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City collection Anything that will not fit in the garbage cart is collected by appointment, with appliances at no additional fee and furniture or larger items quoted at a charge. The city states that appliances are collected at no additional fee while furniture and larger items are collected for a fee, and it asks residents to call 941-486-2422 for a quote before booking. Charges are applied to the water and sewer bill, and a resident without a city account has to prepay.
City collection The city does not name mattresses, so a mattress moves either as a quoted bulk appointment or as a self-hauled load at the county landfill. Venice publishes furniture and larger items as a quoted bulk charge and does not name mattresses, while the county landfill charges by weight with a current fifteen dollar minimum on a garbage load. Call 941-486-2422 for the city quote or plan on the landfill tipping fee for a self-haul.
City collection The city collects appliances through the bulk appointment at no additional fee, and refrigerators or freezers must be emptied and stripped of their doors. No charge. The city states that it will collect appliances at no additional fee through the bulk collection appointment, with any other bulk charge applied to the water and sewer bill.
City collection The city collects garbage twice a week and single-stream recycling and prepared yard waste once a week, all in city-owned carts placed within three feet of the curb. Collection is billed as part of the water and sewer account, a new resident has to purchase an automated garbage cart from the city when the premises has none, and the city notes a separate recycling surcharge that fluctuates with the market. Call 941-486-2422 for the current charges on an address.
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?
Venice runs its own curbside collection inside the city limits and sends disposal to the county, so the two halves of the answer come from different agencies. The city collects garbage twice a week, single-stream recycling once a week and prepared yard waste once a week, and it takes bulky items by appointment: appliances go at no additional fee, while furniture and larger pieces are quoted at a charge that lands on the water and sewer bill. Sarasota County handles what the city trucks away, including a landfill at 4000 Knights Trail Road in Nokomis that accepts waste from Venice and two other municipalities, and a chemical collection centre at 250 S. Jackson Road in Venice where county residents drop electronics, paint, batteries, chemicals and sharps free of charge.
Anything that will not fit in the garbage cart is collected by appointment, with appliances at no additional fee and furniture or larger items quoted at a charge.
City cost & eligibility
The city states that appliances are collected at no additional fee while furniture and larger items are collected for a fee, and it asks residents to call 941-486-2422 for a quote before booking. Charges are applied to the water and sewer bill, and a resident without a city account has to prepay.
When & how
Call the Public Works Department at 941-486-2422 to book the bulk appointment and get the quote, then have the material curbside by 7 a.m. on the collection day, within three feet of the curb and three feet from any other object.
Get it ready
Keep the pile away from trees, power lines, mailboxes and sprinkler heads, place it at the curb rather than on the property because city employees do not enter the property to collect bulk items, and empty refrigerators or freezers of food and remove the doors before collection.
The city collects appliances through the bulk appointment at no additional fee, and refrigerators or freezers must be emptied and stripped of their doors.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The city states that it will collect appliances at no additional fee through the bulk collection appointment, with any other bulk charge applied to the water and sewer bill.
When & how
Call 941-486-2422 to book the bulk collection, then set the appliance at the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection day, within three feet of the curb and three feet from other objects.
Get it ready
Empty food from refrigerators and freezers and remove the doors before the pickup, and keep the unit out of the reach of trees, power lines, mailboxes and sprinkler heads.
Neither the city nor the county publishes a city-run electronics collection, but the county lists electronics among the items it accepts free at its chemical collection centres and also says they may go in the garbage.
City cost & eligibility
Sarasota County accepts electronics such as monitors, televisions, stereos, speakers, telephones and vacuum cleaners at its chemical collection centres free of charge for county residents, and its guidance also allows them in the household garbage. A city bulk appointment is the third route and carries a quoted fee. Confirm which route the household wants before moving the item.
When & how
Take the item to a county chemical collection centre, most conveniently the south site at 250 S. Jackson Road in Venice, which is open Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or book a city bulk appointment by calling 941-486-2422.
Get it ready
Remove and separately manage any batteries, keep the screen intact because broken screens limit handling options, and take proof of Sarasota County residency such as a driver's licence, tax bill or utility bill to the county centre.
The city does not name mattresses, so a mattress moves either as a quoted bulk appointment or as a self-hauled load at the county landfill.
City cost & eligibility
Venice publishes furniture and larger items as a quoted bulk charge and does not name mattresses, while the county landfill charges by weight with a current fifteen dollar minimum on a garbage load. Call 941-486-2422 for the city quote or plan on the landfill tipping fee for a self-haul.
When & how
Book a city bulk appointment for curbside collection, or take the mattress to the Central County Solid Waste Disposal Complex at 4000 Knights Trail Road in Nokomis, open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry, put it at the curb for a city pickup rather than on the property, and bring government photo identification and closed-toe shoes to the landfill, which does not accept electronic forms of identification.
Exercise equipment is not named by the city, so a machine has to be quoted as a larger item or self-hauled.
City cost & eligibility
The city quotes furniture and larger items through the bulk appointment and does not list exercise equipment, so the price has to come from the Public Works quote line at 941-486-2422. The county landfill alternative is charged by weight.
When & how
Call 941-486-2422 to arrange a curbside quote and date, or take the machine to the landfill in Nokomis during its published hours.
Get it ready
Remove weights, fluids and batteries where possible, and keep a machine that could roll or tip clear of mailboxes, sprinkler heads, trees and power lines.
Construction and demolition debris is not a city curbside service and goes to the county landfill's C&D area as a self-haul load.
City cost & eligibility
From $19.77 for the construction and demolition minimum fee at the Central County landfill. Construction and demolition waste is charged at the county rate, which the landfill lists at $59.91 per ton with a $19.77 minimum before the proposed October increase, and the site also charges a certified scale fee per weigh.
When & how
Deliver the load to the landfill and C&D area at 4000 Knights Trail Road in Nokomis, open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and expect construction-related traffic delays while the disposal complex is being rebuilt.
Get it ready
Bring government photo identification and wear closed-toe shoes, because customers in sandals or flip-flops are not allowed to leave their vehicles in the disposal areas, and confirm that the material was generated in Sarasota County.
The city collects garbage twice a week and single-stream recycling and prepared yard waste once a week, all in city-owned carts placed within three feet of the curb.
City cost & eligibility
Collection is billed as part of the water and sewer account, a new resident has to purchase an automated garbage cart from the city when the premises has none, and the city notes a separate recycling surcharge that fluctuates with the market. Call 941-486-2422 for the current charges on an address.
When & how
Garbage is collected twice a week, recycling and yard waste once a week, with carts at the curb by 7 a.m. on the collection day. When a collection day falls on New Year's Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving or Christmas, garbage moves to the next collection day while recycling and yard waste move to the following week's collection day.
Get it ready
Bag the garbage and fit it all inside the cart, keep recycling unbagged, with shredded paper in a rolled paper bag inside the cart, break down large cardboard, and leave plastic wrapping out of the recycling cart. Place carts within three feet of the curb and three feet from objects with the arrows pointing toward the road, keep recyclables and yard waste out of the garbage, and never trade carts between addresses because each serial number belongs to a property.
Prepared yard waste is collected weekly, and residents also get two bulk yard waste collections a year of up to twenty yards each.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Weekly yard waste collection is part of the city service, and the twice-yearly bulk yard waste collection is published as a resident service running from October 1 through September 30 with a maximum of twenty yards per collection.
When & how
Set prepared yard waste out on the weekly collection day, and book a bulk yard waste appointment before placing a pile at the curb for one of the twice-yearly collections.
Get it ready
Use paper bags, your own garbage cans rather than the city cart, or securely tied bundles no longer than four feet and no heavier than forty pounds, keep yard waste away from the garbage and recycling, place bulk piles clear of trees, power lines, mailboxes and sprinkler heads, and leave stumps or logs larger than eight inches in diameter out of the pile because the bulk collection is for brush and trimmings rather than tree removal.
Anything that does not fit in the garbage cart is scheduled through Public Works at 941-486-2422. Appliances are collected at no additional fee, furniture and larger items are quoted first, the quote lands on the water and sewer bill, and a household without a city account has to prepay.
Curb by 7 a.m., three feet clear, nothing under the trees
Carts and bulk piles go curbside by 7 a.m. on the collection day, within three feet of the curb and three feet from any other object, with the cart arrows pointing at the road. Keep piles and carts away from trees, power lines, mailboxes and sprinkler heads, and remember city crews do not enter private property for a bulk item.
The south chemical collection centre at 250 S. Jackson Road takes electronics, paint, batteries, chemicals, fluorescent lamps, sharps and used motor oil from county residents free of charge, Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Self-hauled garbage and construction loads go to the Central County Solid Waste Disposal Complex at 4000 Knights Trail Road in Nokomis with photo identification and closed-toe shoes.
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.
City of Venice Solid Waste and Recycling Division with Sarasota County Solid Waste
Book a city bulk collection appointment
A Venice household with furniture, an appliance, a mattress or another large piece that does not fit the garbage cart.
Cost & conditions
Appliances are collected at no additional fee, while furniture and larger items are quoted before booking. Call 941-486-2422 for the price, and expect the charge on the water and sewer bill or prepayment when there is no city account.
Arrange it
Call Public Works for the quote and the collection day, then put the material at the curb by 7 a.m. within three feet of the curb and clear of trees, power lines, mailboxes and sprinkler heads.
City crews will not enter the property for a bulk item, refrigerators and freezers must be emptied with doors removed, and a household without a city account has to prepay.
City of Venice Solid Waste and Recycling Division with Sarasota County Solid Waste
Drop accepted items at the county chemical collection centre
A Sarasota County household with electronics, paint, batteries, cleaners, chemicals, fluorescent lamps, sharps or used motor oil.
Cost & conditions
No charge. County residents may take accepted household items to a chemical collection centre free of charge, with proof of residency such as a driver's licence, tax bill or utility bill, and the materials must come from non-business activities.
Arrange it
Use the south centre at 250 S. Jackson Road in Venice, open Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or the north centre at 8750 Bee Ridge Road in Sarasota, and check whether the event falls on a government holiday.
Business waste is excluded, pharmaceuticals are no longer accepted at the centres, and firearms, munition components and ammunition over .50 calibre are refused.
City of Venice Solid Waste and Recycling Division with Sarasota County Solid Waste
Self-haul to the Central County landfill
A household with bagged garbage, a mattress, bulky material or construction debris that is easier to drive than to schedule.
Cost & conditions
From $15 for the minimum solid waste load fee at the Central County landfill. The landfill lists a current fifteen dollar minimum on a garbage load with $60.85 per ton, a construction and demolition rate of $59.91 per ton with a $19.77 minimum, and a certified scale fee per weigh, with October increases proposed to $16.50 minimum and $63.45 per ton if the county commission approves them.
Arrange it
Drive to 4000 Knights Trail Road in Nokomis during published hours, stop at the scale, and expect construction-related delays while the disposal complex is expanded through 2027.
Only waste generated in Sarasota County is accepted, customers need government photo identification and closed-toe shoes, and electronic identification is refused at the gate.
Sarasota County Central County Solid Waste Disposal Complex
4000 Knights Trail Road, Nokomis, FL.
Residential, municipal and commercial garbage from unincorporated Sarasota County and the cities of North Port, Sarasota and Venice, along with construction and demolition debris and yard waste in its own areas.
Only waste generated in Sarasota County is accepted, customers must show government photo identification in person rather than on a phone and wear closed-toe shoes, and customers in sandals or flip-flops may not leave their vehicles in the disposal areas.
Landfill and construction and demolition areas Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with administration Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed New Year's Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
From $15 for the minimum garbage load fee. The current minimum garbage fee is $15.00 with $60.85 per ton, construction and demolition is $59.91 per ton with a $19.77 minimum, yard waste is $47.43 per ton with a $13.00 minimum, and a certified scale fee of $8.32 applies per weigh, with increases proposed for October 1.
Free household chemical and electronics drop-off in Venice
Sarasota County Chemical Collection Center South
250 S. Jackson Road, Venice, FL.
Automotive batteries and products, button, nickel-cadmium, lithium-ion and rechargeable batteries, cell phones, chemicals, cleaners, electronics such as computer systems, printers, monitors, televisions, stereos, speakers and telephones, fertilizers, fire extinguishers, fluorescent and compact fluorescent lamps, gasoline, lawn and garden chemicals, paints, paint thinner, pesticides, pool chemicals, sharps in a proper container, solvents, toxic waste and used motor oil.
Sarasota County residents only, with proof of residency such as a driver's licence, tax bill or utility bill, and the items must come from non-business activities. Pharmaceuticals are no longer accepted, and firearms, munition components and ammunition over .50 calibre are refused.
Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed on government holidays.
No charge. County residents drop accepted household hazardous waste and electronics free of charge.
The same household hazardous waste and electronics list as the south centre, including batteries, paints, pool and garden chemicals, fluorescent lamps, sharps in a proper container and used motor oil.
County residents only with proof of residency and no business material. The county notes that alkaline batteries may go in the garbage, while the listed electronics may also be placed in the household garbage if a household prefers not to drive them to a centre.
Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed on government holidays.
No charge. County residents drop accepted household hazardous waste and electronics free of charge.
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.
Does Venice charge for a bulk pickup?+
Appliances are collected at no additional fee through the city's bulk appointment, while furniture and larger items are collected for a fee that has to be quoted by calling 941-486-2422. The charge goes on the water and sewer bill, and a household without a city account has to prepay.Official guidance
Where do I put a bulk pile in Venice?+
At the curb, within three feet of it and three feet from any other object, by 7 a.m. on the collection day, and clear of trees, power lines, mailboxes and sprinkler heads. City crews will not go onto the property to collect a bulk item.Official guidance
Do I have to remove refrigerator doors in Venice?+
Yes. The city's bulk collection rules require refrigerators and freezers to be emptied of food with the doors removed before the pickup, and appliances are collected at no additional fee through the bulk appointment.Official guidance
Where can I take a television in Venice?+
The county's south chemical collection centre at 250 S. Jackson Road accepts electronics including televisions, monitors, stereos and telephones free of charge for Sarasota County residents, Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sarasota County guidance also states that electronics may be placed in the household garbage, and the city can collect a large item on a quoted bulk appointment.Official guidance
Will Venice collect a mattress at the curb?+
The city publishes appointments for larger items that do not fit the cart and quotes furniture at a fee, but it does not name mattresses. Call 941-486-2422 to confirm the item and the price, or haul it to the county landfill yourself.Official guidance
What does a Venice bulk pickup cost?+
Appliances are collected at no additional fee, while furniture and larger items are collected for a fee that Public Works quotes by phone at 941-486-2422 before booking. The charge is applied to the water and sewer bill, and a household without a city account has to prepay.Official guidance
Is collection in Venice run by the city or the county?+
Curbside garbage, recycling, yard waste and bulk collection inside the city limits are run by the City of Venice Solid Waste and Recycling Division, which also handles roll-off containers and disaster debris. Sarasota County runs the landfill, the construction and demolition area and the chemical collection centres that Venice waste ultimately uses, and the landfill explicitly lists Venice among the three municipalities whose waste it accepts.Official guidance
How does Venice handle leaves, branches and palm fronds?+
Prepared yard waste goes out every week in paper bags, your own cans rather than the city cart, or tied bundles no longer than four feet and no heavier than forty pounds, and it never mixes with the garbage or recycling. Residents also get two bulk yard waste collections a year of up to twenty yards each, which have to be booked before the pile goes to the curb, and stumps or logs over eight inches in diameter are excluded.Official guidance
