Sarasota, FL Trash Pickup Schedule
Collection days, holiday changes, recycling rules, and drop-off options for Sarasota, Florida — in one page, with sources.
Trash in Sarasota, FL runs on a set schedule — your exact day depends on your address. Rules and holiday shifts below.
Pickup days are assigned by address — the city's lookup gives your day, and the schedule repeats each week unless a holiday shifts it.
When is each service collected?
Recurring schedule for Sarasota services.
| Service | When | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Depends on your address | Depends on your address — the city assigns days via its lookup/map |
| Recycling |
What about bulky or special items?
Mattresses, appliances, storm debris — the rules before you set them out.
- Holiday slide — When a holiday interrupts collection, Monday pickups move to Tuesday and Tuesday pickups to Wednesday that week (city holiday notices).
- 2025 contractor transition — Effective 03/31/2025 the county's unincorporated zones are served by FCC Environmental Services of Florida and Waste Pro of Florida; pickup days changed for some addresses per the layer note.
Who collects what?
The provider for each service and how to reach them.
| Service | Provider | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | City of Sarasota Solid Waste Division (city-collected) | 941-263-6159 |
| Recycling | City of Sarasota Solid Waste Division |
Common questions
The things Sarasota residents ask most.
What days is garbage pickup in Sarasota, FL?
City of Sarasota runs twice-a-week garbage inside the mapped CS service zone (county GIS layer); exact days per the city Trash/Recycle Calendar - county zones around the city are FCC Environmental / Waste Pro with weekday-tagged zones.
What changed recently?
Every update to this page, newest first.
- Record created from Sarasota County WastePickupZones (20 zones incl. the City of Sarasota 'CS' municipal zone).
Population 57,602 · Sources: Sarasota County WastePickupZones (owner dcoley_sarco, county GIS; hos…, www.sarasotafl.gov · Summarized from municipal, hauler, and public-data records; schedules change without notice.