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Book before you bring it out.
Your items can still be inside when you book. Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation.
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Choose a clear outdoor spot.
You arrange any carrying out of your home or down interior stairs. Keep entrances, sidewalks and shared access clear. We handle loading and haul-away from outside.
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Show us where to find it.
Add a photo and clear location notes. Contact us before booking if a gate, building rule or restricted access window needs an arrangement.
At a house: outside, accessible and easy to identify.At an apartment: an approved outdoor spot with shared access clear.
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City collection Couches and household furniture are bulky items under the county's four-cubic-yard weekly curbside allowance and are named again in the facility furniture and refuse category. The county publishes no separate furniture charge. Confirm the load and any current charge with Waste Management or the Solid Waste Division.
City collection Charlotte County allows four cubic yards of bulk items each week, and the facility list names furniture and refuse, but a mattress is not named in the retained county pages. The county publishes no separate mattress charge. Confirm the item, the weekly allowance and any current charge with Waste Management or the Solid Waste Division before set-out.
City collection Charlotte County picks up appliances four times a year on the scheduled service day at no charge when the resident schedules the pickup two days ahead. No charge. Residential improved properties in Charlotte County, scheduled with Waste Management two days before the scheduled service day, up to four appliance pickups per year.
City collection Residential improved properties may put out four cubic yards of unbundled yard trimmings, refuse and bulky items each week, plus ten extra prepared yard waste items. The county publishes no separate bulk load price. Confirm the load and any current charge with Waste Management or the Solid Waste Division.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Port Charlotte is unincorporated, so the county runs the service: Charlotte County collects garbage, recyclables and yard trimmings on a scheduled day and allows four cubic yards of bulky items each week. Appliances, electronics and tires run on their own request or annual limits, and renovation debris is not part of the curbside pile.
Charlotte County allows four cubic yards of bulk items each week, and the facility list names furniture and refuse, but a mattress is not named in the retained county pages.
City cost & eligibility
The county publishes no separate mattress charge. Confirm the item, the weekly allowance and any current charge with Waste Management or the Solid Waste Division before set-out.
When & how
Ask Waste Management at 941-629-1106, or 941-697-0012 in the Englewood area, before putting a mattress out, then place it in front of the property on your scheduled service day.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress inside the four-cubic-yard weekly allowance, in front of the property that pays the annual sanitation fee, and free of the prohibited construction debris.
Couches and household furniture are bulky items under the county's four-cubic-yard weekly curbside allowance and are named again in the facility furniture and refuse category.
City cost & eligibility
The county publishes no separate furniture charge. Confirm the load and any current charge with Waste Management or the Solid Waste Division.
When & how
Place the furniture in front of the property on your scheduled service day. The facility route is open 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and counts toward the 12 free visits per fiscal year.
Get it ready
Keep the pile inside four cubic yards per week and in front of the improved property that pays the annual sanitation fee. Material placed on a neighbouring or across-the-street property is not collected and must be removed within 24 hours.
Charlotte County picks up appliances four times a year on the scheduled service day at no charge when the resident schedules the pickup two days ahead.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Residential improved properties in Charlotte County, scheduled with Waste Management two days before the scheduled service day, up to four appliance pickups per year.
When & how
Call Waste Management at 941-629-1106, or 941-697-0012 in the Englewood area, or use the county pickup request form two days before your scheduled service day.
Get it ready
Remove the doors from refrigerators and dishwashers and place the appliance at the edge of the right of way near where the carts go out.
Charlotte County collects e-waste on the regular service day by request only, and the county list names televisions along with computers, monitors, printers, video and stereo equipment, microwaves and telephones.
City cost & eligibility
The county does not publish a separate e-waste charge. Confirm the request and any current charge with Waste Management before putting the item out.
When & how
Schedule the e-waste pickup two days before your scheduled service day with the county pickup request form or Waste Management at 941-629-1106, or 941-697-0012 in the Englewood area.
Get it ready
Keep electronics out of the recycling cart and out of the transfer facility load, because the county prohibits e-waste in both places. Put the device at the curb for the confirmed pickup day.
Renovation and home improvement debris is prohibited in the curbside bulk pile, but the Mini-Transfer facilities take it within limits and the county landfill accepts it by the ton.
City cost & eligibility
The facility page publishes no per-load charge and the landfill charges by the ton, so confirm the route, the material and the current charge before loading.
When & how
Take material to a Mini-Transfer and Recycling Facility between 8 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, or to the Charlotte County Landfill during its gate hours.
Get it ready
Break cabinets down, keep every piece under eight feet and stay within six cubic yards per fiscal year at the facilities. At the landfill, haulers must give the building permit number for the site the material came from or the load is charged at the out-of-county rate.
Exercise equipment is not named in the county bulk examples, the e-waste list or the facility furniture category, so the county has to confirm the exact machine first.
City cost & eligibility
No published rate covers an exercise machine. Confirm the item acceptance, the route and any current charge with Waste Management or the Solid Waste Division.
When & how
Call before set-out with the machine type and whether it has electronics, then use the service day or facility the county confirms.
Get it ready
Ask whether the machine has to be broken down, whether its electronics need the separate e-waste request, and how the pieces count toward the four-cubic-yard weekly allowance.
Residential improved properties may put out four cubic yards of unbundled yard trimmings, refuse and bulky items each week, plus ten extra prepared yard waste items.
City cost & eligibility
The county publishes no separate bulk load price. Confirm the load and any current charge with Waste Management or the Solid Waste Division.
When & how
Put the load in front of the property on the scheduled service day. Anything over the allowance is not collected and must be removed from the curb within 24 hours.
Get it ready
Keep the pile in front of the improved property that pays the annual sanitation fee, not on a neighbour's or across-the-street property, and keep renovation debris out of it.
Charlotte County collects yard trimmings curbside in an extra can, a paper lawn and leaf bag or tied bundles, with weight and size limits.
City cost & eligibility
The county publishes no separate yard trimmings charge. Confirm the load and any current charge with Waste Management or the Solid Waste Division.
When & how
Yard trimmings go out on the scheduled collection day; oversized trimmings can go to a Mini-Transfer facility during its 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday hours.
Get it ready
Keep each item under 40 pounds, use paper bags rather than plastic, and keep limbs under six feet long and ten inches in diameter. The facilities take oversized trimmings between 10 and 20 inches in diameter, 6 to 8 feet long, or in bundles over 40 pounds.
Charlotte County residents can recycle six passenger tires a year at the curb, and the Mini-Transfer facilities take tires with or without rims up to a 22-inch maximum.
City cost & eligibility
The county publishes no curbside tire charge and no facility tire charge. The landfill charges by tire or ton, so confirm the route and the current charge first.
When & how
Put the tires out on your recycling day if you are in an unincorporated area, or use a Mini-Transfer and Recycling Facility from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Get it ready
Stay within six passenger tires per year at the curb and a 22-inch maximum at the facilities. Confirm oversized or commercial tires before travel.
The Mini-Transfer and Recycling Facilities list scrap metals such as pipe and metal frames, and the Mid-County facility takes scrap metal even during its renovation closure.
City cost & eligibility
The county publishes no per-load scrap metal charge; the first 12 facility visits each fiscal year are free and the charge beyond that is not published. Confirm before travel.
When & how
Take metal to a Mini-Transfer and Recycling Facility between 8 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, with all unloading finished by 4 p.m.
Get it ready
Proof of Charlotte County residency is required: bring photo identification with your name and local address, or photo identification from elsewhere plus a current utility bill showing a county residential address. P.O. box addresses are not accepted.
Bulk material has to come from the improved property assessed the annual sanitation fee and be placed in front of it. Debris placed on adjacent or across-the-street property is not collected and has to be removed from the curb within 24 hours.
Keep appliances, electronics and tires on their own route
Appliances are requested pickups, limited to four a year, and electronics are request-only as well. Tires run on the recycling day, and renovation debris is prohibited in the curbside pile altogether and has to go to a facility or the landfill.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
Charlotte County Solid Waste Division and Waste Management
Use the county curbside bulk allowance
Improved residential properties in Charlotte County that pay the annual sanitation fee and have up to four cubic yards of bulky items, refuse or unbundled yard trimmings for one week.
Cost & conditions
The county publishes no separate bulk load price. Confirm the load and any current charge with Waste Management or the Solid Waste Division.
Arrange it
Place the load in front of the property on the scheduled service day, and add up to ten more items of properly bundled, bagged or containerized yard waste.
Renovation and home improvement debris, anything over four cubic yards, and material placed on a neighbouring or across-the-street property are prohibited.
Charlotte County Solid Waste Division and Waste Management
Schedule the appliance pickup
Residential properties in Charlotte County with a refrigerator, dishwasher or other appliance, scheduled two days before the service day.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Residential improved properties, up to four appliance pickups per year on the scheduled service day, requested two days ahead with Waste Management.
Arrange it
Call Waste Management at 941-629-1106, or 941-697-0012 in the Englewood area, or submit the county pickup request form two days before the scheduled day.
Four pickups a year, appliance only, and refrigerator and dishwasher doors must be removed before the item is placed at the right of way.
Charlotte County Solid Waste Division and Waste Management
Request the curbside e-waste pickup
Computers, monitors, printers, televisions, video and stereo equipment, microwave ovens and telephones from a county residential address.
Cost & conditions
The county publishes no separate e-waste charge. Confirm the request and any current charge with Waste Management.
Arrange it
Schedule two days before your service day with the county pickup request form or Waste Management at 941-629-1106, or 941-697-0012 in the Englewood area.
Request only, on the regular service day. E-waste cannot go in the recycling cart or into a transfer facility load.
Charlotte County Solid Waste Division and Waste Management
Use a Mini-Transfer and Recycling Facility
Charlotte County residents with proof of residency who are self-hauling recyclables, scrap metal, tires, furniture, oversized yard trimmings, household hazardous waste or limited renovation debris.
Cost & conditions
The first 12 visits each fiscal year are free for county residents with proof of residency; recycling and household hazardous waste do not count toward them. The charge beyond the allowance is not published, so confirm before travel.
Arrange it
Use the Mid-County facility at 19765 Kenilworth Blvd. in Port Charlotte or the West Charlotte facility at 7070 Environmental Way in Englewood, 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and unload your own material.
Business waste, firearms and ammunition, household garbage, plastic-bagged yard trimmings, e-waste and long trailers are prohibited. The Mid-County facility is partially closed for renovations and currently takes only scrap metal, household hazardous waste, sharps, waste tires and recyclables.
Charlotte County Solid Waste Division and Waste Management
Haul to the Charlotte County Landfill
Residents and haulers bringing county-generated waste, renovation debris or oversized loads to 29751 Zemel Road in Punta Gorda.
Cost & conditions
From $49.88 per ton of waste generated in Charlotte County, effective October 1, 2026, with a minimum charged load; card only. Charlotte County residents and haulers. Payment is by Visa or MasterCard only, and cash is not accepted. Out-of-county waste is charged at a higher published rate.
Arrange it
Gate hours are 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, with unloading finished 30 minutes before the stated close. Hand-unloaders must enter 30 minutes before closing.
Wide loads are not being accepted and every load has to be contained within the trailer. Haulers disposing of construction and demolition debris must give the origin building permit number or the load is charged at the out-of-county rate.
Charlotte County runs the routes for this address. Curbside bulk covers four cubic yards a week, appliances and electronics are request-only pickups, and tires run on the recycling day. Renovation debris is prohibited in the curbside pile and has to go to a Mini-Transfer and Recycling Facility within its limits or to the county landfill at 29751 Zemel Road, which charges by the ton and takes card payment only. The Mid-County facility on Kenilworth Blvd. is the closest drop-off, but it is partially closed for renovations and currently takes only scrap metal, household hazardous waste, sharps, waste tires and recyclables; the county points residents to the West Charlotte facility in Englewood meanwhile. Residential curbside service rulesMini-Transfer and Recycling Facility rulesCharlotte County Landfill hours and tipping fees
Mini-transfer facility in Port Charlotte
Mid-County Mini-Transfer & Recycling Facility
19765 Kenilworth Blvd., Port Charlotte, FL 33954
Recyclables, scrap metals such as pipe and metal frames, household hazardous waste, paints and pesticides, batteries, motor oil and filters, cooking oil, sharps, waste tires and limited renovation debris.
Proof of county residency is required and P.O. box addresses are not accepted. Twelve free visits per fiscal year, with recycling and household hazardous waste exempt from the count. The facility is partially closed for renovations and currently takes only scrap metal, household hazardous waste, sharps, waste tires and recyclables. Self-service only: residents unload their own material.
8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, with all unloading finished by 4 p.m. Closed on county holidays.
The first 12 visits each fiscal year are free for county residents with proof of residency; the charge beyond the allowance is not published, so confirm before travel.
Mini-transfer facility the county points residents to
West Charlotte Mini-Transfer & Recycling Facility
7070 Environmental Way, Englewood, FL
The same recyclables, scrap metals, household hazardous waste, batteries, motor oil, sharps, waste tires up to 22 inches and limited renovation and furniture material as the county's other facility.
Proof of county residency is required, with 12 free visits per fiscal year and recycling and household hazardous waste exempt from the count. Business waste, household garbage, plastic-bagged yard trimmings, e-waste and firearms are prohibited. Self-service only.
8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, with all unloading finished by 4 p.m. Closed on county holidays.
The first 12 visits each fiscal year are free for county residents with proof of residency; the charge beyond the allowance is not published, so confirm before travel.
County-generated household and construction waste, clean debris such as tile, dirt, gravel and small pieces of concrete, oversized items, boats that are free of fluids with the tank removed, and waste tires.
Card only: Visa or MasterCard, no cash. Haulers must give the origin building permit number for construction and demolition loads or pay the out-of-county rate. Wide loads are not accepted and every load must be contained in the trailer. Used motor oil, batteries, mercury devices and fluorescent bulbs are routed to the curbside program or the Mini-Transfer facilities instead of burial.
Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with unloading complete by 5 p.m., and Saturday 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with unloading complete by 1 p.m. Hand-unloaders must enter 30 minutes before closing.
From $49.88 per ton of waste generated in Charlotte County, effective October 1, 2026, with a minimum charged load; card only. Charlotte County residents and haulers paying by Visa or MasterCard. Out-of-county waste is charged at a higher published per-ton rate.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
Will Charlotte County take a mattress in the curbside bulk pile?+
The curbside page allows four cubic yards of bulky items per week and the facility page names furniture and refuse, but mattresses are not named in either list. Call Waste Management at 941-629-1106 before you set one out.Official guidance
Can a couch go out with the regular Charlotte County pickup?+
Yes. Couches and furniture sit inside the bulky item allowance, which covers four cubic yards of unbundled yard trimmings, refuse and bulky items per week from an improved residential property that pays the annual sanitation fee.Official guidance
How often can a Charlotte County resident schedule an appliance pickup?+
Four times a year, on the normal service day and at no charge, as long as the request reaches Waste Management two days ahead. Refrigerator and dishwasher doors must be removed first.Official guidance
Which electronics does Charlotte County collect curbside?+
The county names computers and laptops, monitors, keyboards and accessories, printers, television sets, video and stereo equipment, microwave ovens and telephones, all by request and scheduled two days ahead.Official guidance
What do I need to use a Charlotte County transfer facility?+
Proof of county residency: photo identification showing your name and local address, or photo identification from elsewhere plus a current utility bill or document showing a Charlotte County residential address. P.O. box addresses are not accepted, and each fiscal year includes 12 free visits, with recycling and household hazardous waste not counted.Official guidance
Who do I call about curbside pickup in Port Charlotte?+
Charlotte County Solid Waste Division holds the residential collection contract with Waste Management. Schedule an appliance, bulk or e-waste request at 941-629-1106, or 941-697-0012 in the Englewood area, and reach the division itself at 941-764-4360.Official guidance
