Residential Garbage Guide
Household Garbage
- Place all household garbage into trash cans or plastic trash bags secured to prevent scattering of waste due to animals or wind.
- All residential waste must be placed curbside within 3 – 5 feet of the edge of the traveled portion of the roadway.
- Place cans and bags curbside by 6am on scheduled collection day.
- Non-containerized garbage, excluding bulky waste, will not be collected. No can or bag may exceed 50 lbs.
- Get the Household Garbage Guide Brochure
Yard Waste
- Yard waste includes the following:
- Grass clippings & leaves (placed in cans no larger than 32-gallons or in sealed plastic bags, maximum weight 50 lbs).
- Shrubs & tree limbs not to exceed 6 feet in length or 50 lbs in weight stacked parallel to the curb.
- Palm fronds
Not Collected: Items that are not yard waste include fencing, landscape timbers, garden hoses, planters, flower pots, & yard decorations.
Recycling & White Goods
Place recyclable items in the recycling bins provided by your service provider by 6a.m. on the scheduled collection day. Recyclables, white goods and more information.
Please Note: Garbage, recycling and yard debris must be separated by the residents for pick up.
Items Not Picked Up
- Household Hazardous Waste can be dropped off (free of charge) at Tillman Ridge or Stratton Rd Transfer Stations.
- Waste Tires must be brought to Tillman Ridge or Stratton Rd Transfer Stations for disposal (fee charged).
- Construction & Demolition Debris must be taken to Nine Mile C&D Landfill on International Golf Pkwy, (904) 825-2105, or Waste Pro Transfer Station off SR 207, (904) 819-1738.
Service Providers
For recycling bins and collection of white goods, please call your service provider.
Advanced Disposal services residents in the southern half of St. Johns County (south of the St. Johns River following CR 208 and south of SR 16 to the ocean). 3530 Agricultural Center Drive, St. Augustine, FL 32092. (904) 827-1005.
Seaboard Waste Systems services residents in the northern half of St. Johns County (north of the St. Johns River following CR 208 and north of SR 16 to the ocean). 445A International Golf Pkwy, St. Augustine, FL 32095. (904) 825-0991.

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