Trash & Recycling
Garbage
Collection days are Tuesday and Saturday. Please use the provided 96-gallon cart with lids.
Garbage cans should be out by the curb very early in the morning and should be picked up soon after pickup. All garbage should be placed in cart. Garbage not in cart will not be picked up. After collection, cart(s) must be removed from curbside, and returned to side yard, corner of house, back yard, or under the house for proper storage.
Recycling
Items to be recycled are collected on Saturday.
Please rinse and recycle items such as plastic bottles marked 1 or 2, steel and aluminum cans, glass bottles and jars (clear, green, and brown). No caps or lids, please.
Newspapers should be placed in brown paper bags or a separate recycling container. Flattened corrugated cardboard is accepted, but a single bundle can not weigh more than 25 pounds.
Batteries should be placed in a clear plastic bag.
Recycling bins can be obtained from Marathon Garbage Service (743-5165).
Landscape Waste
Landscape waste is picked up on Wednesday.
Loose landscape waste must be separated from garbage and placed in trash cans. Plastic bags are not acceptable. Palm fronds and trimmings should not extend more then one foot above the top of the container. Waste can also be tied in bundles. Each bundle should be no longer than four feet and should weigh no more than 50 pounds.
Bulk Waste
To schedule pick up for items such as furniture, appliances, carpets and car tires, call Marathon Garbage Service at 743-5165. Please put out items to be picked up as close to the collection day as possible.
Hazardous Waste
There are three collection centers for drop off of hazardous waste:
Cudjoe Key at MM 21.5 / 1st and 3rd Wednesdays / 8:00AM-4:00PM
Long Key at MM 68 / 1st and 3rd Fridays/ 10:00AM-2:00PM
Key Largo at MM 100.3 / 2nd and 4th Wednesdays/ 10:00AM-2:00PM
For more information, call 305-295-4314. The Marathon City Marina will also accept waste oil.
There is a 25 gallon liquid limit and a 200 pound dry limit for office paper. Acceptable items include motor oil, car batteries, corrosives, oil, hydraulic fluids, fertilizers, contaminated gasoline, pool cleaning products, solvents, fiberglass resins, antifreeze, and wood preservatives.
Please note that explosives, asbestos, radioactive waste, and biohazardous materials are prohibited from being dropped off at these centers.