Orlando, Florida resident guide
Orlando trash, recycling & bulk pickup
Find regular trash and recycling information alongside bulky-item schedules, set-out rules, accepted items, and holiday changes.
Official source links checked on August 27, 2026.
Regular household service
Trash and recycling service
Start here for the recurring household collections residents use most often.
Use Orlando's official address lookup for the household trash day.
The same city schedule tool identifies recycling and yard-waste service for the address.
Need it gone before the city service?
Compare independent pickup when the local date is too far away or an item is excluded.
Start here
How Orlando service works
Look up the yard-waste day and place no more than two eligible items at the curb. Call 407-246-2314 if an item is too large or heavy for the normal crew.
City rules at a glance
Local limits before set-out
Orlando collects up to two eligible hand-loadable large items for free on the property's yard-waste day without an advance appointment.
Look up the yard-waste day and place no more than two eligible items at the curb. Call 407-246-2314 if an item is too large or heavy for the normal crew.
Up to two qualifying hand-loadable large items per yard-waste collection; larger claw-truck loads are quoted separately.
Place items at the edge of the property before the curb without blocking streets, sidewalks, mailboxes, trees, poles, hydrants, drains, or overhead utilities.
Local detail that matters
What makes Orlando service different
Orlando's free option is item-based, not a large mixed pile. Two manageable items may go on yard-waste day, while a heavy or oversized load can require a paid claw truck.
Item guidance
What may go in the bulky-item pile
Accepted examples
Furniture, standard household appliances, toilets, sinks, and similar items that can be safely loaded by hand.
Not accepted
Unprepared refrigerators or freezers, hazardous waste, excessive loads, and items too heavy for the normal crew without a separate claw-truck arrangement.
Holiday collectionOrlando skips residential collection on two holidays2026 schedule confirmed
Orlando states that Thanksgiving and Christmas are the only city-observed holidays without residential garbage collection. The address calendar supplies the adjusted pickup date.
No residential garbage collection
The replacement collection date varies by address; Orlando does not publish one citywide makeup date that applies to every route.
- Thanksgiving Day — Thursday, November 26
- Christmas Day — Friday, December 25
Normal residential garbage collection
Other city-observed holidays do not stop residential garbage collection.
- All other 2026 city-observed holidays
Common questions
Orlando collection FAQ
Do I need to schedule Orlando's free large-item pickup?
No. Up to two eligible hand-loadable items can go out on the address's yard-waste day.
What if the item is too heavy?
Call Orlando Solid Waste. The city may quote and schedule a claw-truck collection.
Sources used for this guide
Official supporting information
TrashDayFinder used these public sources to prepare the resident guidance above. They were checked on August 27, 2026 and are provided here as evidence.
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