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Five Point Garbage Collection Blog

Practical guides on garbage collection, waste management, container service, and sanitation written for Orlando homeowners and business owners. No sign-up required.

Seasonal & Time-Sensitive

Florida-Specific Guides

Seasonal

Hurricane Season Debris Removal Checklist for Orlando

A practical checklist for staging and removing storm debris before and after hurricane season. Covers pre-season prep, post-storm sorting, and when to call for a container instead of waiting on curbside.

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Local Rules

Yard Waste Disposal Rules in Orange County, FL

What qualifies as yard waste in Orange County, how to bundle and bag it for curbside collection, and when a roll-off container is faster than waiting on multiple pickup cycles.

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Seasonal

Construction Cleanup: Container Rental for Renovation Season

Why Florida's snowbird renovation season from January through March drives container demand in Orlando, and how to book a roll-off before the rush tightens availability.

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Planning a Project

Container & Cleanout Guides

Guide

Roll-Off Dumpster Sizes: Which One Do You Need?

A plain-English breakdown of 10, 20, 30, and 40 cubic yard roll-off containers, how much each holds in real-world terms, and how to match container size to your Orlando project without guessing.

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Seasonal

Spring Cleaning: What You Can and Can't Throw Away

How to sort a spring cleanout correctly: what goes in the regular trash bin, what needs a container or bulk pickup, and what items like electronics and paint require special disposal.

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Local

Orlando Trash & Recycling Pickup Schedule Explained

How residential route days are assigned in Orlando, what recyclables are actually accepted curbside, and what to do when you miss your collection day.

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Background & Context

How the System Works

Comparison

Commercial vs Residential Waste Management

How commercial and residential waste accounts differ in volume, container type, scheduling, and compliance requirements. Useful for Orlando business owners setting up service for the first time.

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Explainer

What Happens to Your Recycling After Pickup?

The full journey from your curbside bin through the materials recovery facility, baling, commodity markets, and why contamination at the bin has real downstream consequences.

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Explainer

How Landfills Actually Work

A plain-English explanation of how modern sanitary landfills are engineered, what landfill gas is and where it goes, and why proper waste sorting matters for the facility that receives your trash.

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History

The History of Sanitation Services in America

How organized trash collection developed in the United States from the public health reforms of the late 1800s to the scheduled residential routes operating in Orlando today.

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Our Services

What We Run in Orlando

Residential

Garbage Collection

Scheduled weekly pickup and on-call bulk trash removal for Orlando homes.

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Commercial

Waste Management

Dumpster service and scheduled pickup for Orlando businesses, restaurants, and multi-family properties.

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Container

Container Service

Roll-off container delivery and pickup for renovation, construction, and large cleanout projects.

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Sanitation

Sanitation Service

Scheduled sanitation service for properties that need more than standard residential pickup.

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