Plantation, FL Bulk Trash & Yard Waste Pickup
Measured 2026-09-20 · QA pending
Plantation, FL programs: Bulk: Bulk pick-up included in the PAYT program (bag + utility bill funding); collection days follow the garbage zone map. · Yard waste: On regular collection days: yard waste removed if tied in bundles <=6 ft long and <=50 lb. Palm fronds: cart areas - must fit entirely inside the cart; blue-bag areas - up to 5 fronds <=6 ft per collection, and a blue bag must be out (or tied to each bundle). Clear bags of yard waste go out on garbage days with an empty blue bag tied to each clear bag. Christmas trees >6 ft must be cut in half.
What about bulky or special collection?
Programs beyond regular trash collection — schedules, materials and providers.
| Program | When | Rules | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulk | Bulk pick-up included in the PAYT program (bag + utility bill funding); collection days follow the garbage zone map. | City of Plantation | |
| Yard waste | On regular collection days: yard waste removed if tied in bundles <=6 ft long and <=50 lb. Palm fronds: cart areas - must fit entirely inside the cart; blue-bag areas - up to 5 fronds <=6 ft per collection, and a blue bag must be out (or tied to each bundle). Clear bags of yard waste go out on garbage days with an empty blue bag tied to each clear bag. Christmas trees >6 ft must be cut in half. | City of Plantation |
Prep rules & exceptions
Do this before it goes to the curb, or it stays there.
- PAYT model — Plantation is the only Broward city using Pay-As-You-Throw blue bags (~7,000 communities nationwide use PAYT). A blue bag must accompany yard-waste bundles/clear bags.
- Palm fronds — Cart areas: fronds fully inside the cart. Blue-bag areas: max 5 fronds, <=6 ft, per collection.
- Cart areas — Only Hawks Landing (carts), Melaleuca Isles and Plantation Acres (bins) use containers - everywhere else is bag-only.