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General bulk trash pickup is scheduled weekly and consists of garden cuttings, tree limbs, and household trash (such as wood boards without nails) all of which must be less than five (5) feet in length. Furniture and appliances, such as refrigerators or stoves are also picked up. Sanitation workers do not pick up concrete, building materials, rocks or scrap iron. For specific dates and pickup areas, call the Sanitation Division at 305.895.9870. There will be a charge of $15.00 for every cubic yard exceeding 6 cubic yards.

To dispose of household chemicals, oils, and other household hazardous waste materials please call Miami-Dade County at 305.597.1768.

Commercial Trash Containers
Commercial trash containers should be placed within a front or side yard setback on the property. If there is not enough space, then the business owner should obtain a permit, which allows the container to sit within a public right-of-way. All commercial trash containers must have enclosures around them, which are built according to City specifications. Those specifications are available by contacting Code Enforcement Officer Erin Barber @ 305.895.9875.

Automated Sanitation Service

Garbage Rules:
1. Place garbage in plastic bags before placing into your garbage can/cart.
2. Drain all liquids from food containers before placing it in garbage bags or your recycling bins.

Bulk Trash Pickup
Bulk Service Map (pdf)

What is bulk Trash?

• Furniture
• Appliance
• Tree Trimmings (less than 5’ long and over 50 lb.)
• Leaves and grass cuttings (placed in plastic trash bags)
  
  Bulk Trash is not…
• Building/construction materials
• Hazardous chemicals
• Shopping carts
• Paint, oil, grease, etc.
  
  Where do I put my Bulk Trash?
  All large Bulk Trash items and piles should be placed at the front swale area (curbside) no more than 24 hours before your Bulk Trash service date. There will be a charge of $15.00 for every cubic yard exceeding 6 cubic yards.
  

  See map enclosed for your service dates. Bulk trash items (such as tree trimmings) that fit within the new 96-gallon garbage cart may be placed in the cart for pick-up during regular garbage service dates.

  Bulk trash is picked up once a week.

  If your garbage or recycling cart is lost or stolen, you will need to make a police report. Please call North Miami Police Department at 305.891.0294 and provide case number to Sanitation Division 305.895.9870 for replacement.

Recycling Pickup
North Miami Households to earn rewards for recycling
For your convenience, the City of North Miami has a curbside recycling program.

Earn rewards for recycling?  It’s true.  North Miami residents will soon be able to see their trash turn to cash by participating in the RecycleBank rewards-based recycling program.  The City has partnered with RecycleBank, to bring residents a unique program that credits households with points that are valid for redemption at various local and national retail partners.  The program is available to all single family homes in North Miami that have curbside recycling service.  
 
Each household is being issued a new 95-gallon recycling cart, which is the same size as the current garbage cart.  With the new single-stream recycling plant in Miami-Dade County, residents are now able to recycle more items than in the past.  Items such as magazines, junk mail and phone books, will be accepted along with the traditionally recycled plastics, newspaper and glass (see list of items below).  The goal is to reduce the amount of waste in our households by recycling more. 

How to register
North Miami households that receive curbside recycling service should have already received an activation mailer from RecycleBank.  You must activate your account, either online or by phone, in order to start earning reward points.  If you have not received your mailer with the activation instructions, please call RecycleBank at 1-888-727-2978.

Businesses can still register as reward partners
If your business is interested in being a reward partner in North Miami’s RecycleBank program, please contact Sandra Newfield, Community Partnership Representative at RecycleBank at snewfield@recyclebank.com. 

For more information on RecycleBank, visit www.recyclebank.com. 

Curbside Recycling Service Map (pdf)
Household Brochure RECYCLE for the Planet REWARDS for the people

How do I Recycle?

Place your filled recycle bin in the front swale area (curbside) of your home by 7:00 a.m. on your scheduled recycling pickup-day. All items should be rinsed out. Remove tops from bottles and jars. To recycle used batteries, please call for a special bag.

Currently we recycle:
All 3 colors of glass, aluminum, #1 – 3 plastics and newspaper.

Materials accepted:
• Aluminum food and beverage containers
• Glass food and beverage containers - brown, clear and green
• Ferrous (iron) cans
• PET plastic containers with symbol #1 - narrow neck containers only
• HDPE natural plastic containers with the symbol #2 – narrow neck containers only (milk and water bottles)
• HDPE pigmented plastic containers with the symbol #2 – narrow neck containers only (detergent, shampoo, bleach bottles, etc.. without caps)
• Plastic with symbols #3, #4, #5, #6, #7 narrow and screw top containers
  
  Acceptable fibers include:
• Newsprint
• Old corrugated cardboard
• Magazines
• Catalogs
• Cereal boxes
• Telephone books
• Printer paper
• Copier paper
• Mail
• All other office paper without wax liners
  
  Materials not accepted:
• Lead acid batteries
• Dry cell batteries
• Microwave trays
• Mirrors
• Window or auto glass
• Light bulbs
• Ceramics
• Porcelain
• Plastic unnumbered
• Plastic bags
• Coat hangers
• Glass cookware / bakeware
• Household items such as cooking pots, toasters, etc...

A few simple rules help when recycling items:  remove food from waste items (for example, rinse out juice cartons, ketchup bottles, etc.), remove caps from plastic bottles. 

Effective September 2009, North Miami will pick up curbside recycling on all federal holidays except Christmas.

2010 Holiday Schedule

2010 Holiday Schedule (pdf)
Recycling Route for 2010 (pdf)
Recycling Map (pdf)

Donald L. Smathers, Sanitation Superintendent 305.895.9870 extension 14009 dsmathers@northmiamifl.gov