Living in Jacksonville, Florida? Want to know when your garbage, recycling, and yard waste will be picked up? The City of Jacksonville (COJ) offers an easy online lookup tool to find your customized trash and recycling collection schedule.
How to Look Up Your COJ Trash Pickup Dates
The COJ provides garbage, recycling, bulk item, and yard waste collection services to residential properties in Jacksonville. To find your scheduled pickup dates:
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Go to the COJ Waste Collection Schedule website: www.coj.net/swschedule
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Enter your house number and street name
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Select whether you live in a house, condo/apt, or commercial/industrial property
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Click “Search”
You will then see a custom schedule with all your collection dates for the year!
This online tool shows collection schedules for:
- Garbage
- Recycling
- Yard Waste
- Bulk Items
So you can easily look up when to take out your trash, when to put yard clippings curbside, and when bulk items like appliances will be picked up.
COJ Residential Trash and Recycling Services
The COJ Solid Waste Division handles trash and recycling for over 220,000 households in Jacksonville.
Services offered include:
- Weekly garbage collection
- Biweekly recycling collection
- Monthly bulk item collection
- Weekly yard waste collection
- Scrap tire collection
Curbside collection services are provided by private contractors hired by the city.
The COJ has three designated service areas – North, Southeast, and Southwest. Each area has its own contracted waste hauler.
Garbage and Recycling Schedules, Guidelines, and Resources
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Garbage is collected weekly on a set schedule. Carts must be placed curbside before 6AM on collection day.
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Recycling is collected every-other-week on a set schedule. Recyclable materials must be placed curbside in city-provided bins before 6AM on collection day.
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Yard waste is collected weekly on a set schedule. Yard clippings must be placed in containers or bags curbside before 6AM on Monday for collection that week.
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Bulk items are collected monthly on a set schedule. Bulk items include appliances, furniture, and other large residential wastes.
See the COJ Solid Waste Quick Reference Guide for full guidelines on garbage, recycling, and yard waste collection.
The COJ Solid Waste Division website also provides additional resources:
- Holiday collection schedules – see adjusted pickup dates around holidays
- Waste Wizard lookup tool – find your schedule anytime
- Recycling guidelines – learn what can and cannot be recycled
- Yard waste collection – rules for disposing yard debris
What If My Trash or Recycling Was Missed?
If your garbage, recycling, or yard waste was not collected on your scheduled pickup day:
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Double check your collection calendar to confirm the missed collection was on the scheduled date.
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If it was missed on the scheduled date, report the missed collection right away to the COJ:
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Call 630-CITY (2489)
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Or report online via the COJ Service Request form
- Be sure to include:
- Your name, address, and phone number
- The type of collection missed (garbage, recycling, yard waste)
- The scheduled collection date that was missed
The COJ will investigate and notify your contracted waste hauler to return and pick up the missed collection.
Contacting the COJ About Trash and Recycling
For questions, concerns, or issues with your residential garbage, recycling, or yard waste collection, contact the COJ Solid Waste Division:
Phone: 630-CITY (2489)
Email: [email protected]
Online: coj.net/solidwaste
Contact them to:
- Look up your collection schedule
- Report a missed collection
- Find out bulk item or yard waste pickup dates
- Ask about recycling guidelines
- Request a repair or replacement cart
- And more!
The COJ Solid Waste Division works to provide reliable waste collection services to Jacksonville residents. Refer to their website and online schedule lookup for your trash and recycling dates. And contact them promptly if any scheduled pickups are missed.
Reference
https://www.jacksonville.gov/welcome/news/access-waste-collection-schedule-online
https://www.jacksonville.gov/departments/public-works/solid-waste