Ready Your Home and Property for Hurricane Season

As we near hurricane season - which starts June 1 - it's time to get prepared. Trim your trees and clean out your garages, carports, and storage areas and see details below on the City's EXTENDED SERVICES to help get you ready.

The City's Sanitation Services will provide additional bulk and vegetation pickup in June. It is crucial to prepare now and clean out our homes and properties, so we don’t overwhelm our sanitation systems and staff.

View your regular Residential Curbside Collection schedule, and additional pickup dates below.

For questions, please contact our Sanitation Services department at 561-416-3367.

Not sure if you are serviced by Boca Raton sanitation? View our City limits map to see if you're within the City's boundaries.

Additional Bulk and Vegetation Pickup Days

Managing Your Debris

Learn more about what to do with your debris throughout any potential storm - know what to do before, during and after.

BEFORE A STORM

● Cut back trees from buildings and power lines.

● Thin out foliage so that wind can flow freely through branches and minimize the chances of being uprooted.

● Clean out any unwanted items in your garage or storage. You may need the space to store items during a storm.

● Clear your property of any items that could be a danger to you or your neighbors in hurricane-force winds, such as old lumber and broken lawn furniture. 

View the Sustainable Tree Maintenance page for information on pruning and more.

View Bulk Waste information and acceptable items.

View Vegetative Waste information and acceptable items.

ONCE A STORM IS NAMED

● DO NOT cut trees or do any major yard work.

● DO NOT begin any construction projects that produce debris.

● DO NOT clean out your garage or storage areas.

● Secure garbage containers or move them inside prior to the arrival of the storm.

● Monitor the City's website and social media for updates on when regular sanitation services will stop before the storm. Visit Facebook, NextDoor, and X (Twitter).

Remember, the City will work to re-establish household garbage pick-up as soon as possible. Depending on the severity of a storm, debris removal could take weeks or months.

AFTER A STORM

● Be patient. After a storm, our first priority is to clear roadways to allow safe passage through our community.

● Keep household garbage, recycling, vegetative, and/or construction debris in separate piles. 

● Place debris clear from any electrical lines, overhanging trees, water meters, mailboxes, and fire hydrants. For safety reasons, DO NOT place garbage/debris in the road.

● Secure garbage containers or move them inside prior to the arrival of the storm.

● Monitor the City's website and social media Facebook, NextDoor, and X (Twitter) for updates on when regular sanitation services will stop before the storm.

Stay Connected for Important Updates

One of the first things to do to prepare for hurricane season is to sign up for Alert Boca emergency notifications and stay connected during a storm at all times.

Receive alerts from the City and the Boca Raton Police Department via text message, email, pager, or voice mail (in extreme cases), based on your preferences. It's easy to sign up!

●  Sign up today! Visit Alert Boca or text AlertBoca (no space) to 38276

●  Receive important information during a severe storm or hurricane.

●  Plus, keep up to date on City projects, meetings, events and more

Other ways to stay up to date on City happenings all year long?

●   Subscribe to the City's monthly City Connection

Get the My Boca App for a quick and easy way to report a concern, check beach conditions, pay a water bill & more.