Important Services & Contact Information

  Trash pickup in Queens Cove is on Wednesday for regular trash and yard waste and Thursday for Recycling. If a Holiday occurs during the week, your trash pickup will be delayed by one day. For instructions on bulk item pickups and hazardous waste disposal, please refer to their website which is listed above. Yard trash is now limited to 4 containers, bags or bundles per week. Recycling material such as cardboard boxes Must Be broken down or cut in small pieces and Must Be placed in the container and Not on the ground. If your can is broken report on the website or call at the above number and it will be repaired or replaced.
Weekly Residential Curbside Services

• Household waste collection (automated)
• Yard waste collection
• Recyclable material collection (automated)
• Bulk waste collection (Once a month on scheduled day) (3rd Wednesday of each month)

All residential curbside collection occurs Monday-Friday between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Seven holidays that potentially impact landfill   New Year’s DayMemorial DayIndependence DayLabor DayVeterans DayThanksgiving DayChristmas Day
Curbside Tips for Successful Pick-up in All Service Areas

• All household waste, recyclable materials and routine yard waste should be placed curbside either the night before or by 6 a.m. on your collection day.
• Roll cart, bundles, yard waste and bulk waste must be:
  • Within three feet of the curb or edge of the street
  • At least three feet from other fixed objects
• Find Your Collection Day to learn your trash pick up schedules and garbage collection days day based on area.

Unacceptable Trash ItemsThe following materials/items are not allowed in your garbage roll cart or at the curb. If we find any of these items in your cart or at the curb, we will leave an instructional notice and not collect your garbage. For proper disposal information, call (863) 284-4319.Trees or land clearing debris, e.g., rocks or large tree remains including trunks, stumps or root systems regardless of how small they have been cut. For more information, see guidelines for yard waste.

• Cars
• Boats
• Tires
• Automobile parts
• Engines
• Asbestos
• Radioactive materials
• Explosives, including propane cylinders
• Biomedical waste, including sharps/syringes used for medical purposes
• Household Hazardous Wastes, such as:
  • Lead-acid batteries
  • Used oil or oil filters
  • Any product labeled:
    • Toxic
    • Poison
    • Corrosive
    • Flammable

    Guidelines for Recyclable Material collection: 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.
    

• Recyclable materials roll cart must be curbside from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Roll cart must be within three feet of the curb or edge of the street or road.
• Roll cart must be at least three feet from other fixed objects and vehicles.
• No other container may be used for recyclable materials roll cart.

Guidelines for Furniture and Appliance Collection:Items must be:

• Within three feet of the curb or edge of the street
• At least three feet from other fixed objects

Furniture and appliance collection will take place once a month on the third Wednesday of each month. Household items that were not structurally attached to the house are acceptable. No construction debris or eviction/move-outs will be collected. All items should be curbside by 6 a.m. on your collection day. (3rd Wednesday of each month) Items not in compliance will not be collected; if they stay curbside, they may be subject to code enforcement violations. 

POLK COUNTY WEB SITE

(polk-county.net)

Polk County Waste & Recycling: (863) 284-4319