Miami-Dade County Department of Solid Waste Management offers tips for inclement weather

In anticipation of possible severe weather conditions associated with Hurricane Irma, the Miami-Dade Department of Solid Waste Management (DSWM) offers the following information for managing garbage:

• Do not begin any tree pruning or cleanup activities.
• DSWM customers needing to immediately dispose of household trash, yard trash and bulky items should take trash items to the nearest Neighborhood Trash and Recycling Center listed below:
  • Golden Glades – 140 NW 160 St.
  • Chapman Field – 13600 SW 60 Ave.
  • North Dade – 21500 NW 47 Ave.
  • Eureka Drive – 9401 SW 184 St.
  • Norwood – 19901 NW 7 Ave.
  • Moody Drive – 12970 SW 268 St.
  • Palm Springs North – 7870 NW 178 St.
  • Richmond Heights – 14050 Boggs Dr.
  • West Little River – 1830 NW 79 St.
  • Snapper Creek – 2200 SW 117 Ave.
  • South Miami Heights – 20800 SW 117 Ct.
  • Sunset Kendall – 8000 SW 107 Ave.
  • West Perrine – 16651 SW 107 Ave.

• Trash and Recycling Centers are open daily from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and will have extended operating hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. effective Wednesday, September 6, 2017.
• The Centers are open only to Miami-Dade County waste collection customers*.

For more information, including the address of the closest Trash and Recycling Center, customers should call 311, the County’s Contact Center, or visit the Department’s website at www.miamidade.gov/solidwaste.

*Waste Collection Customers are households in the unincorporated service area and the following cities: Aventura, Cutler Bay, Doral, Miami Gardens, Miami Lakes, Opa-locka, Palmetto Bay, Pinecrest, Sunny Isles Beach.