Commercial Services

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City of Florence Commercial Collection

The City services our commercial customers up to six times per week. We have two night routes that operate from midnight until 8:00 a.m. and two daytime routes that operate from 6:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on weekdays. We also operate a route on Saturday morning. Rates vary depending on the size container and how often it needs emptying.

The largest containers provided by the city are 8 cubic yards and measure approximately 6-by-6 feet. The city also has available 4 and 6 cubic yard containers. Tops are made of plastic and can be flipped up for disposal. The 6 and 8 yard containers also have sliding doors on each side to allow access

Section 22-91. Commercial Garbage Collection Fees
Rate Schedule

November 1, 2021–Present       

Collections per Week

4 Yard Dumpster
Monthly Rate

6 Yard Dumpster
Monthly Rate

8 Yard Dumpster
Monthly Rate

2

$110.00

$163.00

$214.00

3

$163.00

$243.00

$324.00

4

$214.00

$324.00

$431.00

5

$268.00

$405.00

$538.00

6

$323.00

$483.00

$648.00

 There are hereby fixed the following fees for collecting, handling, and disposing of garbage for commercial establishments within the corporate limits of the City of Florence:

  1. For each commercial establishment in the corporate limits of the city, the fee shall be based upon the size of the commercial dumpster and frequency of collection as set forth below:             

Effective November 1, 2020

  1.  The minimum monthly fee for commercial establishments in the corporate limits of the City that are sharing a dumpster or using a roll-out garbage cart shall be twenty-six dollars ($26.00) beginning November 1, 2020, through October 31, 2021, and thirty dollars ($30.00) thereafter.
  2.  An additional monthly fee of ten dollars ($10.00) will be added if the customer has a gated area that we must open to access.
  3. Cost for additional service on an unscheduled day will be seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per occurrence. This will be billed separately, not with your monthly charge.
  4.  New Commercial dumpster customers will incur a one-time setup fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00).
  5. Construction and demolition materials cannot be placed in city containers because these materials will damage our trucks. 
Items NOT allowed in a City dumpster:
  • Dirt
  • Pallets
  • Stone/Gravel
  • Concrete
  • Mattresses
  • Furniture
  • Liquids
  • Hazardous Materials

Dumpster Placement, Pad, and Enclosure Specifications

Florence City collection trucks are approximately 33’ long and 11’ wide. Dumpster lift forks add another 5’ to the overall truck length. The approach to the box must have a minimum 45-foot runway from any obstacle so that trucks can maneuver to empty the box.

The requirements in the city code, Section 24-5 for a dumpster pad must be followed since loaded trucks can weigh in excess of 60,000 lbs requiring a sturdy pad. The code requires, among other things, that the pad be constructed from reinforced concrete with the following dimensions: 20 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 6 inches thick. 

Dumpster enclosures must be sized to allow employees easy access as well as access for collection trucks. The minimum opening width between posts or gates must be 12 feet. If gates are necessary, they should be built sturdily enough to support their own weight and must include a mechanism allowing them to stay open. Steel posts or something similar placed within the enclosure helps to prevent the container from being put down against the enclosure wall.