Solid Waste

Attention residents:

As of May 1, 2024, recycling carts will no longer be issued. Curbside recycling collection will continue until the end of September. As of Oct. 1, 2024, curbside recycling collection will be discontinued. After Oct. 1, you may use your cart for household or yard waste, until your cart is no longer serviceable, or you may call the Solid Waste Division at (863) 284-4319 to request it be removed.

What Day is My Collection Day?

To find out your scheduled collection day(s), or for more information, please visit Find Your Collection Day or call (863) 284-4319.

About the Division

Polk County Solid Waste’s mission is to provide world-class service to Polk County residents, to add value to our employees, to protect the environment and reduce operating cost through the effective use of resources. Polk County Solid Waste has 50 employees in the areas of landfill operations, administration, engineering and customer care. We can help answer questions about trash pick up schedules, yard waste and garbage collection days. You can also report missed trash garbage, recycling and yard waste pick up to us.

The division performs a number of key functions including:

• Landfill management
• Residential curbside collection facilitation and contract management
• Household hazardous waste processing

In addition, the division is responsible for communicating information from the State regarding disposal, recycling and solid waste management. Need information about the Polk County recycling program or recycling TVs, computers, electronics? We can help!

Service Updates

Polk County Solid Waste division encourages customers to submit service requests online to expedite response and to use the information on Polk’s website for your convenience. We are dedicated to providing you with as many services as possible during this time.

Submit a service request online for:

• Reporting a damaged or stolen roll cart
• Reporting a missed collection
• Other requests

You can also download the Polk Waste Wise App:

Polk Waste Wise App for Apple
Polk Waste Wise App for Android

Customer service representatives are available by phone, but due to reduced staffing, wait times could be longer than usual and we appreciate your patience during this time.

Holidays

Holidays that potentially impact landfill hours and residential collection schedules:

• New Year’s Day
• Memorial Day
• Fourth of July
• Labor Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day

Note: For residential collection, if a holiday occurs on Saturday or Sunday, then the collection schedule is not affected by that holiday.

The North Central Landfill will be closed on the following holidays:

• Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024; normal operations will resume Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024.
• Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024; normal operations will resume Friday, Nov. 29, 2024.
• Christmas Day, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024; normal operations will resume Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024.

Holidays that may impact your residential collection:

• Veterans Day, Monday, November 11, 2024
  • Monday customers for yard waste and trash will be collected on the following Monday, November 18, 2024.
  • Furniture and Appliance collection for second Monday customers will take place on Saturday, November 16, 2024.
  • No change to other collection days.

• Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28, 2024
  • Thursday customers for yard waste and trash will be collected on the following Thursday, December 5, 2024.
  • Furniture and Appliance collection for fourth Thursday customers will take place on Saturday, November 29, 2024.
  • No change to other collection days.

• Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25, 2024
  • Wednesday customers for yard waste and trash will be collected on the following Wednesday, January 1, 2025.
  • Furniture and Appliance collection for fourth Wednesday customers will take place on Saturday, December 28, 2024.
  • No change to other collection days.

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