Trash & Recycling

Confirm your building’s current collection arrangements

Century Village uses shared collection areas and containerized service. Ask your manager or UCO to confirm the current hauler, garbage days, recycling days, bulk day, placement rules, and seasonal changes for your association. General single-family cart instructions are not automatically the instructions for an association dumpster.

Post a simple building-specific notice with the confirmed schedule, effective date, and reporting contact. Update it when the service changes.

What goes where?

SWA’s blue-and-yellow system separates containers from paper. Put recyclables in loose, without plastic bags. Plastic bags, foam, shredded paper, utensils, straws, foil or pans, paper towels, napkins, batteries, and light bulbs do not belong in these recycling containers.

A recycling symbol is not a guarantee of acceptance. Check the current SWA guide when unsure. Hazardous items require special handling even if they are not recyclable.

Bulky items need advance coordination

UCO’s published containerized collection guidance distinguishes ordinary garbage, bulk furniture and appliances, and construction debris. It instructs residents to put accepted bulk items beside the dumpster at the approved time, rather than inside it.

Before moving a sofa, mattress, appliance, or large cleanout pile, ask the manager about the current collection limit and staging location. Keep dumpster lifting access, walkways, parking, and emergency routes clear. Arrange additional collection when the load is outside regular service.

Do not assume that leaving an item next to a dumpster makes it eligible for pickup. Large glass, renovation materials, and oversized loads may require different handling.

Renovation waste is part of the contractor’s job

Include removal of demolition and construction debris in the written scope of work. Identify who supplies a suitable container, where it may be placed, and who pays for removal. Confirm association approval and applicable requirements before bringing in a temporary dumpster.

UCO’s guidance says residents’ ordinary collection service does not cover contractor construction debris removal. A full dumpster of renovation material can prevent normal garbage collection and shift the problem to neighbors.

Some items need special disposal

SWA hazardous waste guidance · Lithium battery disposal

A practical board and manager checklist

1. Confirm the service. Record the current hauler, collection days, container sizes, limits, and additional pickup arrangements.
2. Make instructions visible. Use large-print signs and simple examples near containers and in welcome materials.
3. Inspect the area. Assign routine checks for overflow, leaks, broken lids, litter, blocked access, and pests.
4. Plan for seasonal demand. Track recurring overflow and ask about additional service or larger containers before peak occupancy.
5. Control renovation waste. Include disposal expectations in contractor instructions and project approvals.
6. Track problems and costs. Keep missed-pickup reports, photographs, service responses, and special collection invoices together.

For older residents, keep disposal areas well lit and accessible and consider how someone with limited strength or mobility can use them safely. Residents should ask for help with heavy items rather than climb into a dumpster or move bulky furniture alone.

Small habits protect shared spaces. Consistent instructions and prompt maintenance work better than a cluttered area full of conflicting notices.

Who to contact

Start with your association manager for container access, overflow, cleanup, or unauthorized dumping. Provide the association name, location, waste type, expected pickup day, and a photograph if safely available.

SWA Customer Information Services: 561-697-2700 for collection concerns and disposal guidance. Confirm the current schedule first.

UCO: 561-683-9189 or admin@unitedcivic.org for community coordination and the appropriate service contact.

Report hazardous material or suspected dumping without confronting anyone or handling unknown substances. Call 911 for an immediate emergency, including a fire.

Official resources & related reading

• SWA recycling guide, bin support, and multifamily posters
• SWA collection updates and pickup guidelines
• SWA recycling information card — including sharps guidance
• UCO community manager reports and updates
• UCO April 2025 report — published containerized collection guidance (historical; confirm current arrangements)

Bulk trash pickup · Landscaping & pest control · Property managers

Reviewed October 17, 2026. This page addresses Century Village, West Palm Beach. Building-specific dumpster service, seasonal frequency, special collection fees, and permitted materials must be confirmed with the current service provider. Historical schedules are not presented as current collection days.

Keep one dated instruction sheet at each collection area

Board Synergy recommended practice Have management confirm the current service in writing, then publish a simple building-specific notice with collection days, set-out windows, accepted materials, bulk arrangements, and the reporting contact. Remove superseded notices.

• Match the service: separate household garbage, loose blue/yellow recyclables, bulk household items, construction debris, and hazardous materials.
• Assign follow-up: record missed pickups, overflow, damaged containers, photographs, ticket numbers, and completion.
• Plan renovations: specify debris removal and approved container placement before the contractor arrives.
• Protect access: keep collection equipment, walking routes, and emergency access clear; arrange safe help for heavy items.

Service procedure / contractual duty Confirm the current hauler and collection terms for the actual association. The October 2026 provider transition does not establish that every historical schedule or special-pickup rule continues unchanged. Governing-document requirement Any proposed owner charge or sanction needs its own authority and process; an extra collection invoice alone does not establish a collection right.

Connected guides and procedures

• Bulk trash century village
• UCO LCAM: parking and dumpster enforcement
• Licensed insured contractors
• Uco pod storage authorization
• Landscaping pest control
• Who manages what?

Independent Board Synergy educational guidance. Current operator instructions, applicable law, governing documents, and agreements control the actual decision.