For More Info On Recycling

List of Collection Centers

Home Chemical Collection

All Miami-Dade County residents can visit the Miami-Dade County Home Chemical Collection Centers any time during normal operating hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday – Sunday). No appointment is needed. No commercial disposal is permitted.

The locations of the Home Chemical Collection are as follows:

 

Bulk Trash Disposal

All Miami-Dade County residents can dispose of bulk trash at one of the landfills, for a fee.

The locations of the landfills are as follows:

* Accepts used motor oil
** Accepts used electronics
*** Does not accept white goods
**** Does not accept tires.

Acceptable and Unacceptable Recycling Items

Items Allowed

  • Aluminum, steel and tin cans - empty
  • PET bottles with symbol #1 with screw tops only - empty     
  • HDPE plastic bottles with the symbol #2 (milk, water bottles, detergent and shampoo bottles, etc.) - empty   
  • Plastic Recycle plastics by shape: bottles, jars, jugs, cups, and tubs.
  • Glass food & beverage containers (clear, brown and green) - empty
  • Uncoated paperboard (ex. Cereal boxes; food and snack boxes)
  • Newspaper, mail, magazines, glossy inserts, pamphlets and catalogs
  • Uncoated printing, phone books, writing and office paper
  • Old corrugated containers/cardboard (uncoated)
  • Now Accepted: Plastic to-go cups and paper cups 
*Any items not listed above are not permissible. Go to wm.com/recycleright for the most current recycling information.

Items Not Allowed

  • Garbage or other non-recyclable waste ex. cylinders, tanks, rocks, dirt, building debris, flammables
  • Batteries ex. dry cell batteries, lead acid batteries
  • Certain glass products ex. window or auto glass, incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs, mirrors, glass cookware or bakeware, ceramics
  • Plastic bags, foam, trays and containers
  • Home chemicals ex. paints, pesticides
  • Medical waste and pharmaceuticals
  • Electronic waste and accessories ex. PCs, monitors, televisions, printer cartridges, keyboards, cell phones, CDs and DVDs
  • Other non-recyclables ex. coat hangers, small appliances, microwave trays
  • Empty propane or oxygen tanks

Hazardous Waste Collection

Once a year in May, the Town collects hazardous waste materials. Please call Town Hall at 305.861.4863 for our schedule and more information.

Free Trees Available Through County's Adopt-a-Tree Program

Surfside residents living in single-family or duplex homes are eligible to receive up to two free trees per year through Miami-Dade County’s Adopt-a-Tree program. Since launching in 2001, the program has distributed more than 246,000 trees countywide.

The 2025 season begins Sunday, May 18, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Miami Central Senior High School, 1781 NW 95th St., Miami. Trees will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Pre-registration is encouraged to confirm eligibility, though it does not guarantee tree availability.

Planned tree selections for the May event include: Florida Keys blackbead, grafted carambola, gumbo limbo, jaboticaba, joewood, locustberry, Malay apple, paradise tree, pigeon plum, red mulberry, red stopper and soursop.

Two additional events are scheduled for the 2025 season:

  • Saturday, June 28, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Kaseya Center, 601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Registration opens in late May. Trees may include: Barbados cherry, black ironwood, crabwood, Florida fiddlewood, grafted mango, mamey, marlberry, Simpson’s stopper, soursop and sugar apple.

  • Saturday, Sept. 6, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center, 10950 SW 211 St., Cutler Bay. Registration opens in early August. Tree options may include: firebush, grafted carambola, grafted mango, jaboticaba, jackfruit, Jamaican caper, red mulberry, white stopper and yellow necklacepod.

To expedite pickup, residents are encouraged to register online in advance and bring their registration number to the event.

For more information or to register, visit miamidade.gov and search “Adopt-a-Tree.”

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