trash pickup?
Click here to learn more about our bulk trash collection program.
Place up to two passenger or light truck tires (up to 20 inches) next to your black cart on your scheduled garbage collection days for proper disposal. As an alternative, call our Neighbor Support Center at 954-828-8000 to submit a service request. This service is available for up to four tires per household per year.
Christmas Day (Monday, December 25, 2023) is the only observed holiday on which collections will not occur.
The City of Fort Lauderdale supports an open market for solid waste collections at commercial and multi-family buildings. Those properties must contract directly with a waste hauler which has authorization to operate within the City of Fort Lauderdale.
Interested haulers must complete and submit the Hauler License Application and Agreement to the City of Fort Lauderdale. Monthly franchise fees are detailed within the agreement which includes a form for calculating the fees.
Once your application is accepted, and a signed agreement is on file, your company's information will be added to our list of Licensed Haulers. Agreements which adhere to standards are for a three-year term. This same application can be used for renewal.
Neighbor Support Center
954-828-8000
You can also use LauderServ.