Is there a limit to the number of garbage bags the trash company will take?
 

We'd like to cut down a large bottlebrush and put them into garbage bags. Will the trash company take them? How about old mulch?

There are different rules for who collects your trash, but in general...
Branches are tied together in a bundle with twine. Cut ends together at same end of bundle.
There is a weight limit... I think 40 pounds ??? but they are picked up by people. I keep the bundles lighter so it's easier on their backs.
Only bag loose pieces. Keep that weight light too so it doesn't rip open.

Info is on districtgov somewhere.

If you're starting a pool on how many, I guess 17.

Not sure. But we've filled two 33-gallon trash bags (each holding three of those 13-gallon kitchen bags) at one time and they've taken them no problem. Guy next door had a knee-high pile of palm fronds and tree branches and likewise. This is one of those areas that (I believe) can be influenced by the annual tip. If you've tipped the trash haulers at (say) Christmas, they're probably a bit more apt to bend the rules in your favor in such circumstances.

For yard refuse though I think you're supposed to use those large paper bags designed for such things. Home Depot and (I think) Lowe's carries them. I've seen people use them on our block.

Answers to your questions are here….
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They will take almost anything that the drivers and haulers can easily pickup and put into the truck.
Easier for them to tie them in bunches, but the length is not strictly adhered to, they took a whole podacarcus
after bundling the long branches about 4 feet long and then they took the unbundled remaining as well.

Guidelines specify what can be put out and how various items should be bundled, but don’t address a quantity limit. Since approximately half of Villages residents are part time, and pay for trash for extended periods when not here, putting out a large quantity every so often shouldn’t be a problem.

If you hire someone to cut down your bottlebrush tree, the contractor is required to haul away the debris. Only the homeowner can put the trimmings out for the trash collection.

I think they will definitely take them. However, it seems to me, that they are trying to collect as fast as possible, so if it would not be inconvenient for you, if the bags were put out over a couple of days, rather than all at once, the collectors would still be able to move the trash out very quickly. Just a small courtesy.

you nailed it. tip well & they will take it, np

Thank you for this factual information!!

the " thick white envelope" will answer your question.. The Driver is on the top of the pecking order. The money that you saved by not hiring a professional
shrub & Tree service, should be shared with the guys that have been tasked with making the problem go away. Do the right thing, now that you removed a butterfly habitat from your property.

No to paper bags no more recycling all trash goes and gets burned and turned into energy.

From the districtgov.org website:

How do I dispose of my yard waste?
All waste, both household and yard waste, is collected on your two scheduled pick-up days –
there is no separate day for yard waste. You may use brown paper bags for collection of lawn
clippings and similar yard waste items and place them at the end of your driveway the night
before or before 6:00 a.m. the day of pickup. Tree limbs and branches may not exceed four feet
in length. Please bundle and tie these items and place them at the end of your driveway. Trees cut
down by contractors will not be collected and must be removed by the contractors.

You can also buy the paper bags at Publix.