City Hall and non-essential city services are closed Monday, January 19, 2026, in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. Residential trash pick up on Monday will occur as usual.
Looking to find out what you can toss, recycle or compost?
View what items should be placed in a trash cart, recycling cart or composter or where you can drop off recycling.
Find yourself with extra waste around the holidays? Watch our helpful workshop to learn how you can ReThink Your Holiday Waste here.
Items accepted in your recycling cart include:
Bottles and containers. Empty and clean, caps stay on.
Bottles and jars. Empty and clean, remove lids.
Aluminum, steel and tin cans. Empty and clean.
Flattened boxes
Newspapers, paper bags, junk mail, sheets of paper and drink cartons.
Do not include:
Plastic bags harm recycling machinery, empty the recycling directly into the cart.
For questions on recycling cooking oil or our grease program, please contact:
Kimberlie Schionning, Public Outreach Coordinator kimberlie.schionning@orlando.gov 407.246.2657