Trash and recycling in Port St. Lucie: schedule, holidays and bulk

Last checked Oct. 10, 2026. Source: the City of Port St. Lucie Office of Solid Waste pages on garbage, recycling, yard waste and bulk waste.

Port St. Lucie picks up garbage, recycling and yard waste once a week, all on the same day, and bulk waste once a month on that same day. Your day depends on your address. The city’s contracted hauler is FCC Environmental Services, and every question goes through the city’s 1PSL service line.

Who to call

• 1PSL (missed pickup, carts, extra bulk or yard waste): 772-871-1775, press 5, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
• Find your day: the city’s collection map
• St. Lucie County landfill (self-haul, hazardous waste): 772-462-1768
• Stormwater pollution hotline: 772-344-4319

Your pickup day

The city does not split collection into a printed zone list. Type your address into the collection map and it shows your one weekly day and your monthly bulk date. The city also posts a 2026 bulk waste calendar (PDF).

The cart rules:

• Carts go to the curb no earlier than 6 p.m. the night before and no later than 7 a.m. on pickup day.
• Bring carts back in the same day, after service.
• Keep carts and bulk piles 3 feet from mailboxes, poles, trees, hydrants and each other.
• Handle toward the house, lid opening toward the street.
• Garbage must be bagged and fit in the black cart with the lid closed.

Recycling: the green cart

Recycling goes loose, never bagged, in the green cart, on the same day as garbage. Items must be empty, clean and dry. The city accepts:

• Paper, junk mail, newspapers and magazines (not shredded, waxed or soiled paper)
• Aluminum and steel cans
• Flattened cardboard (not greasy pizza boxes or cartons that held liquid)
• Rinsed plastic bottles, tubs, jugs and jars
• Rinsed glass bottles and jars

Plastic grocery bags and foam egg cartons go back to the store. St. Lucie County runs an item search tool for anything you are unsure about.

Yard waste

Yard waste goes out on your weekly day. The limits:

• Limbs and logs no more than 6 inches across and 4 feet long (palm fronds excepted), and no piece over 50 pounds.
• Loose grass, leaves and pine needles in cans or paper bags under 50 pounds. No plastic bags.
• No more than 4 cubic yards a week. Bigger piles are tagged and left.
• Keep yard waste separate from garbage, soil, sod and stones.

Extra yard waste pickups cost $18.50 per cubic yard; book through 1PSL.

Bulk waste: once a month

Bulk pickup takes furniture, mattresses, appliances, exercise equipment and broken-down swing sets, up to 2 cubic yards a month. Not accepted at the curb: contractor debris, concrete, tires, engines, auto and boat parts, propane tanks, oil paint and hazardous waste.

Extra bulk pickups are $18.50 per cubic yard through 1PSL. The city’s Cameo Boulevard drop-off center closed Jan. 5, 2026, so the self-haul option is now the county’s Solid Waste, Baling and Recycling Facility, 6120 Glades Cut-Off Road, Fort Pierce. Bring ID; the minimum fee is $10 for up to 250 pounds.

Holidays

Only Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas change collection. Every pickup that week moves forward one day, with no Sunday service. The ones still to come in 2026:

The city posts a 2026 holiday calendar (PDF).

Paint, chemicals and electronics

Hazardous waste and electronics are free to drop off at the county facility on Glades Cut-Off Road. Keep Port St. Lucie Beautiful also runs two free drive-up collection days a year at the Public Works Complex, 450 SW Thornhill Drive. The fall 2026 date is Saturday, Oct. 10, 8 a.m. to noon; the spring date was March 7.

What it costs

You pay for collection once a year as a solid waste assessment on your property tax bill. The city lists the current assessment at $467.33 a year, up $20.89. An extra garbage cart is $75 a year and an extra recycling cart $65 a year.

Twice-a-week pickup on the ballot

The Nov. 3 ballot carries a non-binding straw poll asking city residents whether they would prefer garbage pickup twice a week instead of once, for an additional fee. It does not change service by itself.

What this means for you

• One day a week for everything; look up yours on the map.
• Bulk is monthly, 2 cubic yards; extra is $18.50 a yard.
• Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks run a day late.
• Missed pickup or broken cart: 772-871-1775, press 5.

Related: property taxes, hurricane prep, who to call at City Hall and moving to Port St. Lucie.

Frequently asked questions

What day is trash pickup in Port St. Lucie?

Garbage, recycling and yard waste all go once a week on the same day, and that day depends on your address. The city’s online collection map shows the day for any property.

When is bulk trash pickup in Port St. Lucie?

Once a month, on your regular collection day. The limit is 2 cubic yards; extra bulk pickups cost $18.50 per cubic yard and are booked through 1PSL at 772-871-1775, press 5.

Is there trash pickup in Port St. Lucie on Thanksgiving?

No. Thanksgiving, Christmas and July 4 are the only holidays that change the schedule. Every pickup that week moves forward one day, so Thursday service moves to Friday and Friday service to Saturday.

How do I report a missed trash pickup in Port St. Lucie?

Call 1PSL at 772-871-1775 and press 5, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The same number handles new, extra, broken and stolen carts.

Where can I take paint and chemicals in St. Lucie County?

To the St. Lucie County Solid Waste, Baling and Recycling Facility, 6120 Glades Cut-Off Road, Fort Pierce, free for hazardous waste and electronics. Call 772-462-1768.