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Home Trash Service in Sarasota County, FL

Trash, Recycling & Yard Waste Pickup

Sarasota County has partnered with WM to provide residential waste service that sets the standard for sustainable trash disposal and recycling.

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Residential Pickup Schedules

If a holiday falls on a weekday, collections for the rest of the week will be pushed back a day. For a Thursday holiday, service would be on Friday, and Friday service would be Saturday. For holidays on Saturday or Sunday, there are no delays.

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Important Announcement

We Made It Possible. You Make It Powerful.

Your everyday choices matter, and we’ve made it easier for you to make a difference. Recycling at home now includes plastic and paper to-go cups. Recycle these materials and show that small steps lead to big change. See how else you can help your community thrive.

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Important Announcement: We Made It Possible. You Make It Powerful.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

Introducing The Bagster® Bag

The Bagster® Bag gives customers the strength of a steel dumpster in the convenience of a bag. Bagster® Bag is the easiest solution to help tackle home improvement projects, remodeling, home and garage cleanup.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Introducing The Bagster® Bag

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Recycling Myths

Discover the reality behind common recycling myths so you can help more materials find a second life.

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Service Guidelines

Review local residential trash & recycling guidance before your next pickup or service request.

Service Guidelines

Service & Collection Information

Resident provides their own trash containers for either once or twice weekly trash service. Container should be up to 40 pounds max when full.

Container Setout Instructions 

Place container on the street against the curb by 6 a.m. on collection days and remove same day. Keep container at least three feet from parked cars, mailboxes, and other obstacles that may prevent WM team members from picking it up.

How to Prepare Your Materials 

All trash should be bagged. Do not overfill your container – the lid must close tightly. .

What Belongs in Your Container  

Acceptable items include standard household trash like food waste, chip bags, paper towels, plastic bags, and textiles (donate if lightly used).

Non-acceptable items include construction waste, auto parts, tires, household hazardous waste (paint, oil, household cleaners), medical or electronic waste.

Set Up New Residential Service

For new service starts, please submit a request for help by clicking here. Select “Continue as Guest,” enter your address, and follow the prompts to submit a request.

Report a Missed Pickup

If your container was curbside by the specified time and not emptied, please click here to report a missed pickup. Select “Continue as Guest,” enter your address, and follow the prompts to submit a request.

Services in Sarasota County

A Waste Management worker collecting furniture next to a truck.
Bulk Trash Pickup
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A brown two-story house with a white garage door and a green Bagster filled with debris on the lawn.
The Bagster® Bag
Learn More About The Bagster® Bag
Green Waste Management dumpster at a construction site.
Dumpster Rentals
Learn More About Roll-Off Dumpster Rental
Hands sorting electronic waste, including a phone and cables, into a box.
Bulbs, Batteries & Electronics
Bulbs, Batteries & Electronics
Pile of disassembled and broken compact fluorescent light bulbs showing spiral tubes, bases, and internal circuit boards.
LampTracker® Recycling by Mail
Bulbs, Batteries & Electronics
A Waste Management worker collecting furniture next to a truck.
Bulk Trash Pickup
Learn More About Bulk Pickup
A brown two-story house with a white garage door and a green Bagster filled with debris on the lawn.
The Bagster® Bag
Learn More About The Bagster® Bag
Green Waste Management dumpster at a construction site.
Dumpster Rentals
Learn More About Roll-Off Dumpster Rental
Hands sorting electronic waste, including a phone and cables, into a box.
Bulbs, Batteries & Electronics
Bulbs, Batteries & Electronics
Pile of disassembled and broken compact fluorescent light bulbs showing spiral tubes, bases, and internal circuit boards.
LampTracker® Recycling by Mail
Bulbs, Batteries & Electronics

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