- April 19, 2024
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There is a new way for Orange County residents to get rid of their trash.
The Orange County Utilities Solid Waste Division has started weekly large-item curbside collection runs this month. The program kicked off on New Year’s day and will run weekly throughout the year.
“This will help keep the neighborhoods a lot cleaner,” said Allan Cole, Orange County Utilities contract manager and supervisor for the new program.
The weekly limit for garbage eligible for pickup will remain at three cubic yards, what would fit in the back of a pickup. Some eligible items include mattresses, furniture and televisions.
The division, which contracts three garbage companies to cover over 210,000 customers from Mount Dora to Brevard, has been steadily working towards this program for a few years.
Until the end of 2015, the waste division sent franchise haulers to pick up large items on the second trash day of every week. Starting in 2016, they transitioned to an automated, schedule-based system - curbside customers would call up the waste division and set a reservation for their item to be removed.
Although he said the initial twice-weekly manual pickup service cost customers about $235 a year, the transition to the schedule system dropped prices to $200. The 2018 weekly program has raised costs to $220.
Under the new program, the larger items will be picked up the same day as yard waste but the two groups of garbage will be collected by different crews. There isn’t a set schedule for when the franchise haulers will come for the garbage, but customers are recommended to place their items on the curb before 6 a.m. and to keep said items away from other items.
Questions?
Contact the Orange County Utilities Solid Waste Hotline at 407-836-6601 or email [email protected]. You can also visit the division's website, ocfl.net/GreenClean.
For information about your pickup day, visit ocfl.net/CollectionSchedule
Eligible Items
