Hours, fees and pickup rules change, especially after storms and at the start of a new fiscal year. Every line below links to the official page it came from. Confirm with Melbourne or Brevard County before you load the truck.
Who picks up trash in Melbourne
- WM (Waste Management) is the City of Melbourne's hauler for garbage, recycling and yard waste collection.[1]
- WM customer service can be reached at 321-723-4455 or centralfloridaservice@wm.com.[1]
- For questions or concerns about service, the city's Environmental Community Outreach (ECO) Division answers at 321-608-5080.[1]
- The cart with the green lid is for garbage and the cart with the yellow lid is for recycling.[1]
- New residents can request a 96, 64 or 35 gallon cart; extra carts cost $70 each from Waste Management and a size swap costs $25.[1]
Bulk trash pickup in Melbourne
- You may set bulky items at the curb on your yard waste collection day.[1]
- Bulky items include furniture, bicycles and other items too large to fit in the green lidded garbage cart.[1]
- Keep bulky items 3 feet away from storm drains, yard waste, garbage carts and other obstructions.[1]
- Specialty bulky items (appliances, electronics and tires) must be scheduled on WM's Bulk Trash Pickup page, by calling WM at 321-723-4455 or the ECO Division at 321-608-5080, or by emailing recycle@mlbfl.org.[1]
- Appliances such as refrigerators, stoves and washers need the door removed and all contents taken out before pickup.[1]
- Remove all batteries from electronics before pickup and take the batteries to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility at the Sarno Landfill.[1]
- Residents may dispose of four standard vehicle tires per year through the specialty pickup.[1]
- WM does not collect wood fencing or other construction and demolition material at the curb as part of regular service.[1]
- For construction and demolition material, WM can schedule a curbside collection on request for an additional charge.[1]
- Another option the city lists for construction debris is a WM Bagster bag, sold at home improvement stores and rated for up to 3,300 pounds.[1]
- Large yard waste piles can be scheduled for a special bulk collection with the clam truck through WM or the ECO Division.[1]
- Yard waste created by landscape contractors or tree removal workers must be hauled away by the contractor, not the city's hauler.[1]
Melbourne trash pickup schedule
- Enter your address in the city's interactive map to see your collection days for garbage, recycling, bulk items and yard waste.[1]
- All recycling is collected on Wednesdays.[1]
- WM observes Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, and homes affected by a holiday are served on the next regularly scheduled collection day.[1]
- Do not put carts or yard waste cans at the curb until after 5 p.m. the day before collection.[1]
- To be sure of pickup, have carts at the curb by 6 a.m. on collection day.[1]
- Containerized yard waste is collected once a week, in plastic or metal containers of no more than 40 gallons that weigh no more than 50 pounds.[1]
- Branches must be cut to four feet or less, and yard waste is not accepted in plastic or paper bags.[1]
- Large, properly stacked yard waste piles should be picked up within 5 days of the regular yard waste collection date.[1]
- If a hurricane threat closes the Brevard County landfills, WM collections stop at that time.[1]
Landfills and transfer stations near Melbourne
Landfill
Sarno Landfill
Run by: Brevard County's Solid Waste Management Department runs the Sarno Facility, which has a landfill, a transfer station and a household hazardous waste collection center.[2]
Address: The Sarno Facility is at 3379 Sarno Road in Melbourne.[2]
Hours: The Sarno Facility is open Monday through Saturday, 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM.[2]
Phone: The Brevard County Solid Waste Management Department's phone number is (321) 633-2042.[2]
Fees
- Brevard County charges a solid waste disposal assessment to all residents, including those inside city limits, on the annual property tax bill.[5]
Accepted
- The Sarno Landfill accepts materials such as asphalt, boats without motors, fuel or tanks, brick, cardboard, carpet, concrete, drywall, land clearing debris and lumber.[2]
- It also takes whole tires, white goods such as refrigerators and washers, wood pallets and yard waste.[2]
Not accepted
- Household and commercial garbage is prohibited at the Sarno Landfill itself and goes to the Sarno Transfer Station instead.[2]
- The landfill also prohibits items including asbestos, batteries, TVs and monitors with picture tubes, electronics, containers over 20 gallons and motor vehicles.[2]
- Propane tanks, pressurized cylinders, sharps and treated (CCA) wood are not accepted at the Sarno Landfill.[2]
Rules
Transfer station
Sarno Transfer Station
Run by: The Sarno Transfer Station is part of Brevard County's Sarno Facility at 3379 Sarno Road in Melbourne.[2]
Accepted
- The transfer station takes household and commercial garbage and cardboard only.[2]
Not accepted
- It does not take construction and demolition debris, white goods, motor vehicles, yard trash, sludge or hazardous waste.[2]
Hours: not listed here. Call or check the official page before you go.
Landfill
Central Disposal Facility (Cocoa)
Run by: Brevard County's Central Disposal Facility in Cocoa has both a landfill and a household hazardous waste collection center.[3]
Address: The county's facility page lists the Central Disposal Facility at 2060 Adamson Road in Cocoa, though other county and city pages give different street numbers on Adamson Road.[3]
Hours: The Central Disposal Facility landfill is open Monday through Saturday, 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM.[3]
Fees
- The City of Melbourne says residents can take wood fencing and other construction lumber to the Cocoa Landfill on Adamson Road and dispose of it themselves at no charge.[1]
Accepted
- Unlike the Sarno Landfill, the Central Disposal Facility landfill accepts household and commercial garbage along with drywall, land clearing debris and lumber.[3]
- It also accepts treated (CCA) wood, untreated wood and lumber, white goods, wood pallets and yard waste.[3]
Not accepted
- Prohibited items include ammunition and flares, auto, lithium and rechargeable batteries, hazardous waste, liquid waste and motor vehicles.[3]
- Propane tanks and pressurized cylinders are not accepted at the landfill.[3]
Rules
- A county notice says the Mockingbird Way facility in Titusville stopped taking vegetation, metals, white goods, concrete and tires from July 19, 2024 through August 2026 and sent those loads to the Central Disposal Facility; that end date has passed, so confirm current status.[3]
Hazardous waste disposal in Melbourne
- Brevard County runs three permanent household hazardous waste collection centers, and county residents can drop off accepted household items at no cost.[4]
- The center closest to Melbourne is at the Sarno Landfill, 3379 Sarno Road, open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.[1]
- Each household may bring up to 25 gallons of liquid waste per year, and containers larger than five gallons are not accepted.[4]
- The county lists limits of 10 large electronics per year and 10 fluorescent lamps per household per year.[4]
- Electronics accepted at Sarno include flat screen TVs and monitors, cell phones, computers, printers and stereo equipment.[1]
- Latex and oil based paints are still accepted for disposal, although the county's recycled paint giveaway program is suspended.[4]
- Do not bring empty, hardened or dried up paint cans; they can go in regular trash with the lid removed.[4]
- Alkaline batteries (AA, AAA, C, D) are considered non hazardous and can go in regular trash.[4]
- Propane tanks are not taken at the collection centers; the county refers residents to local metal recyclers.[4]
- Containers larger than 5 gallon buckets, including 55 gallon drums, are not accepted.[4]
- The Drop and Swap program, where residents can pick up usable cleaners, automotive fluids and paint for free, runs at the Cocoa and Sarno centers only.[4]
- Used vegetable cooking oil can be recycled at the Sarno Road Landfill drop off for Brevard County residents.[4]
Hazardous waste drop off
Sarno Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center
Address: The Sarno Landfill household hazardous waste collection center is at 3379 Sarno Road in Melbourne.[4]
Hours: The Sarno household hazardous waste center is open Monday through Saturday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.[2]
Phone: The City of Melbourne lists 321-255-4452 for more information about the Sarno household hazardous waste facility.[1]
Fees
- Brevard County residents can drop off accepted household items at no cost.[4]
Accepted
- Accepted household items include aerosols, automotive and boat batteries, automotive fluids, cleaners, drain cleaners, electronics, fertilizers and intact fluorescent lamps.[2]
- It also takes fungicides, pesticides, gasoline, lubricants, mercury devices, oil filters, paints, stains, sealers and solvents.[2]
Rules
- Staff may ask for proof of residency and where the materials came from; a driver's license, tax bill or utility bill works.[4]
Check with the city first
- The City of Melbourne's trash page does not list a price for regular curbside bulky item pickup, so ask WM or the ECO Division whether your items qualify and whether a charge applies before you set them out.
- Brevard County pages give several different street numbers for the Central Disposal Facility on Adamson Road in Cocoa, so confirm the address before driving there.
- Landfill hours, accepted materials and resident disposal rules can change, especially around hurricanes, so call Brevard County Solid Waste before hauling a load.
- A county notice about the Mockingbird Way facility in Titusville ran through August 2026, so check whether that site has reopened for vegetation, metals and tires.
We left these out because we could not read them on an official page when we checked:
- Melbourne regular bulky item pickup cost
- Melbourne garbage collection days by area
- Resident self haul tipping fee at Sarno and Central Disposal Facility
- Central Disposal Facility street address