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Open Subscription Customer Guidelines Nassau County
The following services, guidelines, and resource links are available specifically for the residents of Unincorporated Nassau County.
Set Out Time: 6:00 AM
Garbage Pickup
Container: Meridian Waste provided 95-gallon cart included in subscription.
Quantity: 1
Frequency: Once per week
Weight Limits: 60 lbs. / bag or container
Recycling
Container: Meridian Waste provided 95-gallon cart included in subscription.
Quantity: 1 cart.
Frequency: Bi-weekly on Thursday
Materials Accepted:
Materials Accepted: Plastic (Labeled #s 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7); aluminum and tin cans; mixed paper
Glass, plastic bags, and black plastic NOT accepted
Bulk Waste Pickup
Weight Limits: Ability for 2 people to safely pick up
Call to schedule. Cost per item.
White Goods / Appliance Pickup
Call to schedule. Cost per item.
Explosion Danger!
Lithium-ion batteries (the kind in cell phones, laptops, tablets) easily catch fire or explode when crushed, even if they're “dead”!
NEVER put them in the Garbage OR Recycling.
Instead, find a safe, authorized drop-off center near you using the Battery Network Locator.
Lithium Batteries
Learn How You Can Recycle Right
Tips to Take and Common Mistakes to Avoid
Items you can recycle.
Help us recycle right by only throwing these items into your recycling cart or bin. Mixing garbage with recycling is costly for everyone. When in doubt, just throw it out (in the garbage, that is).
Local government recycling collection guidelines vary. Confirm before recycling.
Find your residential or commercial pickup schedule.
Enter your information below to find which day(s) of the week your solid waste materials get collected.
IMPORTANT:
Please include your valid email address and mobile phone number as Meridian Waste will email you a link to sync (optional) your electronic calendar with your Meridian Waste pick up collection schedule.
A valid email address and mobile phone is also important to notify you of service alerts such as schedule changes due to weather delays, holidays, and other unsafe or unexpected circumstances.
How to Place Carts Curbside
Holidays Observed
New Year's Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
* If the holiday occurs on or prior to your scheduled collection day, services will be delayed one day for the remainder of the week.