You can help the Palm Beach Gardens stay clean and green by following these few easy environmental guidelines for garbage collection, recycling, vegetative waste and bulk pickups. For more information regarding your pickup please call Waste Management at 772-546-7700.
- Set out time is 6:00 a.m., or the night before.
- Collection times are 7:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Customer supplies their own garbage cans (with lids) or plastic bags (tied tops) not to exceed 50-gallons or weigh more than 50 lbs. There is no limit to the number of cans or black trash bags. Just make sure the lids and ties are secured. Curbside service is twice a week.
Recycling
Recycling is once a week, from your curbside on one of your regular collection days.
As a resident of the Palm Beach Gardens, you are doing your part to help protect and preserve some of our valuable natural resources. Some of the products we purchase almost daily can be turned into recycle materials.
Use your yellow bin for newspaper and more
- Newspaper and newspaper inserts
- Magazines, catalogs and phone books
- Brown paper grocery bags
- Clean, flattened corrugated boxes, 3'x3' maximum (look for the wavy line between layers)
- Clear brown and green glass bottles and jars (no lids or caps, please)
- All plastic containers except Styrofoam
- Drink boxes (please remove straws)
- Aluminum cans, pie plates and foil
- Milk and juice cartons
In stormy weather, stack papers on the bottom of the bin. Place bins at the curb, or no further than 6 ft. from the street, so they can be easily seen by your collector.
- Please no plastic bags, steel cans, bulbs, ceramics or junk mail in your recycling
bin.
Only use recycling bins for recyclables. If there are other types of trash or garbage in your bins, we may have to leave them behind.
Vegetative Waste
What is vegetative waste? Any cut limbs, palm fronds, branches, bushes, twigs, or grass clipping are considered "yard waste." Follow the basic preparations below to help dispose of your material properly. This service is available once a week.
Large branches and limbs
Branches, limbs and other cuttings should be bundled, tied and should not exceed 6 feet in length or weigh more than 50 pounds.
Small clippings
Grass clippings, leaves and small twigs or branches must be placed in sturdy clear plastic bags with tied tops or in containers (with lids) not to exceed 50 gallons or weigh more than 50 lbs.
Large Vegetative Waste Pile Collection
Vegetative waste piles up to eight cubic yards will be collected once a week, on the same days as your regular household garbage. Tip: Eight cubic yards of material is enough to fill a small dumpster, or 12'long x 4' wide x 4.5' tall.
Bulk Trash Collection for Single Family homes
What is bulk trash? Non vegetative items which cannot be containerized, bagged or bundled; including, but not limited to, inoperative and discarded refrigerators, ranges, toilets, washers, dryers, bath tubs, water heaters, sinks, bicycles, and other similar appliances, household goods, minor "do it yourself" projects construction debris, and furniture. Up to 4 cubic yards (size on pickup truck bed) of minor home repair debris can be picked up curbside. Bulk Trash Items are picked up once a week.
- Lumber - remove/bend nails for safety, no piece more than 6’ or 50 lbs,
- Fence/paneling – neatly stacked no piece more than 6’ or 50 lbs
- Drywall/tile place in container weigh no more than 50 lbs
- Carpet – roll up & secure no more than 4’ or 50 lbs each roll
Car, boat, motorcycle parts/engines will not be picked up by WM. These items must be hauled by resident or refer to SWA
WM will remove all waste (C&D) from construction activity or clearance of vacant lots in residentially developed areas.
Holiday Schedule
Residential waste, yard waste or recyclable collection does not occur on the following days:
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
When the holiday falls on your service day, you will get your pick up on your NEXT scheduled service day. If a holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, there will be NO delays.
