For more than 50 years, the Department of Solid Waste Management has served the Miami-Dade community. Today, we are the largest government owned and operated waste collection and disposal system in the southeastern United States. In addition to providing waste collection and recycling services to over 300,000 households in unincorporated Miami-Dade County and nine municipalities, our Department owns and operates the most technologically advanced waste-to-energy facility in the world.

It’s official!  The Department of Solid Waste Management completed its garbage automation effort, with crews delivering EZGO carts to the final households in the Department’s service area.  More than 300,000 households participate in this innovative garbage collection service that is neater, cleaner, safer and more efficient for residents and employees alike!  While automating the Department’s waste collection service area is complete, we’ll continue to adjust, monitor and improve our waste collection efforts.

The Department of Solid Waste Management is hard at work cleaning up litter and illegal dumping, but we must all do our part to help keep Miami-Dade County clean. The DSWM has launched a litter awareness campaign with a message to residents - "Don't Trash It. Can It!"

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A customer satisfaction survey conducted by an independent research firm found that more than 80 percent of Miami-Dade residents rate garbage collection as good or very good.