Anna Maria City has always had code regarding the time and placement of trash cans at an owners curb. Anna Maria City is beginning to see trash cans sitting out at the curb for days. The city has focused on short term rentals as well as absentee property owners that come out to Anna Maria Island and leave their cans out for the week.
The city of Anna Maria says no more. The Islander newspaper reported on this topic in August and quoted code enforcement officer Gerry Rathvon, “These containers sit there for days. They often get blown over by storms, and I go out and pick up the trash.” It’s an ugly situation, trash cans sitting out everywhere for days.
The city on Anna Maria Island is compiling a list of repeat offenders. Code allows fines of up to $250 per day. There is an easy solution, Waste Management offers a back door pickup service for $3 per month. Waste Management employees will retrieve your trash at the back door on the assigned trash days. Seems like a no-brainer. One fine could be $250, that is 80 months of back door pick ups to pay for one fine. Wow, what a pay back.
From the Islander, “City code states: Residential containers and garden trash shall be placed out for collection no earlier than 5 PM of the day prior to the scheduled collection and shall be removed from curbside not later than 9 PM of the day of collection.” All residential containers, garden trash and recycle containers must be on the owners property.
Currently for 2009 the Anna Maria City the trash pick up days are
Monday – Trash/Garbage and recyclables
Wednesday – yard waste
Thursday – Trash/Garbage
Not sure why everyone does not sign up for back door service with Waste Management? One thing is for sure, if an Anna Maria Island property owner is renting their home out seasonally with or without property management the back door service is a no-brainer.
Meet Larry Chatt. Larry is the Broker/Owner of Island Real Estate – and has owned Anna Maria Island investment property while residing in New England, Ohio, Colorado, Iowa and across Europe. He and his family have been on the island for decades and Larry has served his community in various roles with the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce
I noticed that this post is from 2009. Is the Yard Waste pick up day for Anna Maria still on Monday?
Sorry, that should say Wednesday….I just heard it is now Monday?
I just verified that trash pick up is still Monday/Thursday in the City of Anna Maria. Hope that helps!