Bulk Trash Pickup in Apopka, FL: Free Weekly Large-Item Pickup, Appliance Wednesdays & 2026 Fees

✓ Last verified Oct 30, 2026 against official sources · see sources

First: are you inside Apopka city limits?

The rules on this page apply only to homes inside the City of Apopka, which runs its own sanitation service. Many homes with an Apopka mailing address are in unincorporated Orange County and follow the county's rules instead.

• The city says to check the Orange County Property Appraiser's website to see whether your address is in city limits.
• City garbage service starts with a Utility Billing account: 407-703-1727.
• Unincorporated Orange County? See our Orlando & Orange County bulk pickup guide instead.

City of Apopka: weekly bulky pickup on your yard waste day

Large items such as furniture go curbside on your yard waste collection day, once a week. Your day depends on your address. Look it up, print a calendar or sign up for reminders with the city's ReCollect tool on the Solid Waste page. The page also has a Waste Wizard that tells you how to get rid of a specific item.

Did your day change this year? Starting the week of March 2, 2026, the city moved yard waste and bulky pickup for some areas (garbage and recycling days didn't change):

• Now Wednesdays: Chandler Estates, Winding Meadows, Plymouth Landing 1 and 2, and Albatross, Bob White, Thrush, Nightingale, Skylark and Sandpiper streets west of Park Ave.
• Now Fridays: the area between Park Ave and Bradshaw, south of US 441 to 10th Street (both sides of 10th).

What counts as bulky waste

From the city's 2025 utility newsletter: furniture, homeowner interior remodeling debris, fencing and decking, large toys, coolers, crates and boxes that are too big for your carts, plus large or heavy limbs and thorny bushes. Moving boxes also go out on your bulk and yard waste day.

Not collected: debris from whole-tree removals or lot clearing, and tree debris more than 6 inches in diameter. The city says its equipment can't safely handle it.

City fees (FY 2026 residential rates)

The newsletter says extra charges are added to your utility bill automatically. The city describes 4 cubic yards as about a pickup truck load. To measure: width × height × length in feet, divided by 27.

Apartments and businesses: the city's rate sheet lists separate non-residential bulky rates ($50.99 minimum for up to 4 cubic yards, $25.51 each additional yard) and white-goods rates ($50.99 for the first two items, $17.51 each additional). Check with your property manager first.

How to set it out

• Furniture and boxes: at the curb on your yard waste day.
• Limbs: the city's 2025 newsletter says to cut them to 5 feet and stack them neatly near the curb, away from basketball goals, low branches, utility wires, transformers, sprinkler heads, fire hydrants, cars and mailboxes. (The city's FAQ gives a stricter 4-foot, 30-pound bundle rule. See the note below.)
• Leaves and small debris: bagged or in a can, under 30 pounds each, and not in your city trash or recycling carts.
• No pickups on Thanksgiving or Christmas, including bulky service, and the city doesn't schedule make-up days.

Appliances, electronics and TVs: Wednesdays, by request

• Appliances, electronics and TVs are picked up on Wednesdays only, and you have to schedule it. Call Apopka Public Services at 407-703-1731. The city's 2025 newsletter says to call by Tuesday.
• Remove the doors from refrigerators and freezers before setting them out. The city requires it for safety.
• Freon-containing items such as refrigerators and freezers carry a handling fee. The FY 2026 rate sheet lists $17.16. Older city pages show $16.11 and $12.36.

See also our refrigerator and TV & electronics guides for Orange County drop-off options.

Paint, chemicals and batteries: Orange County drop-off

Apopka doesn't take household hazardous waste at the curb. The city's list includes paint and stains, pesticides and fertilizers, gasoline and oil, pool chemicals, LP gas bottles and rechargeable (lithium, Ni-cad) batteries. Empty cans with fully dried paint can go in your regular garbage.

The city sends residents to Orange County's drop-off sites:

• Orange County Landfill, 5901 Young Pine Rd, Orlando, FL 32829. Mon–Sat, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
• Porter Transfer Station, 1326 Good Homes Rd, Orlando, FL 32818. Mon–Sat, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Questions about a product: Orange County Solid Waste hotline, 407-836-6601. See our paint, batteries and propane tank guides.

Donate it, if it's in good shape

We haven't verified an Apopka-specific furniture donation program yet. Our Orlando couch guide and mattress guide cover Orlando-area donation options we've checked. Call ahead to confirm they serve your address.

Haul it yourself: Orange County Landfill and transfer stations

Apopka is in Orange County, Florida. The county's facilities are open to the public:

All three are closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. Phone: (407) 836-6601.

Fees (effective October 1, 2026; minimum charge $10):

• Uncovered loads are charged double. Mixed loads are charged the higher rate.
• Payment: check, cash or any major credit card.

Searching online? Results for Orange County, California landfills often show up. Those programs and prices don't apply in Orange County, Florida.

Pay someone to take it

The city doesn't pick up whole-tree debris or lot-clearing waste, and appliances wait for a Wednesday. If you need it gone sooner or can't move it to the curb, a junk-removal or tree service can haul it for a fee. We haven't verified prices for Apopka-area companies, so we don't list any. Ask whether disposal fees are included in the quote.

What we couldn't verify

We list these openly rather than guess:

• Whether a new bulky-waste program has taken effect. In January 2025, the Apopka City Council approved the concept of a revised yard waste and bulky program (lower free limits, special contractor bags and per-pickup charges). The city's current FY 2026 rate sheet still lists bulky and yard waste as free up to 4 cubic yards, and we found no official notice that the new program started. Confirm at 407-703-1731.
• The exact Freon fee. The FY 2026 rate sheet lists $17.16 for white goods "extraordinary handling (including Freon-containing items)," the city's FAQ says $16.11, and the 2025 newsletter says $12.36. We use the newest rate sheet.
• Limb length. The 2025 newsletter says cut limbs to 5 feet; the city's FAQ says branches should be no more than 4 feet, in bundles under 30 pounds, and no more than 6 inches around. To be safe, follow the stricter 4-foot rule.
• Whether mattresses count as bulky items. City pages name furniture but don't mention mattresses specifically.
• Whether Apopka residents can use the city's free 4 cubic yards more than once a week or carry it over. The city says pickup is weekly but doesn't spell this out.
• Junk-removal prices in the Apopka area.

Spotted something out of date? Rules change. The sources we used are listed below, so you can check the official page directly.