Garbage Collection Schedule


Avon Park Area    Avon Park Area - Collection days are Monday and Thursday. Yard waste is collected on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. Reliable Sanitation is the franchised hauler for this area and may be reached at (863) 385-0817 .

Lake Placid Area This area is split into two different collection days. Some are the same days as above and the other collection days are Tuesday and Friday. Yard waste is collected on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month for Tuesday/Friday customers. Reliable Sanitation is the franchised hauler for this area and may be reached at (863) 385-0817

Sebring Area - This is also split into two different collection days. Monday/Thursday customers have a yard debris pickup day the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month while the Tuesday/Friday customers have a yard debris pickup day the first and third Wednesdays of the month. Reliable Sanitation is the franchised hauler for this area and may be reached at (863) 385-0817 .

Tires, Oil, Batteries and Appliances are picked up on a Call-In basis ONLY. The customer must call the franchised hauler to request pickup. These services are provided at no additional cost. Contact your franchised hauler for additional information.

Highlands County Solid Waste Requirements

Collection begins at 7:00 a.m. All residential garbage must be placed curb-side prior to 7:00 a.m. for guaranteed service. Garbage must be in containers of not more than 35-gallon capacity, or in bags with maximum weights of 50 pounds.

Furniture and bedding will be collected on your regularly scheduled garbage day.

Yard Debris (collected two times per month) must be canned, bagged, or bundled with a maximum weight of 50 pounds and maximum length of 6 feet.

Non-Acceptable Items Paint, Pesticides, Chemicals of any kind.