City of Punta Gorda: Regular Yard Waste Collection

From: City of Punta Gorda
November 24, 2022

Regular residential yard waste services will resume on Tuesday, November 29. The following guidelines must be followed for yard waste collection.

Each residential property is limited to a combined total of three (3) for the following items:

- Yard waste can

- Paper lawn/leaf bags

- Bundles 

Each can or bag shall not weigh more than thirty-five (35) pounds. Plastic bags are not permitted for yard waste.  Each yard waste can must have a lid and handles. We encourage residents to purchase a garbage tote with wheels, a lid, and a metal bar across the front that are compatible with the City refuse trucks from any local hardware store. 

Limbs, branches, palm fronds, and similar yard waste must be less than four (4) feet in length and be tied with string or rope into bundles. Loose items that are longer than four (4) feet in length and not bundled will not be collected.  Bundles shall not weigh more than 35 pounds

Large loose yard waste clamshell collection by City Staff is delayed until further notice.  Loose yard waste until further notice will be collected by the hurricane debris removal contractors.  However, to be eligible for collection by the contractors there will need to be at least 10 palm fronds or a comparable amount of other vegetative debris in a pile.  Please work with your neighbors to form loose piles that a large enough for mechanized removal by the debris haulers or place bundles as described above. Press Release Regular Yard Waste Collection ABC

If you have any questions, please get in touch with the Public Works Department at (941) 575-5050 during the hours of 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Mon. through Fri.

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