Junk removal in West Melbourne

West Melbourne, FL

If it's not in the cart, it needs a request

West Melbourne runs on carts. Trash, recycling and yard waste each have one, and the city's rule is blunt: items outside the cart won't be collected.

Waste Management is West Melbourne's trash provider, and the city sends every service request to WM (City of West Melbourne). Collection is automated. A truck arm lifts, empties and sets down each cart, and the driver never leaves the cab.

That's why the city says all trash has to be inside the green-lid cart and items outside it won't be collected. A couch or a broken treadmill doesn't fit, so it means a request to WM for a separate pickup, or another way out.

Yard waste goes in the brown cart

West Melbourne moved yard waste to carts too. Small branches, leaves, grass clippings and palm fronds go loose in the 96-gallon brown-lid cart. The city asks for no small piles on the ground and no bags, and notes that bagged yard waste isn't accepted at the Brevard County landfill.

A downed tree or a season's worth of trimmed hedges won't fit in one cart. See yard debris removal.

Where the load goes

The closest county site is the Sarno Road landfill and transfer station in Melbourne. The landfill side takes appliances, carpet, lumber, metal and yard waste. The transfer station takes household garbage. Electronics and paint go to the household hazardous waste center on the same site.

Before a load goes to Sarno, we pull out what can go to donation or scrap. More in where junk goes in Brevard County.

Getting a price

If one item needs to go and WM can schedule it, that's the simple route. If it's a room, a garage or a mix of things, send photos with the quote form. Tell us where everything is sitting and we'll send a price. Nothing is booked until you say yes.