Junk removal in Merritt Island

Merritt Island, FL

County rules, not city rules

Merritt Island isn't a city. Trash here follows Brevard County's contract with Waste Management, and bulky items are a phone call away, not automatic.

Unincorporated Brevard, Merritt Island included, gets curbside garbage, recycling and yard waste from Waste Management under the county's contract (Brevard County Solid Waste). The county calls bulky items "special collection solid waste." That's anything that doesn't fit in the cart and can't be cut down to four feet long, 24 inches across and 50 pounds.

The county's examples are household furnishings, appliances, electronics and bicycles. To get them picked up you call Waste Management customer service. There's a North Brevard line and a South Brevard line on the county page. Extra bagged garbage that won't fit in the cart needs a call too.

A lot of houses, and some that sit empty

The Census Bureau counts about 17,000 housing units in the Merritt Island CDP. Roughly 79 percent are single-unit buildings, and about 17 percent were vacant at the time of the survey (ACS 2024 5-year). Some of those empty houses get cleared out all at once after a sale or a family move. That's a whole-house job, and a curbside list isn't built for it. See estate cleanouts.

Where Merritt Island junk goes

The closest county site is the Central Disposal Facility in Cocoa. Its landfill takes household garbage, appliances, carpet, yard waste and treated lumber. Its household hazardous waste center takes paint, solvents, car batteries and electronics. The county says any Brevard resident can use its disposal facilities.

If one chair is going, the WM call is the easy way. If it's a garage, a lanai full of patio furniture or a parent's house, send photos with the quote form. We carry it all out and sort what can be donated or scrapped first.