When your trash needs to be picked up in Miami, your exclusive provider for residential trash, recycling and bulky collection, the Miami-Dade Department of Solid Waste Management.
The department leads the “Keep Miami Beautiful” campaign with the goal of enhancing environmental awareness, beautifying public right-of-way, deterring illegal dumping behavior, and ensuring code compliance. Additionally, the department is responsible for mosquito control initiatives throughout the city.
Garbage collection system
The City’s Solid Waste Department dispatches garbage trucks to residents twice a week and recycling collection once a week using a manual collection or automated collection system. For more specific information, you can look up the collection days for your neighborhood.
Residents in the collection areas are entitled to receive two collections of bulky waste each year. Each collection can consist of up to 25 cubic yards. You can schedule this pickup online or by calling 3-1-1.
You must notify the city if you want to start a new trash service account, request a new trash or recycling cart, or report the illegal dumping. Illegal dumping can occur in any neighborhood at any time of the day or night. Never confront an illegal dumper. Instead, write details such as the vehicle description, vehicle makes, or a license tag number and provide this information when reporting the crime. If you witness an illegal dumping incident, visit the problem reporting portal to report it online or call 3-1-1.
To report damaged waste and recycling carts damaged in the collection process, call 3-1-1, and Miami-Dade County will repair or replace your cart at no charge. If your car is stolen, call the police department (non-emergency number) for a case number. Contact 3-1-1 with the case number, and a replacement cart will be provided at no charge.
About the Solid Waste Department
The Solid Waste Department owns and operates one of the most technologically advanced waste-to-energy facilities in the world. This facility, which is supported by two landfills and a regional transfer system, is the anchor of the county’s disposal system. In total, the disposal system handles more than 1.3 million tons of waste each year.
The department collects trash from approximately 320,000 households. Those homes are located in unincorporated areas of Miami-Dade County, including the cities of Doral, Miami Gardens, Miami Lakes, Palmetto Bay, Pinecrest, Sunny Isles, and Sweetwater. If you live in another area, your garbage collection is handled by your local municipality.
For a DIY waste disposal option, there are several trash and recycling centers open every day with the exception of some holidays.
The county operates two household chemical collection centers that accept oil-based paints, pesticides, solvents, pool chemicals, continuous fluorescent bulbs (including older long-tube fluorescent bulbs, modern compact fluorescent bulbs [CFL] and other types). fluorescent), and Other electronic waste.
