Garbage containers must be placed at the curb before 7:00 A.M. on your scheduled service days but
no earlier than 6:00 P.M. the day prior to collection
.
Garbage containers must be 50 gallons or less; containers exceeding 50 pounds weight limit will be tagged and not picked up.
Bulk and trash items should be placed next to garbage containers and not mixed with yard/vegetation piles.
Construction and demolition debris is limited to 2 cubic yards per collection per dwelling.
Vegetation/Yard Waste
ITEMS MAY BE PLACED OUT 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE
All grass clippings, leaves, pine needles, and similar small loose items
MUST
be bagged or containerized.
Vegetative waste, except palm fronds, must be no more than 6 feet in length.
No single item shall weigh more than 50 pounds and shall be placed neatly at the curb.
Natural Christmas trees will be collected as vegetative waste and must be no more than 8 feet in length and less than 50 pounds.
Tree Trimmers, etc. – Privately employed tree trimmers, tree surgeons, landscape contractors and operators of tree and shrubbery maintenance services shall remove ALL trash and debris from the premises upon which they are working, including but not limited to limbs, tree trunks, roots, shrubbery clippings, and other debris emanating from the work [Town of Lantana – Code of Ordinance, Garbage & Refuse Disposal, Article II, Division 1, Sec. 9-16 {i}].
Recycle
Bins should be placed at the curb for pick up before 7:00 A.M. on your scheduled service days, but
no earlier than 6:00 P.M. the day prior to collection
.
Recycling bins containing materials other than recyclables will be tagged and not picked up.
Rechargeable batteries and cell phones can be recycled. These items may be dropped off at Town Hall, the Operations Center, the Police Department, or the Library.
To order replacement recycle bins, please call 561-478-9590.
Yellow Bin
Newspapers and inserts
Brown paper bags (grocery bags)
Magazines/catalogs/unwanted mail
School and office paper
Cardboard boxes
Dry food and tissue boxes
Beverage cartons (Boxes must be flattened or cut to 3’ x 3’)
Blue Bin
Drink boxes
Mild and juice cartons
Aluminum and steel cans
Glass bottles and jars (all colors)
Plastic containers #1-7
Items that
cannot
be placed in recycling bins
Food waste
Light bulbs
Plastic wrap
Plastic bags
Styrofoam
Yard waste
The following holidays are observed:
Thanksgiving and Christmas. If your collection day falls on a holiday, collection will resume on
your next scheduled service day
. Visit the Town’s website at
www.lantana.org
for more information.
