Trash, Recycling & Yard Waste Schedule

1. Overview

Residential solid waste collection service includes garbage, recycling, yard waste, and bulk pick up once a week.

The City maintains a fleet of fully automated side-loading trucks and three bulk trucks, servicing all City of Kissimmee residents, four days a week. The fully automated lifts on the City's solid waste fleet enable more homes to be serviced on each route as the trucks pick up more containers at a constant pace. 

2. Collection Services

Search for your address to confirm the collection schedule for trash, recycling, yard waste, and bulk waste at your residence. 

Check your Collection Schedule

Please note: Although your address may say Kissimmee, you might be in unincorporated Osceola County, where waste services are handled by Waste Management. Use this link to make sure you're in Kissimmee city limits.

3. Holiday Schedule

There will be changes to your regularly scheduled collection on the following holidays:

New Year's Day - Monday, January 1

• No collections on this day.
• Solid Waste Division admin offices are closed
• Makeup collection day: Wednesday, January 3

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Monday, January 15

• No change to collection schedule
• Solid Waste Division admin offices are closed

Memorial Day - Monday, May 27

• No change to collection schedule
• Solid Waste Division admin offices are closed

Juneteenth - Wednesday, June 19

• No change to collection schedule
• Solid Waste Division admin offices are closed

Independence Day – Thursday, July 4

• No change to collection schedule
• Solid Waste Division admin offices are closed

Labor Day - Monday, September 2

• No change to collection schedule
• Solid Waste Division admin offices are closed

Veterans Day Observance – Monday, November 11

• No change to collection schedule
• Solid Waste Division admin offices are closed

Thanksgiving Day – Thursday, November 28 

• No collections on this day.
• Solid Waste Division admin offices are closed
• Routes will resume as usual the following week

Thanksgiving Day After – Friday, November 29 

• No change to collection schedule
• Solid Waste Division admin offices are closed

Christmas Eve - Tuesday, December 24

• No change to collection schedule
• Solid Waste Division admin offices are closed

Christmas Day – Wednesday, December 25 

• No collections on this day.
• Solid Waste Division admin offices are closed
• Routes will resume as usual the following week

4. General Guidelines

1. Place containers no further than three feet from the curb, avoiding low-hanging limbs or power lines.
2. Ensure the handle of the container faces away from the street.
3. Keep containers at least four feet away from other objects, such as mailboxes, fences, or trees, to allow the mechanical arm to maneuver effectively.
4. Maintain a distance of at least 10 feet between containers and parked cars on the street.
5. Containers must be placed at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on the scheduled pick-up day or the evening before.
6. Remove containers from the street promptly after collection to avoid any inconvenience.
7. Containers left curbside after 8:00 a.m. the following day may be rolled back by City crews with a convenience charge of $11.24 per container.

5. Trash Guidelines

1. Place trash in brown container, ensuring it's not mixed with yard waste or recycling.
2. Bag all household garbage before placing it in the brown container to prevent attracting pests and odors.
3. To prevent harm to drivers, trucks, and the environment, avoid placing hazardous materials like chemicals, motor oil, or paint in containers.

6. Recycling Guidelines

1. Place recycling in blue container, ensuring it's not mixed with household garbage.
2. Flatten and loosely place cardboard boxes in the container to ensure efficient collection.
3. Do not use plastic bags in recycling container

7. Yard Waste Guidelines

1. Place yard waste in the green container, ensuring it's not mixed with household garbage.
2. Avoid placing rocks, dirt, concrete, or hot coals in any containers to prevent damage to trucks, containers, and potential injuries.
3. Do not use plastic bags/yard waste bags in yard waste container

8. Solid Waste Collection Rates