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.

Town Hosts Annual Remembrance Events

📰98 Points of Light - Stories of Remembrance - View the dedicated publication.

🎥Watch the 2025 Remembrance Event recording.

📄Visit the Memorial News & Updates page.

Extinguishing of the Remembrance Torch

On July 20, 2025, the Town extinguished the Symbolic Remembrance Torch lit on June 24 in honor of the 98 souls lost four years ago. The Torch was extinguished at 8:03p.m., the exact time when the final person was recovered on July 20, 2021. Vice Mayor Tina Paul and Commissioner Gerardo Vildostegui joined family member Pablo Langesfeld, former Commissioner Marianne Meischeid and Town staff for the solemn gathering. May their memories be a blessing.



June 24 Remembrance Events

On Tuesday, June 24, the Town of Surfside held its annual events to mark the fourth anniversary of the Champlain Towers South building collapse of June 24, 2021.

A Lighting of the Torch was held at 1:22 a.m., the exact time of the collapse, with first responders from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) including Fire Chief Ray Jadallah and Firefighter Maggie Castro who led rescue and recovery efforts. After the Remembrance Torch was lit, the names of the 98 souls were read aloud in the presence of a family members and friends who gathered for the solemn occasion.

The daytime Remembrance Ceremony included a large American Flag displayed by fire trucks which flew poignantly over across from the site in addition to a Flyover from Miami-Dade Police Aviation.

Surfside Mayor Charles W. Burkett led the ceremony on behalf of the Town and thanked all the agencies and partners who have offered support in the wake of the collapse. The program also featured Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, as well as remarks from family members of the 98 deceased, and survivors of the building. Fire Chief Ray Jadallah and members of the MDFR led the Reading of the Names.

Vice Mayor Tina Paul and Commissioners Ruben Coto and Gerardo Vildostegui were also in attendance. Community faith leaders Father Sosa of St. Joseph Catholic Parish and Rabbi Zalman Lipskar of The Shul provided the Invocation and Benediction.

The Ceremony was held on the 100 block of 88th Street – the future site of the Memorial. The Town continues working with the Memorial Committee and project partners to finalize the design.

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