Davenport, FL · bulk pickup rules
Bulk Trash Pickup Rules in Davenport, FL
A Davenport address outside the city limits is unincorporated Polk County, where furniture and appliance collection happens once a month on a pre-set day and construction debris and move-outs are refused. Items go within 3 feet of the curb by 6 a.m. Inside the small city limits, Davenport uses Republic Services and City Hall gives out the schedule. Every line below was read from polkfl.gov and mydavenport.org on 2026-09-19.
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Davenport is two things: a small city and a much bigger mailing area. If your address says Davenport but you're outside the city limits, you're a Polk County customer, and the county's contract haulers (GFL and FCC Environmental) collect your trash. The county's rules make up most of this page.
The City of Davenport itself posts very little online. Its Public Services page says the city provides trash removal, links a Republic Services holiday schedule, and tells residents to call City Hall for their bulk and yard waste day. What the city does state is in the last table.
Every rule on this page was read from the authority's own page and carries its source and the date it was checked, most recently . Anything the authority doesn't state is left out rather than guessed. Rules change; the sources are linked at the bottom.
Polk County furniture and appliance collection (unincorporated Davenport)
| Rule | What the authority says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Polk County contracts with GFL and FCC Environmental for residential curbside collection. Customer care: (863) 284-4319. | Polk County Solid Waste: Residential Waste (2026-09-19) |
| Frequency | Furniture and appliance collection, formerly called bulk waste collection, takes place once a month on a pre-set, scheduled day. Look up your day with the county's Find Your Collection Day map or call (863) 284-4319. | Polk County Solid Waste: Residential Waste (2026-09-19); Polk County Solid Waste: FAQs (2026-09-19) |
| What qualifies | Items too large to fit inside the garbage roll cart. Household items that were not structurally attached to the house are acceptable. | Polk County Solid Waste: Residential Waste (2026-09-19) |
| Refused | No construction debris or eviction/move-outs will be collected. Items not in compliance are left, and if they stay at the curb they may be subject to code enforcement. | Polk County Solid Waste: Residential Waste (2026-09-19) |
| Placement | Curbside by 6 a.m. on your collection day, within three feet of the curb or edge of the street and at least three feet from other fixed objects. All county collection runs Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Polk County Solid Waste: Residential Waste (2026-09-19) |
What Polk County won't take at the curb
| Rule | What the authority says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Tagged and left | Tires, cars, boats, automobile parts, engines, asbestos, radioactive materials, explosives including propane cylinders, biomedical waste and sharps, lead-acid batteries, used oil and oil filters, and any product labeled toxic, poison, corrosive or flammable. | Polk County Solid Waste: Residential Waste (2026-09-19) |
| Land clearing | Whole trees, tree trunks, stumps, logs, root systems and land clearing debris such as rocks are refused regardless of how small they've been cut. | Polk County Solid Waste: Residential Waste (2026-09-19) |
| Non-conforming piles | Anything outside the collection contract gets a non-collection notice, and disposal becomes the resident's responsibility. The county posts a list of commercial haulers for that. | Polk County Solid Waste: Residential Waste (2026-09-19) |
Polk County yard waste and extra bags
| Rule | What the authority says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Routine yard waste | Once a week. Bagged, bundled or in a container, up to four containers per week, each under 30 pounds. Branches no more than three feet long and two inches in diameter. | Polk County Solid Waste: Residential Waste (2026-09-19) |
| Extra household bags | Up to five additional bags of household waste at the curb, four times per calendar year. | Polk County Solid Waste: Residential Waste (2026-09-19) |
| Second cart | A second garbage roll cart is a one-time $67 lease, plus a $2.50 convenience fee if paid online. | Polk County Solid Waste: Residential Waste (2026-09-19); Polk County Solid Waste: FAQs (2026-09-19) |
Inside Davenport city limits
| Rule | What the authority says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | The City of Davenport Public Services Department provides trash removal services and links a Republic Services holiday schedule for city customers. | City of Davenport: Public Services (2026-09-19) |
| Bulk and yard waste day | Depends on your location. The city's FAQ says to call City Hall at (863) 419-3300 for your household waste, recycling, bulk and yard waste schedule. | City of Davenport: FAQ (2026-09-19) |
| Public Services office | 200 CR 547 North, Davenport, FL 33837, (863) 419-3300 ext. 136. | City of Davenport: Public Services (2026-09-19) |
The honest comparison
Why Davenport is where Big Rob's beats the county truck
Once a month is a long wait when the old sofa is sitting in the driveway, and the county's list of what it won't touch is long: no construction debris, no move-outs, no stumps, nothing that was attached to the house. If you missed this month's day, the next one is four weeks out and the pile sits in the Florida sun the whole time. The city side of Davenport doesn't post its rules at all.
Rob lives here. Davenport, Loughman, ChampionsGate and the Four Corners are same-day calls most days. His crew carries it from inside, takes the construction debris the county refuses, and hauls fridges and freezers to the scrap yard where the refrigerant is recovered. One item starts from $125; a quarter, half or full trailer is $225, $350, $525 or $700, nothing added at the dump. 5.0 stars from 119 Google reviews.
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Questions
Davenport questions
How often does Polk County pick up furniture and appliances in Davenport?
Once a month, on a pre-set day for your area. Find it with the county's Find Your Collection Day map or call (863) 284-4319. Set items within three feet of the curb by 6 a.m. that day.
Will the county pick up construction debris or a move-out pile in Davenport, FL?
No. Polk County's furniture and appliance service refuses construction debris and eviction or move-out piles, and it only takes household items that weren't structurally attached to the house. Non-conforming piles get tagged and left.
I'm inside Davenport city limits. Who do I call for bulk pickup?
City Hall at (863) 419-3300. The city says your bulk and yard waste day depends on your location and doesn't post the schedule online. City trash service is tied to Republic Services.
Sources
- Polk County Solid Waste: Residential Waste · verified
- Polk County Solid Waste: FAQs · verified
- City of Davenport: Public Services · verified
- City of Davenport: FAQ · verified
Left out on purpose
- The City of Davenport's own bulk rules, limits, fees and what it refuses: the city's site says to call City Hall and posts nothing else. Its Republic Services holiday schedule PDF was not read.
- Whether Polk County accepts refrigerators and freezers with refrigerant on furniture and appliance day: the county says appliances not attached to the house are acceptable and doesn't mention Freon.
- A per-pickup item or volume limit for the county's monthly collection: not stated.
- Your specific monthly collection day: it's an address lookup on the county's GIS map, not a published calendar.
- The county's annual assessment amount for collection: the page says fees are billed through annual assessments with no figure.
- Where the Davenport city limit runs and which zip codes or neighborhoods fall outside it: neither site states it, so no boundary is claimed here.
Rather not wait on Davenport?
Call before noon and it's usually gone today. Or text a photo of the pile and Rob sends back a flat quote.
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