Junk removal in Bay Harbor Islands, on the West Island and the East

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What the Town picks up, and the Thursday rule

Bay Harbor Islands runs its own trash service. Miami-Dade County lists it among the towns whose service is provided by their local government, and the Town says it collects or franchises collection itself. Questions go to Town Hall at 305-866-6241.

Bulk items such as furniture, mattresses, box springs, bed frames, couches and chairs are picked up on Thursdays only, and items with glass are not included. Refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers and dishwashers need a scheduled pickup through Town Hall, with fridge, freezer and oven doors removed. The Town will not pick up construction debris, paint, chemicals or fluorescent bulbs, and paid gardeners must take their own yard debris away.

The curb rule has teeth. Town code bars trash or landscape debris at the curb except on the bulk day or by special arrangement, with fines of $100, then $250, then $500, plus removal costs. A cleanout that misses Thursday either waits a week inside or goes out with a hauler the same day it is loaded.

02

Tear-outs, permits and the weekday window

Permits come from the Town of Bay Harbor Islands Building and Zoning Department at 1045 95th Street, Trailer 3, and are filed online through the Citizenserve portal. The Town's permit application lists demolition as a permit item. Your general contractor, or you as the owner, pulls it. Rapid Haul does not.

Town construction hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and no contractor work is allowed on Saturdays, Sundays or Town holidays. So a Bay Harbor tear-out is a weekday job. Dany does the non-structural part: tile, tubs, vanities, cabinets, counters and flooring, never anything that holds up the building. Room demo starts at $750, and since the Town takes no construction debris, the haul is part of the price.

or call (754) 249-1015

03

Two islands, two kinds of homes

The Town sits on two islands in north Biscayne Bay, founded in 1947 by Shepard Broad. The West Island, originally called Broadview, holds the single-family houses. The East Island, originally Bay Harbor, holds the business district and the multi-family buildings, and once had one of the largest concentrated collections of mid-century Miami Modern architecture. The Town's own garbage schedule follows the same split: condos and apartments on the East Island, houses on the West Island.

Census figures put the median value of owner-occupied homes at $653,500, with 48.9% of homes owner-occupied. On the West Island, a job usually means a house: an older bathroom or kitchen, a garage, a full cleanout before a sale. On the East Island it usually means a condo or apartment, where elevator, loading and dumpster rules come from the building, so ask management before booking.

04

Price, timing and how the job runs from Hollywood

Rapid Haul is based in Hollywood and Miami-Dade is one of its two main counties. Text a photo to (754) 249-1015 and Dany sends one flat, all-in price covering labor, loading, hauling and disposal. Same-day pickup is often possible when you call early. Rapid Haul works Monday to Saturday, 7 AM to 7 PM, but tear-out work here stays inside the Town's weekday hours.

Junk removal is paid after the job. Jobs of $1,000 and over, which are mostly demolition, take a 50% deposit. Starting prices:

• Furniture removal from $125
• Appliance removal from $100, no Town appointment needed
• Construction debris hauling from $200
• Room demo from $750
• House cleanouts from $1,000

or call (754) 249-1015

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West Island and East Island

Dany serves both islands. On the West Island, tell him where the truck can park on your street. On the East Island, send the building's elevator and loading rules with your photos, and he plans the carry-out around them.