Sunrise Trash & Recycling Schedule
Official garbage collection rules, bin guidelines, and holiday schedules for residents of Sunrise, Florida.
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📍 View Official Collection MapService Provider
Republic Services
Phone Number
954-746-3232Facility Address
10770 W Oakland Park Blvd, Sunrise, FL 33351
Collection Schedule
Garbage is collected twice a week, and recycling is collected once a week.
Bin Colors
Green or Grey for garbage, Blue for recycling.
Guidelines & Rules
🎄 Holiday Delays
Collection occurs on all holidays except Christmas Day, which shifts the schedule by one day.
🛋️ Bulk Waste Pickup
Bulk trash is collected once per week depending on the designated neighborhood zone.
⚠️ Important Guidelines
Avoid parking vehicles in front of carts on collection days to ensure the automated trucks can reach them.
Comprehensive Guide & Details
Automated Cart Protocols in Western Broward
To maintain a clean and visually appealing metropolitan environment, the City of Sunrise contracts its comprehensive waste collection services through a dedicated hauling provider. Every single-family household is equipped with standardized, heavy-duty rolling carts. Domestic garbage is emptied twice a week. Residents are expected to wheel their designated carts to the edge of the street by 7:00 a.m. on the mornings of their specific route. It is extremely important that the cart’s lid is completely closed to keep rodents and birds away. Additionally, residents must provide a three-foot clearance around the bin, ensuring it is not blocked by mailboxes, fire hydrants, or parked cars.
The Green Cart: Recycling Do's and Don'ts
Sunrise champions environmental responsibility through a robust weekly recycling program. Your specialized green cart is designed for single-stream processing, meaning you can mix all acceptable items together. Feel free to toss in flattened corrugated cardboard, aluminum cans, glass bottles, and rigid plastic containers. However, the most critical rule enforced by the city is the strict prohibition of plastic grocery bags. You must never bag your recyclables. Flexible plastics wrap around the sorting gears at the recycling plant and cause massive delays. If inspectors find styrofoam, food scraps, or plastic bags inside your green cart, they will attach a non-compliance sticker and leave the bin unemptied.
Figuring Out the Bulk Waste Calendar
When dealing with heavy spring cleaning or property renovations, Sunrise residents benefit from a highly organized residential bulk trash program. The city is divided into multiple geographic zones, with each sector receiving a specific bulk collection period each month. This service is intended for oversized items that cannot reasonably fit inside a rollout cart, such as discarded couches, rolled-up carpeting, and old mattresses. Large home appliances are accepted, but you are legally required to remove the doors from refrigerators and freezers to prevent child entrapment. Automotive engines, tires, and commercial construction materials are banned from the curb and must be hauled privately.
Disposing of Tree Limbs and Grass
Given the dense tropical landscaping in South Florida, handling yard waste is a routine necessity. In Sunrise, vegetative debris is generally collected concurrently with your regular household garbage or scheduled bulk pick-ups, depending on the volume. For smaller loads, grass clippings, leaves, and tiny twigs must be securely contained in heavy-duty trash bags or rigid personal cans. Thicker tree branches and cut palm fronds must be chopped down to maximum lengths of four feet and tied tightly into bundles. To ensure the safety of the workers loading the trucks, no single bag, container, or bundled pile can exceed a 50-pound weight limit.
Handling Paints, Oils, and Electronics
Toxic chemicals and electronic waste present a severe threat to the local environment and are strictly prohibited from entering the standard garbage stream. Under no circumstances should you throw wet latex paint, pool chlorine, motor oil, or lithium-ion batteries into your curbside carts, as they can spark catastrophic fires inside the compactor trucks. Sunrise residents must securely store these volatile materials and transport them to specialized Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) drop-off events hosted periodically throughout the year. These designated collection sites ensure that dangerous chemicals and outdated electronics are safely neutralized and recycled according to state environmental laws.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: When is trash collected in Sunrise?
A: Garbage is collected twice a week, and recycling is collected once a week.
Q: How does the holiday schedule affect garbage pickup?
A: Collection occurs on all holidays except Christmas Day, which shifts the schedule by one day.
Q: Which bins should I use for trash and recycling?
A: Green or Grey for garbage, Blue for recycling.
Q: How can I schedule a bulk waste pickup?
A: Bulk trash is collected once per week depending on the designated neighborhood zone.
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