Garbage and Recycling

NO PLASTIC BAGS IN THE RECYCLING CART

Manatee County encourages residents to concentrate on five (5) basic recycling materials – plastic, metal, glass, paper, and cardboard. The overall goal is to raise awareness about good recycling habits.

• Do not place recyclables items in plastic bags.
• Place recyclables loosely inside your recycling cart.
• Why: Plastic bags jam up the sorting machinery at the recycling facility. Bagged recyclables will be discarded as trash at the recycling facility since workers cannot see the recyclables inside.

Recycle plastic bags at your local participating retail/grocery stores. If you cannot return plastic bags to store locations, it is okay to discard them in your garbage. Please remember to only recycle clean, dry, and un-bagged materials in your recycling cart. Remember when in doubt throw it out! For more information, please visit mymanatee.org/recycling.

Find your trash and recycling collection days:

• Look up your collection days with our Resident Information Tool or use the Interactive Map 
• Yard waste is collected on Wednesdays for all County residents
• View the holiday collection schedule below

Storm Preparation and Debris Management

Residential How-To Guide

Find information about garbage collection, special items collection (furniture, appliances, tires), yard waste, recycling, and more. This guide includes details on how to prepare your items for collection, what can't be disposed of through regular garbage or recycling collection and hints and reminders for hurricane season.

Download a PDF of our Residential Guide to Garbage, Yard Waste & Recycling.

Holiday collections

Community Cleanup Information and Schedule