Junk removal across Broward County, from Dany's Hollywood base

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Every Broward city runs its own trash pickup

Broward County does not run one pickup for everyone. Each city sets its own service. Some use their own crews: Deerfield Beach calls itself the sole provider of curbside garbage service, Hallandale Beach runs a City Sanitation Division, and Oakland Park uses its Public Works Solid Waste Division. Most contract it out. WM serves Fort Lauderdale, Plantation, Parkland and Dania Beach. Coastal Waste & Recycling serves Davie, Coral Springs and Wilton Manors. Republic Services serves Weston, Coconut Creek and Margate. Waste Pro serves Miramar and Hillsboro Beach. Pembroke Pines splits it: Waste Pro for garbage, Eastern Waste Systems for bulk and yard waste.

So the bulk limit changes when you cross a city line. Per each city: Margate limits bulk to three cubic yards a week, Coral Springs to 6 cubic yards (only 2 of them construction debris), Pembroke Pines to 10 cubic yards per pickup, Fort Lauderdale to one monthly pile no larger than 10 cubic yards, and Davie and Plantation to 15 cubic yards. Weston collects bulk only four times a year, in January, April, July and October. Hollywood, Dany's home city, collects bulk once a month and caps it at 6 cubic yards.

A hauler makes sense when the pile is bigger than your city's limit, when the next bulk day is weeks away, or when the material is something the curb refuses, like remodel debris.

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Cities that control who hauls construction debris

Several Broward cities restrict who may haul construction and demolition debris or supply roll-offs. Pembroke Pines says it has an exclusive franchise agreement with Waste Pro for the collection of all construction and demolition debris. Coconut Creek names Republic as the exclusive provider of roll-off dumpsters. Deerfield Beach lists roll-off service among the services it provides as sole provider. Southwest Ranches requires property owners to use the town's franchise service provider for all solid waste. Hollywood's code requires a permit from the Director of Public Works to collect construction and demolition material in the city.

Rapid Haul does not claim to be an authorized or franchise hauler in any of those cities, and Dany will not tell you otherwise. Debris from permitted demolition in those cities may have to go through the city's franchise hauler. Before he books a tear-out, Dany looks at your scope and your address and tells you what applies. Furniture, appliance and household cleanouts are a different matter, and he will say so plainly.

or call (754) 249-1015

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Permits: your city first, the county behind it

Building permits in Broward come from the city where the property sits: Pembroke Pines' Building Department at 601 City Center Way, Davie's Building Division at 8800 SW 36th St, Coral Springs' Building Department at 9500 W Sample Rd, Weston's Building Code Services Department, and so on. Some cities contract the work out; Deerfield Beach, Southwest Ranches and West Park use CAP Government. For unincorporated Broward and the cities it contracts with, such as Lazy Lake, it is the Broward County Building Code Division.

The county still shows up on demolition paperwork. Margate requires Broward County environmental approval for demolition, Sunrise sends demolition plans through Broward County ePermits OneStop when needed, and Fort Lauderdale and Davie ask for an asbestos statement or notice to the county on their demolition checklists.

Your GC or you as the owner pull the permit. Rapid Haul does not. Dany's crew does non-structural tear-out only (kitchens, baths, flooring, drywall, decks, sheds), never anything that holds up the house, and hauls the debris.

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Broward County drop-off centers, and who may use them

Broward County runs three Residential Drop-Off Centers for bulk and yard waste: North at 2780 N. Powerline Rd in Pompano Beach, Central at 5490 Reese Rd in Davie, and South at 5601 W. Hallandale Beach Blvd in West Park. They are open Saturdays only, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and may be used up to four times a month.

They are only for residents of the Broward Municipal Services District, Dania Beach, Davie, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, Lazy Lake, Oakland Park, Pembroke Park, Weston and West Park. Bring photo ID and a document showing your address. The county turns away commercial vehicles, anything larger than a 1-ton pickup, and trailers longer than 8 feet, and does not take garbage, propane tanks or tires. Everyone else is told to contact their own city's Public Works Department. Cooper City says its residents may not use any Broward County disposal locations.

For construction debris, the Broward County Landfill at 7101 SW 205th Ave in Southwest Ranches accepts bulk, yard trash and C&D that originate in Broward, but no household garbage or hazardous waste.

or call (754) 249-1015

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How Rapid Haul covers Broward

Broward is home turf. Rapid Haul is based in Hollywood, and most jobs are in Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Davie, Weston and Hollywood, and the service area also takes in Miramar, Sunrise, Plantation, Cooper City, Coral Springs, Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach. Every Broward town has its own page below with its pickup rules, drop-off and permit office.

Text a photo to (754) 249-1015. Dany answers himself and gives you one flat price that covers labor, loading, hauling and disposal, usually the same day. Same-day pickup is often possible when you call early. Starting prices: furniture $125, appliances $100, garage cleanouts $300, house cleanouts $1,000, sheds $350, decks $550, room tear-outs $750, construction debris $200. Junk removal is paid after the job; jobs of $1,000 and over take a 50% deposit. Hours are Monday to Saturday, 7 AM to 7 PM.