Clay County trash pickup depends on your service area, not just your mailing address. Start with the table below. A Green Cove Springs or Orange Park postal address does not necessarily put you inside that city’s collection area.

Clay County trash pickup: who collects where

County-served address? Use the pickup-day lookup before setting out your cart. FCC also handles missed pickups, new carts and route questions.

Thanksgiving and Christmas 2026: check your service area

Green Cove Springs: confirmed 2026 schedule. There is no collection Thursday-Friday, Nov. 26-27, or Thursday-Friday, Dec. 24-25. Service resumes on your next scheduled collection day, not automatically the following morning. Keep the city’s 2026 holiday schedule handy.

Unincorporated Clay County: when a collection holiday falls on a weekday, pickup for the rest of that week moves back one day. County holiday collection details.

• Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2026: Thursday pickup moves to Friday, Nov. 27; Friday pickup moves to Saturday, Nov. 28.
• Christmas, Friday, Dec. 25, 2026: Friday pickup moves to Saturday, Dec. 26.
• New Year’s Day, Friday, Jan. 1, 2027: Friday pickup moves to Saturday, Jan. 2.

Questions about your county route? Call FCC at 904-490-9996.

Orange Park: the town’s standing policy skips Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day, with affected service delayed one day for the rest of the week. Confirm the 2026 holiday notice and your recycling week with Waste Management before setting out bins.

Penney Farms: normal household pickup is Monday morning. Confirm any 2026 holiday-week changes with Town Hall rather than assuming the normal day will hold.

County carts and yard waste: the useful limits

In unincorporated Clay County, set carts out by 6 a.m., opening toward the road and at least three feet from cars, mailboxes and other obstacles. Keep the lid closed. Extra bags need a county overflow sticker; each bag may weigh up to 40 pounds.

Yard waste goes out the same day, up to three cubic yards a week. Bags or containers may weigh no more than 50 pounds. Branches must be no longer than four feet and no thicker than four inches. Whole trees and land-clearing debris do not qualify. FCC preparation rules.

Bulk pickup: call before putting it out

County service: one bulk pickup per household per month, up to two large items or three cubic yards. Request it from FCC before placing items curbside. Use the collection date FCC gives you, and set items out no more than one day before that date.

Furniture, appliances, mattresses and TVs qualify. Construction debris, car parts, gas engines, pianos and hot tubs do not. Grills must have the gas tank removed.

• Orange Park: schedule with Waste Management; up to five cubic yards monthly at no additional charge. More volume or extra collections cost more.
• Green Cove Springs: bulky items are by appointment through the city.
• Penney Farms: arrange special pickup with Town Hall. A $50 service fee plus disposal costs applies.

Recycling, batteries and drop-off spots

County curbside recycling ended Oct. 1, 2024. Green Cove Springs ended its city recycling service Sept. 29, 2025. Clean, flat cardboard can still go to designated drop-offs; Orange Park retains its separate curbside program.

Rosemary Hill, 3545 Rosemary Hill Road, Green Cove Springs, opens Monday-Saturday, 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. The county facilities page has drop-off rules and locations. Confirm holiday opening hours before loading the car.

Batteries, paint, motor oil, pesticides and propane tanks belong at the household hazardous waste center, not curbside. Bring ID; household hazardous waste service is for Clay County residents, with a 25-gallon daily limit. Tape lithium-ion battery terminals or bag each battery separately. Never put them in your trash cart.