What is the Difference Between Trash and Garbage?

Trash or Bulk Trash: includes large bulky items such as yard waste and furniture.

Garbage: includes household waste such as waste paper, plastic packaging and cans, food scraps and other loose items. These are the items you place in your 95-gallon container or commercial dumpster for our garbage collection crews.

You can help us to keep our community clean, safe and beautiful. Report illegal dumping or trash violations to the Solid Waste Division at (305) 948-2904.

Bulk Trash Map & Schedule (PDF)

Acceptable Bulk Trash

• Boxes
• Furniture
• General household debris
• Yard clippings
• Tree trimmings
• Leaves. (Bag yard clippings and leaves)
These items should be placed in a separate pile from other bulk-trash items.
• Limbs should be cut into lengths of 5 feet or less.

Unacceptable Bulk Trash

• Dirt or sod
Household chemicals
• Paint
• Toxic or flammable materials
• Motor oil
• Tires
• Vehicles
• Motors
• Motorcycles
• Boats
• Trailers

North Miami Beach Bulk Trash Regulations

As you place your bulk trash out for collection, keep in mind:

• Bulk trash is picked up once a month on designated days in each zone. Please refer to the schedule map for your area's pickup day
• Bulk trash is limited to no more than one truckload per household.
• Trash piles cannot be placed out more than 2 days (48 hours) before your scheduled pickup day.
• If you have street pickup, place your bulk trash on the swale. If you have alley pickup, place your bulk trash at the rear of your property. Do not block the street, sidewalk or alley with your trash pile.
• Without blocking the street, sidewalk or alley, place your bulk trash as far as possible from fencing, utility poles, meters, vehicles and your garbage can. North Miami Beach is not respon- sible for property damage resulting from improper trash placement.

Bulk Trash Violations

Code compliance officers regularly canvass city streets and alleys for violations. If a trash pile is set out illegally, the resident will be served with a Notice of Violation and have 24 hours to correct the problem. If the problem is not cor- rected within 24 hours, the resident will be served with a Failure to Comply notice and assessed a special collection fee.

Special Collections

Construction and remodeling debris: the property owner must dispose of construction materi- als. Call the Miami-Dade County Department of Solid Waste Management for additional information. If a land- scape or construction contractor is working on your prop- erty, then the contractor is responsible for disposing of the materials. When hiring a contractor, discuss ahead of time the responsibility for discarding the materials. Please call: 305-594-1500.

Household Appliances such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, stoves, air conditioners, microwaves, water heaters, etc., are prohibited in landfills and will only be picked up by special request. To schedule an appliance pickup, please call the North Miami Beach Solid Waste Division at 305-948-2904 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

For oil product disposal, please call the Florida Department of Environmental Services at 800-741-4337.

To dispose of household chemicals and paint products, call Miami-Dade County at 3-1-1.