10/11/2024 Sarasota/Manatee County Weather Update
Attention Manatee County customers:
Due to the impact of Hurricane Milton, Manatee County is taking the following actions:
Residential solid waste services ONLY will run on Friday, October 11. Thursday residential solid waste will run on Friday, October 11. Friday residential solid waste will run on Saturday, October 12.
Recycling and yard waste services will NOT run this week. Please do not set out for these services.
Attention Holmes Beach and Bradenton Beach customers:
Services will not run for this area until further notice. We are working diligently with city officials to restore services while ensuring the safety of our employees and all those impacted by Hurricane Milton. We will continue to update this site with new information as it becomes available.
Our top priority is the safety of our team members and our community. Thank you for your patience and stay safe.
2024 Holiday Schedule
In observance of these holidays, Waste Pro will not be collecting solid waste and recycling.
- New Year’s Day
- Presidents’ Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day/July 4th
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
For the remainder of the week, service will occur the next day.
- Monday moves to Tuesday
- Tuesday moves to Wednesday
- Wednesday moves to Thursday
- Thursday moves to Friday
- Friday moves to Saturday
For all other holidays, there will be no service interruptions.
Cart/Dumpster Replacement Request Form
Please fill in the form below if you lost your cart or dumpster during Hurricane.
Welcome, Residents
Waste Pro is a company dedicated to building exceptional resource ecosystems that protect the environment and sustain our communities. Our company was founded in 2001 with three key objectives: to deliver excellent service, maximize recycling and establish cost savings for our customers—and those principles continue to underpin our business today. We are one of the fastest-growing waste management companies in the southern United States with an established network of industry professionals who are able to design and deliver complete waste management services that work regardless of location or waste type. This means we are able to offer local expertise, conduct on-site training, and carry out specialized services.
Regular Pickup Schedule
Household Garbage (solid waste) is collected two (2) times per week. Your collection days are on Mondays and Fridays.
Residential Recycling is collected one (1) time per week. Your collection days are Tuesdays.
Residential Yard Waste is collected one (1) time per week. Your collection days are Wednesdays.
Collections will not be made on Saturdays or Sundays.
Bulk/Appliances
Bulk Waste and Appliance pick up will be collected upon request at curbside for a special fee. Please contact us at (941) 355-9600 to schedule.
Residential Recycling
Recycle all together now!
Items NOT Acceptable for Single Stream Recycling: Plastic bags, plastic tubs, styrofoam, pizza boxes, food waste, yard waste, and garbage.
The following items may be recycled:
- Aluminum: beverage containers, foil, casserole pans and pie plates.
- Cans: Steel and tin.
- Glass. Clear (flint), brown (amber) and green, blue food and beverage jars and bottles. Paper labels, rings and lids on glass containers are acceptable.
- Clean Plastics #1-7. PET containers, such as beverage bottles, dishwashing soap bottles, shampoo bottles and similar items. Blow molded, closed mouth natural and colored HDPE containers generally consisting of plastic milk jugs, water bottles, detergent bottles and similar items. Paper labels are acceptable. Rinsed containers that may have held toxic or contaminated materials are acceptable.
Preparation: Residents shall be asked to rinse the items and remove organics, other contents, labels, lids and plastic caps, but there is no requirement for these to be removed from recyclable containers. Inclusion of organics, caps, lid, labels and other contents shall not be reason for rejection. All recyclable materials may be place in the same container for collection.
Recyclable paper consists of the following materials:
- Old newsprint. All loose or paper bagged newsprint is acceptable and includes all paper that is distributed with or as part of general circulation newspapers.
- Old corrugated containers. All loose old corrugated containers that are flattened, and either cut down or folded to size of no more than 4′ X 4′ flattened and 2′ X 2′ square. Staples and tape do not have to be removed.
- Brown Paper Bags. All loose or bagged Kraft paper sacks used to hold newspaper.
- Telephone Books. Old telephone directories.
- Magazines. Old magazines including catalogs and similar printed material with glossy pages.
- Paperboard Cartons. Cereal boxes (without plastic liner), drink boxes, snack boxes etc. Wax-coated paperboard is acceptable.
- Mixed Residential Paper. Mixed paper, including shredded paper, may include all of the following: junk mail, high-grade paper, white and colored ledger, copier paper, office paper, laser printer paper, computer paper including continuous formed perforated white bond or green bar paper, book paper, cotton fiber content paper, duplicator paper, form bond, manifold business forms, mimeo paper, note pad paper, loose leaf fillers, stationery, writing paper, paper envelopes including envelopes with plastic windows, carbonless (NCR) paper, tabulating cards, facsimile paper, and manila folders.
commercial Recycling
Go green to save green. Waste Pro is willing to design a recycling program to fit your needs. Please contact us at (941) 355-9600 for more information.
Residential Collection
Please place your household garbage, yard trash and recycling curbside by 7 a.m.
Waste Pro provides collection and disposal service for all household trash and garbage generated from residential customers which has been properly prepared and stored. Waste Pro provides collection and disposal service for all vegetative (yard/landscape) waste generated from residential customers which has been properly prepared and stored. Vegetative waste shall be segregated from the garbage and household trash which shall be place in separate cart.
Collection Days:
Household Garbage (solid waste) is collected two (2) times per week. Your collection days are on Mondays and Fridays.
Residential Single Stream (comingled) Recycling is collected one (1) time per week. Your collection days are Tuesdays.
Residential Yard Waste is collected one (1) time per week. Your collection days are Wednesdays.
Collections will not be made on Saturdays or Sundays except in true emergency.
Long-term Residential Properties
Long-term Residential Properties will receive one 64 gallon cart for solid waste and one 64 gallon cart for comingled recycling. Additional carts can be requested if they are required.
Residential Resort Housing Units (weekly rentals)
Housing Units up to 3 bedrooms will receive one 64 gallon cart for solid waste and one 64 gallon cart for comingled recycling.
Housing units with 4-6 bedrooms will receive one 64 gallon cart for solid waste and one 64 gallon cart for comingled recycling. In addition, these properties are required to have one additional 64 gallon cart for solid waste and one additional cart for comingled recycling.
Housing units with 7 or more bedrooms will receive one 64 gallon cart for solid waste and one 64 gallon cart for comingled recycling. In addition, these properties are required to have 2 additional 64 gallon carts for solid waste and two additional 64 gallon carts for comingled recycling.
Multifamily Residential Properties with 10 units or less will receive one 64 gallon cart for solid waste and one 64 gallon cart for comingled recycling. Additional carts can be requested if they are required.
Side Door Service
If you are physically unable to place your containers curbside, you may request Side Door Service for a fee. If you are physically impaired, please provide proper medical documentation and the Side Door Service will be performed at no additional charge.
Special Haul Service for Bulk Items and Appliances
Special Haul Services for bulk items (furniture) and white goods (appliances) may be requested for a special fee.
Commercial Collection
Commercial customers are defined as multifamily units greater than 10 units and non-residential (private commercial establishments such as retail, restaurants and offices; public institutions such as schools and libraries, and private institutions such as churches.
Commercial waste service can be provided in container sizes ranging from a 64 gallon cart, 2 yd container, 4 yd container, 6 yd container or 8 yd container.
Services for commercial trash and garbage will be from the hours of 7:00am to 7:00pm and will not be made on Saturdays or Sundays. Collection schedules will be determined by the needs and requirements of each establishment.
Special Haul Services for bulk items and white goods can be arranged for a fee.
Waste Pro is willing to design a recycling program to fit your needs. Please contact us at (941) 355-9600 for more information.
Construction & Cleanups
We offer collection and disposal of construction debris. Containers and service options are available based on the needs and requirements of each individual customer. Please contact us at (941) 355-9600 for more information.