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.
Florida-Specific Guides
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.
Read guide →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.
Read guide →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.
Read guide →Container & Cleanout Guides
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.
Read guide →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.
Read guide →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.
Read guide →How the System Works
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.
Read guide →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.
Read guide →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.
Read guide →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.
Read guide →What We Run in Orlando
Garbage Collection
Scheduled weekly pickup and on-call bulk trash removal for Orlando homes.
See service →Waste Management
Dumpster service and scheduled pickup for Orlando businesses, restaurants, and multi-family properties.
See service →Container Service
Roll-off container delivery and pickup for renovation, construction, and large cleanout projects.
See service →Sanitation Service
Scheduled sanitation service for properties that need more than standard residential pickup.
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