Trash, Recycle and Yard Waste Picked Up

• The Unincorporated Manatee County adopted the “Big Bin Advantage” in October 2025. The County provides a standardized, 96-gallon rolling bin.

• All trash and recycling must fit into their appropriate bins. It will not be picked up if material is outside of the bins. Pick up may start as early as 6 a.m. 

• Please place your trash & recycle bins out to your curb the night before.  

• Please remove your empty bins from the curb and return to your storage area after service is complete.    

• The first bin is included in your Manatee County utilities bill and has a unique serial number that is assigned to each home.  If you are missing, or have not received your county bin, please reach out to Manatee Utilities at (941)792-8811 or CSS@mymanatee.org.  If you require an additional bin, contact Manatee County to arrange delivery, but there will be an additional monthly charge.

• Yard waste must be in a separate collection and should be in compostable paper bags, its own bin or bundled and placed at the end of the driveway (under 4 feet and 40 lbs). Yard waste in plastic bags is not accepted.

Manatee County offers single-stream recycling. You do not need to sort your materials. Single stream recycling refers to the "all-in-one" collection of all clean recyclable paper and mixed containers together in the recycle cart, eliminating the need for sorting. All materials are separated for re-use at a materials recycling facility.