Holmes Beach, FL

Residential household garbage is collected two (2) times per week. Collection days are Mondays and Fridays. 

Chapter 54, Sec. 54-38. - Curbside collection:
Curbside containers, recycling bins and un-containerized residential waste shall not be placed at the curb for curb service pick-up earlier than 5:00 p.m. of the day prior to the designated collection day. All emptied containers shall be returned to proper storage on the property no later than 10:00 a.m. on the day following the designated collection day. Curbside containers and recycling bins shall be stored between collection days on the property, but not in the front yard. Public easements and rights-of-way are not to be used as a storage location for curbside containers or recycling bins. Curbside containers and recycling bins shall be stored within the perimeter of privately owned property. Any property that incurs three separate citations for violation of this section, shall arrange for rear door service. Any increased collection fee resulting from the required rear door service shall be borne by the property owner. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this section shall not apply to horticultural trash.

Residential Recycling is collected one (1) time per week. Collection day is on Tuesdays. 

The following items may be recycled:

1. Aluminum:beverage containers, foil, casserole pans and pie plates.
2. Cans:Steel and tin.
3. Clear (flint), brown (amber) and green, blue food and beverage jars and bottles. Paper labels, rings and lids on glass containers are acceptable.
4. Clean Plastics #1-7.PET containers, such as beverage bottles, dishwashing soap bottles, shampoo bottles and similar items. Blow molded, closed mouth natural and colored HDPE containers generally consisting of plastic milk jugs, water bottles, detergent bottles and similar items. Paper labels are acceptable. Rinsed containers that may have held toxic or contaminated materials are acceptable.

Preparation: Residents shall be asked to rinse the items and remove organics, other contents, labels, lids and plastic caps, but there is no requirement for these to be removed from recyclable containers. Inclusion of organics, caps, lid, labels and other contents shall not be reason for rejection. All recyclable materials may be place in the same container for collection.

Recyclable paper consists of the following materials:

1. Old newsprint. All loose or paper bagged newsprint is acceptable and includes all paper that is distributed with or as part of general circulation newspapers.
2. Old corrugated containers. All loose old corrugated containers that are flattened, and either cut down or folded to size of no more than 4′ X 4′ flattened and 2′ X 2′ Staples and tape do not have to be removed.
3. Brown Paper Bags. All loose or bagged Kraft paper sacks used to hold newspaper.
4. Telephone Books. Old telephone directories.
5. Magazines. Old magazines including catalogs and similar printed material with glossy pages.
6. Paperboard Cartons. Cereal boxes (without plastic liner), drink boxes, snack boxes etc. Wax-coated paperboard is acceptable.
7. Mixed Residential Paper. Mixed paper, including shredded paper, may include all of the following: junk mail, high-grade paper, white and colored ledger, copier paper, office paper, laser printer paper, computer paper including continuous formed perforated white bond or green bar paper, book paper, cotton fiber content paper, duplicator paper, form bond, manifold business forms, mimeo paper, note pad paper, loose leaf fillers, stationery, writing paper, paper envelopes including envelopes with plastic windows, carbonless (NCR) paper, tabulating cards, facsimile paper, and manila folders.

Residential yard waste is collected one (1) time per week. Collection day is on Wednesdays. Collections will NOT be made on Saturdays or Sundays except in a true emergency. 

Special haul service for bulk items (furniture) and white goods (appliances) may be requested for a special fee. Pick-up for these items can be scheduled by calling Waste Pro at (941) 355-9600. 

Holiday Schedule

1. New Year’s Day
2. President’s Day
3. Memorial Day
4. Fourth of July
5. Labor Day
6. Thanksgiving Day
7. Christmas Day

Any disposal and collection service that would have been regularly provided will be provided the day after the holiday. In the event that the holiday occurs on a Friday, the collection will be scheduled for the day prior. There will be no collection on Saturdays or Sundays.

For more information about Waste Pro, visit their website by clicking the link below. 
Waste Pro - Holmes Beach