Pickup Schedule & Services

About No-Pickup Days

No collection will occur on DeSoto County observed Holidays since the county landfill is closed. If your pick-up day falls on a county observed holiday, only one collection will be provided that week. However,  you will be allowed double the amount of waste (4 bags or cans) on your next regularly scheduled collection day.

Upcoming 2024 Holiday
No-Pickup Days

Good Friday Friday – March 29, 2024

Memorial Day  Monday – May 27, 2024

Independence Day  Thursday – July 4, 2024

2024 Holiday Schedule

There is no residential curbside service on the holidays listed below. You will be allowed double the amount of trash on your next regular day of service. 

New Years Day  Monday – January 1, 2024

MLK Jr. Holiday Monday – January 15, 2024

Presidents Day Monday – February 19, 2024

Good Friday Friday – March 29, 2024

Memorial Day  Monday – May 27, 2024

Independence Day  Thursday – July 4, 2024

Labor Day  Monday – September 2, 2024

Columbus Day  Monday – October 14, 2024

Veterans Day Monday – November 11, 2024

Thanksgiving Thursday – November 28, 2024 & Friday – November 29, 2024

Christmas Tuesday – December 24, 2024 & Wednesday – December 25, 2024 

Residential Pickup

RESIDENTIAL Pickup days are based on the quadrant you live in. This is the directional (NW, NE, SW, SE) that comes before your street name, given to you by the US Postal Service.

The SW section of the county will receive household garbage service on Tuesday’s and Friday’s. Yard waste will be collected on the 1st Wednesday of each month.

NW, NE and SE will receive household garbage service on Monday’s and Thursday’s. Yard waste will be collected on the 3rd Wednesday of each month.

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Womack Sanitation began picking up residential household garbage on January 2, 2006 for all homes located on county-maintained roads.

Residential pick-up will occur twice per week, between the hours of 6:00 am and 7:00 pm. Please have your trash out by 6am. as we may change routes around to be more efficient.

Desoto County Ordinance 2006-35 Article II Section 4.3.2

Quantity of pick-up per service day is limited to 2 (32 gallon max.) garbage bags or cans. They may weigh no more than 40 lbs. This is a total of four bags per week. All bags or cans should be placed at curbside which is defined as no more than 4 feet from the driving surface of the road. Please do not block mailboxes. Garbage bags should be heavy duty plastic and securely tied. If garbage cans are used, they should have two external handles and secure watertight lids. NO DRUMS OR BARRELS ALLOWED! NO CARTS ALLOWED!

Yard Waste

Yard trash, such as tree and shrub trimmings, palm fronds, grass clippings, and small tree branches will be picked up once a month on a Wednesday. If your garbage days are Mon./Thur., then your yard debris day will be the 3rd Wednesday of the month. If your garbage days are Tues./Fri., then your yard debris day will be the 1st Wednesday of the month. It must be bundled in 4ft. lengths with a 40lb. per bundle limit, or canned. NO BAGS! Each household is allowed 2 bundles or cans per month. Yard waste resulting from paid landscaping services is excluded from yard trash pickup. Yard waste piled along side the road that is not bundled will not be collected.

Commercial Pickup Service

Womack Sanitation can provide business owners inside DeSoto County (not within city limits) with dumpster service ranging from one to five times per week. We currently offer 3,4,6,and 8yd containers. For industrial businesses or large institutions, please let us help you with a solution for your specific waste needs.

Roll-Off Containers

Womack Sanitation , the franchised hauler for DeSoto County, provides city and county residents, business owners, and construction and demolition companies with roll-off containers to haul away debris. We offer various sized containers to accommodate your specific needs. The following are approximate dimensions of the containers, exact dimensions may vary. Pricing varies depending on the material to be hauled. For pricing information, call 863-494-1580.

15 Yard Roll-Off

15 ft. long
7.5 ft. wide
4 ft. deep

20 Yard Roll-Off

22 ft. long
7.5 ft. wide
4 ft. deep

30 Yard Roll-Off

22 ft. long
7.5 ft. wide
6 ft. deep

RESIDENTIAL Pickup days are based on the quadrant you live in. This is the directional (NW, NE, SW, SE) that comes before your street name, given to you by the US Postal Service.

When a regular collection day falls on a holiday, only one collection will be provided that week. Customers who missed a collection day due to a holiday will be permitted double the amount of waste to be put out on their next collection day.