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 Pensacola or Escambia County before you load the truck.
Who picks up trash in Pensacola
- Inside Pensacola city limits, the City of Pensacola collects household trash, recycling and yard trash.[8]
- Outside the city, in unincorporated Escambia County, the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) collects household trash, recycling and yard trash.[8]
- ECUA serves all of Escambia County except the city of Pensacola and the town of Century, so your provider depends on your address.[8]
- Garbage collection is mandatory inside the City of Pensacola, and city customers pay a monthly fee for once a week service.[2]
- City customers use city owned wheeled containers, and only containers provided by the city are accepted for service.[2]
- City of Pensacola Sanitation Services office hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 4:00 pm, and the phone number is 850-435-1890.[1]
- ECUA's standard residential sanitation charge is $31.86 a month for one weekly pickup that includes garbage, recycling, yard waste and bulk waste.[9]
- ECUA customer service is at 850-476-0480.[8]
Bulk trash pickup in Pensacola
- Inside city limits, the City of Pensacola offers special collection of bulky items too large for your city garbage container.[3]
- City bulky collection typically covers old furniture, household appliances and small amounts of home repair or remodeling debris.[3]
- The city charges a fee for bulky collection, and the fee is significantly lower if you schedule it than if the pickup is not scheduled.[3]
- To schedule a city bulky pickup, call Sanitation Services at 850-435-1890 or use the city's online request form.[3]
- The city does not collect debris containing concrete, bricks, dirt, sod, roofing materials, shingles or any hazardous waste.[3]
- Waste generated by a contractor must be disposed of by the contractor, not set out for city collection.[3]
- Through the Mayor's Neighborhood Cleanup, every city neighborhood gets one curbside cleanup day a year between January and October.[4]
- The city lists the next Mayor's Neighborhood Cleanup as October 24, 2026; check the city's interactive map to see which area it covers.[4]
- For a cleanup day, items must be at the curb before 7:00 am and should not be put out more than three days early.[4]
- Cleanup day accepts items such as appliances, electronics, household junk, furniture, mattresses, carpeting, grills without propane tanks, tires and old paint.[4]
- Cleanup day does not take building materials such as concrete, bricks, roofing or drywall, or more than one cubic yard of lumber.[4]
- For ECUA customers outside city limits, bulk pickup must be requested; it is not automatic.[9]
- ECUA bulk requests must be made online or in the MyECUA app by 1:59 pm the day before your collection day.[9]
- ECUA collects one bulk pile per week, no larger than 6 feet wide, 6 feet deep and 6 feet high.[9]
- ECUA asks that bulk items go out the night before collection and not more than 48 hours before pickup.[9]
- ECUA bulk pickup is not for construction or remodeling debris, excessive trash, mixed piles, contractor waste or hazardous materials.[9]
- ECUA bulk pickup takes tires only when separated from other bulk waste, with a limit of 5 per month.[9]
- ECUA now has to keep mattresses separate from other bulk items, so some bulk pickups may be completed in two trips.[9]
- Loads beyond ECUA's bulk limits can be handled through its Extra Sanitation Service for an additional fee, which needs a photo and is requested on Mondays only.[9]
Pensacola trash pickup schedule
- In the city, garbage and yard waste are each picked up once a week on different days.[6]
- City recycling, for residents signed up for it, is picked up once a week on the same day as yard waste.[6]
- The city's online mapping tool shows your service days when you enter your address.[6]
- Put your city container out no later than 6 a.m. on collection day and bring it in by 6 a.m. the next day.[2]
- City containers go within two feet of the curb with the opening facing the street, not in the street.[2]
- City yard waste collection covers grass, clippings, pine straw, leaves and limbs no longer than 6 feet and no thicker than 8 inches.[5]
- The city posts its holiday list for 2026, including Thanksgiving on November 26 and 27 and Christmas on December 24 and 25.[7]
- ECUA customers can look up their day with ECUA's My Sanitation Pickup Day tool and should set carts out the night before.[9]
- On ECUA's 2026 schedule, Thanksgiving week Thursday collection moves to Friday and Friday collection moves to Saturday.[9]
- ECUA collects up to 20 bags of yard waste each week plus two piles of cut limbs.[9]
Landfills and transfer stations near Pensacola
Landfill
Perdido Landfill
Run by: Escambia County Waste Services owns and operates the Perdido Landfill in Cantonment.[11]
Address: The Perdido Landfill is at 13009 Beulah Road.[13]
Hours: The county Waste Services page lists Perdido Landfill hours as Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.[10]
Phone: Escambia County Waste Services can be reached at 850-937-2160.[11]
Fees
- The county fee schedule lists solid waste at $45.06 per ton with an $11.64 minimum.[14]
- Yard trash is $27.62 per ton with an $11.64 minimum.[14]
- Car and light truck tires are $3.90 each, with a maximum of 5 tires per household; business and oversized tires are not accepted.[14]
- Household mattresses are charged at $45.06 per ton, with a maximum of 4 per household.[14]
- Clean fill dirt and clean concrete with no rebar or wire are listed with no fee.[14]
- An uncovered load costs an extra $7.02 for an individual citizen's load.[14]
Accepted
- Household hazardous waste and electronics from Escambia County residents are taken at the Perdido Landfill year round at no charge.[12]
Rules
- The landfill's own page lists Saturday hours as 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Sunday closed, which differs from the Waste Services page on the Saturday opening time.[11]
- Large loads that must be unloaded by hand should arrive at least 30 minutes before closing, which is 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and 3 p.m. on Saturday.[11]
- Large loads that arrive after those cutoffs have to come back the next business day.[11]
Drop off center
Oak Grove Citizens Convenience Center
Run by: Escambia County Waste Services operates the Oak Grove Citizens Convenience Center, one of its two facilities open to the public.[10]
Address: ECUA lists the Oak Grove Convenience Center at 745 County Road 99 in McDavid.[9]
Hours: Oak Grove is open Friday and Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.[10]
Fees
- Oak Grove charges $9.01 per cubic yard, measured from the load, with an $11.64 minimum.[14]
Recycling
City of Pensacola Recycling Drop-Off (Transfer Station location)
Run by: City of Pensacola Sanitation Services runs a recycling drop-off at its Transfer Station location for city residents only.[1]
Hours: The recycling drop-off is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 6:00 am to 4:00 pm.[1]
Phone: Call 850-435-1890 ahead if you need assistance at the drop-off.[1]
Hazardous waste disposal in Pensacola
- City trash collection will not take tires or toxic items such as lead acid batteries, used motor oil, pesticides, some cleaners and paint.[1]
- The city points residents to Escambia County for household hazardous waste and old electronics.[1]
- ECUA does not collect car or truck batteries, propane tanks, paint, pool chemicals or pesticides; use the county program instead.[9]
- Escambia County also collects household hazardous waste and electronics at Regional Roundup events.[12]
- Electronics such as TVs, phones, computers, monitors, printers and microwaves are taken at the county drop-off.[12]
- For old medications, the county says to call a pharmacy or the Pensacola Police Department rather than using the drain or trash.[12]
- Escambia County runs a free re-blended latex paint program; bring a new five gallon bucket with a lid.[12]
- The city says standard alkaline batteries can go in the regular trash.[6]
Hazardous waste drop off
Perdido Landfill Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off
Run by: Escambia County Waste Services runs the household hazardous waste drop-off inside the Perdido Landfill, and scale house attendants direct customers to it.[13]
Address: Since October 2025 the drop-off has been at a new location inside the Perdido Landfill at 13009 Beulah Road.[13]
Hours: Household hazardous waste drop-off hours are Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., closed Sunday.[12]
Phone: For questions, call Escambia County Waste Services at 850-937-2160.[13]
Fees
- The county fee schedule lists household hazardous waste drop-off with no fee, for residential households only.[14]
Accepted
- Accepted items include oil based and latex paint up to 20 gallons.[12]
- Gasoline and antifreeze are each accepted up to 10 gallons.[12]
- Fluorescent bulbs up to 8 feet long are accepted, no more than 10 per customer.[12]
- Batteries of all kinds, including auto, marine and motorcycle batteries, are accepted.[12]
- Old ammunition, flares and fireworks up to 50 caliber, plus propane and scuba tanks, are accepted.[12]
Not accepted
- No materials are accepted from businesses.[12]
- Appliances, medical waste and medication are not treated as household hazardous waste.[12]
Rules
- Trailers with hazardous waste and other items are treated as split loads: drop the hazardous waste first, then go to the Customer Convenience Center for debris and trash.[12]
- Residents can drop off sharps and needles at the Perdido Landfill Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., in a puncture resistant container.[12]
Check with the city first
- Your trash provider depends on your address: inside Pensacola city limits it is City of Pensacola Sanitation Services, and in most of unincorporated Escambia County it is ECUA. Use each provider's address lookup before scheduling a bulk pickup.
- When this guide was checked, the city sanitation pages carried a Tropical Storm Isaias notice postponing Friday collection. Storm schedules and debris rules change quickly, so check city, ECUA and county storm updates before setting anything out.
- Escambia County pages disagree on the Perdido Landfill Saturday opening time, and the county fee schedule PDF carries no date. Call Waste Services before hauling a load.
- The city charges a fee for bulky item collection but does not post the amount online, so ask for the price when you schedule.
We left these out because we could not read them on an official page when we checked:
- City of Pensacola bulky item collection fee amount
- City of Pensacola recycling drop-off (Transfer Station) address
- Palafox Transfer Station public access and hours
- Perdido Landfill Saturday opening time