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Residential Bulk Waste Collection Review


                                By Cheryl Becker, Courtesy City of Fort Lauderdale Green Your Routine website



             Schedules and Routes
             Bulk trash is collected once per month. Please use our Property
             Information Reporter to determine your collection day. If you
             cannot wait for your collection day, you may schedule an
             appointment for pick-up. There is a fee for this service.
             NOTE: The Bulk Trash Pickup Map at lower right of this page
             will be very helpful!

             Set Out Instructions
             Please place all items at least four feet away from any waste   The Bulk Trash Pickup Program features collection of large household items and tree
             carts, mailboxes, trees, and/or power lines. Avoid blocking   trimmings, up to 10 cubic yards in size, for residential customers. Items accepted for
                                                                    bulk trash pickup include: appliances, furniture, carpet, mattresses, toys. Please do
             storm drains. Lay items in such a way as to minimize the   not place tires in bulk piles (see City GYR website for more on disposing of tires).
             likelihood of them blowing over.

             Alternatives to
             Bulk Trash Pick-Up
             Often the items that you place in bulk
             trash can actually be useful to others.
             Before you go to throw something
             away, please investigate whether
             donating, scrapping or otherwise
             disposing of your old items is a
             possibility. Find out more online in
             the City’s Green Your Routine
             section, specifically at
             https://tinyurl.com/mr25erd9.

             Yard Waste
             Yard waste, such as tree branches
             and large quantities of leaves in
             boxes/bags, may also be set out
             on bulk collection day.
             More Information
             For all questions regarding Bulk Trash
             or other sanitation and Clean City
             services, please call the 24-Hour
             Customer Service Center at
             954-828-8000 or visit online at
             https://gyr.fortlauderdale.gov
















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