You can help Martin County 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 pick up, please call Waste Management of Martin County at 772-546-7700 or download the " Martin County Guidelines ".
Twice-a-week Garbage Collection
Your twice-a-week collection is a level of environmental service that many communities are not offered. "Keeping up appearance" is what makes Martin County a great place to live, work, and play. That's why it is important to take advantage of our environmental services.
Please refer to the Martin County insert to check your collection schedule for garbage and yard waste or search online by entering your address.
- Set out time is 7:00 a.m., or the night before.
You can set out as many 32-gallon cans (with lids) or plastic (tied tops) bags as needed. Each can or bag can weigh up to 50 lbs. Just make sure the lids and ties are secured. This helps to keep dogs and other animals away, and the area clean.
Recycling
Recycling is once a week, from your curbside on one of your regular collection days.
As a resident of the Martin County, 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.
Recyclable Materials to be Collected:
- Aluminum food and beverage containers
- Glass food and beverage containers - brown, clear, or green
- Ferrous (Iron) cans
- PET plastic containers with the symbol # 1 - narrow neck containers only
- HDPE natural plastic containers with the symbol # 2 - narrow neck containers
only (milk and water bottles)
- HDPE pigmented plastic containers with the symbol # 2- narrow neck containers
only (detergent, shampoo, bleach bottles etc. without caps)
- Plastics with symbols #3, #4, #5, #6, #7- narrow and screw top containers
- Newsprint
- Old corrugated containers
- Magazines
- Catalogs
- Cereal boxes
- Telephone books
- Printer paper
- Copier paper
- Mail (Junk mail)
- All other office paper without wax liners
- Aseptic packaging (milk & juice cartons)
- Microwave trays
- Mirrors
- Window or auto glass
- Light Bulbs
- Ceramics
- Porcelain
- Plastic unnumbered
- Plastic bags
- Coat hangers
- Glass cookware/bakeware
- Household items such as cooking pots, toasters, etc.
- Garden hoses
- Electric cords
- Christmas Day lights
- Styrofoam
- PVC
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.
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Please no plastic bags, bulbs or ceramics 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 - One time per week on WEDNESDAY
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.
We suggest not to cut any yardwaste with a named storm with a predicted Florida landfall.
Large branches and limbs
Branches, limbs and other cuttings should be bundled, tied and should not
exceed 5 feet in length or weigh more than 50 pounds.
Small clippings
Grass clippings, leaves and small twigs or branches must be placed in containers
(with lids) not to exceed 32 gallons or weigh more than 50 lbs or in a biodegradable
container.
Note: Yard waste set out in plastic bags will be picked up with household
garbage.
Large Vegetative Waste Pile Collection
All pieces of yard waste must be no wider than 6" in diameter and no
longer than 5' in length for curbside pick up. Vegetative waste piles up to
eight cubic yards will be collected one time per week on Wednesdays.
Tip: Eight cubic yards of material is enough to fill a small dumpster, or 12'long x 4' wide x 4.5' tall.
All piles larger than 8 cubic yards but less than 20 cubic yards will be
collected within 7 days of your regularly scheduled yard waste collection
day. All piles greater than 20 cubic yards will be collected 20 cubic yards
per week until the entire pile is removed. These piles that are not collected
on your regularly scheduled day will be "tagged" with an information
card notifying you that the pile was too large and has already been scheduled
for pick up.
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, and furniture.
Note: Any single household items noted above weighing less than 50 lbs
will be picked up by the regular solid waste driver.
All bulky waste should be placed curbside on your regularly scheduled collection
day. Bulky waste not collected will be "tagged" with an information
card notifying you that it has already been scheduled for pickup. All bulky
waste shall be collected within 5 days of your regularly scheduled collection
day. This does not include cars, boats, or engines.
If you have any questions, please call 546-7700.
Construction and Demolition Debris
Construction and Demolition Debris is considered a Special Item, which requires
additional fees and special handling by Waste Management. Residential customers
must make arrangements with Waste Management for payment of any additional
fees and the type of collection/disposal service required for construction
and demolition debris.
Please - No hazardous waste
Materials like paints and pesticides, pool chemicals, anti-freeze, batteries,
propane tanks, and engine oil need to be disposed of in special ways. Please
do not place curbside.
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HAZMOBILE
Hours of Operation - 8:30am - 1:30pm For Martin County Residents Only/No Business Waste Accepted |
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| Hobe Sound: 1st Wednesday of each month Fire Station #32 12155 SE Federal Hwy |
Jensen Beach: 3rd Wednesday of each month Fire Station #16 2710 NE Savanna Rd |
Port Salerno: 4th Wednesday of each month Fire Station #30 4725 SE Dixie Hwy |
| Stuart: 2nd Wednesday of each month 800 Martin Luther King Blvd Fire Station |
Indiantown: 4th Friday of each month Fire Station #24 16550 SW Warfield Blvd |
Tequesta: 2nd Friday of each month Fire Station #36 18405 SE Countyline Rd |
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Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Center
9155 Busch Street Palm City, FL Hours: M-F 8:00am - 5:00pm Saturday 8:00am - Noon |
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Residents can dispose of up to 100 lbs of waste for FREE, including paint, oil, antifreeze, pesticides, chemicals, fluorescent bulbs, computer equipment, monitors, cell phones, and televisions. For more info. Call Martin County Solid Waste 772-288-5772
NO BUSINESS WASTE ACCEPTED at this facility. Please call 772-288-5708 for information on business waste disposal.
Please no. . .tires, construction and demolition debris, auto or boat parts,
barrels, drums, propane tanks, and empty gas cans.
Common Household Hazardous Waste:
| Paints/Stains |
Batteries | Mercury | Fluorescent Lamps |
| Latex paints | NiCad | Thermometers | Fluorescent tubes |
| Oil based paints | Lithium | Thermostats | Ballasts |
| Weather Sealers | Mercury | Neon Lights | |
| Wood preservers | Metal Hydride |
| Corrosives |
Flammables | Reactive Materials | Toxics |
| Pool chemicals |
Paint thinners | Aerosol cans | Pesticides |
| Battery acids |
Kerosene | Pool chlorine | Herbicides |
| Drain cleaners |
Lighter fluids | Fertilizers | Poisons |
| Acids and bases |
Propane cylinders | Cyanides | Paint strippers |
| Strong chemicals | Adhesives | Sulfides |
The following waste items are NOT collected:
