South Apopka Trash & Recycling Schedule
Official garbage collection rules, bin guidelines, and holiday schedules for residents of South Apopka, Florida.
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📍 View Official Collection MapService Provider
Orange County Solid Waste
Phone Number
407-836-6601Facility Address
5901 Young Pine Rd, Orlando, FL 32829
Collection Schedule
Weekly automated curbside garbage, recycling, and yard waste collection.
Bin Colors
Green lid (Garbage), Blue lid (Recycling).
Guidelines & Rules
🎄 Holiday Delays
Thanksgiving and Christmas push collection back by one day.
🛋️ Bulk Waste Pickup
Collected weekly on yard waste day; max 3 cubic yards per pickup.
⚠️ Important Guidelines
Residents follow the Orange County Government sanitation protocols for unincorporated areas.
Comprehensive Guide & Details
Orange County Refuse Services for South Apopka
As a census-designated place within unincorporated Orange County, South Apopka relies on the Orange County Solid Waste Division for its neighborhood sanitation. The county utilizes a highly efficient automated collection system. Every single-family property is issued a black cart dedicated exclusively to standard household garbage. To guarantee your refuse is picked up, you must wheel your cart to the edge of the roadway before 6:00 a.m. on your designated service morning, ensuring the container is placed at least three feet away from mailboxes, trees, and parked cars.
Navigating the Curbside Recycling Rules
Orange County is dedicated to sustainability, providing South Apopka households with a gray cart specifically for recyclable materials. Acceptable items include clean and dry corrugated cardboard, empty aluminum beverage cans, steel food tins, and rigid plastic jugs. It is absolutely crucial that you do not bag your recyclables. Plastic grocery bags and thin films get severely tangled in the gears of the county's material recovery facility. If the collection driver spots unapproved items or bagged waste in your gray cart, it will be flagged for contamination and left unemptied.
Yard Trimmings and Heavy Junk Pickups
Florida’s tropical climate guarantees a continuous supply of yard waste. Orange County collects yard debris on a weekly basis. Leaves and grass clippings must be sealed in your own sturdy trash bags or reusable cans. Larger tree limbs and palm fronds must be sawn down to lengths of three feet or less and bundled tightly. When it is time to discard oversized household junk, such as a broken washing machine or an old sectional sofa, residents are entitled to a scheduled bulky item pickup. Contact the solid waste hotline to arrange for a specialized flatbed truck to retrieve these massive items.
Holiday Scheduling and Cart Set-Out Times
Sanitation routes are not operated on Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day. If your standard collection falls on one of these two major holidays, your service will be skipped entirely, and the county does not provide a make-up day; you must hold your waste until your next regularly scheduled pickup. All other recognized holidays operate on a normal schedule. Additionally, local community standards mandate that once the automated trucks have serviced your street, you must remove your empty carts from the swale and store them out of public view by the evening.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: When is trash collected in South Apopka?
A: Weekly automated curbside garbage, recycling, and yard waste collection.
Q: How does the holiday schedule affect garbage pickup?
A: Thanksgiving and Christmas push collection back by one day.
Q: Which bins should I use for trash and recycling?
A: Green lid (Garbage), Blue lid (Recycling).
Q: How can I schedule a bulk waste pickup?
A: Collected weekly on yard waste day; max 3 cubic yards per pickup.
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