St. Lucie County Utilities Guide

In St. Lucie County the provider depends on the address: the county runs water and sewer only for the unincorporated area, Port St. Lucie runs its own water and sewer, and the Fort Pierce Utilities Authority serves Fort Pierce.

The St. Lucie County Utilities FAQ lists potable water, wastewater and reclaimed water service to homes and businesses in the county's unincorporated portion, adds that reclaimed water is not offered to single-family homes, and places the customer service office at 2300 Virginia Avenue in Fort Pierce, with the lobby open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.. Port St. Lucie water and sewer accounts belong to the city's Utility Systems Department, where new council-adopted rates and fees apply from October 1, 2026 (Port St. Lucie Utility Systems). The Fort Pierce Utilities Authority posts rate resolutions for electric, natural gas, water, wastewater and its FPUAnet internet service, including water rates under UA 2026-04 and wastewater under UA 2026-05 (FPUA rates and resolutions).

The trash column comes from the St. Lucie County Solid Waste customer service page, which sorts residents into those three groups; the water column comes from the county FAQ, the Port St. Lucie Utility Systems page and the FPUA rates page cited above.

Unincorporated St. Lucie County households deal with St. Lucie County Utilities Customer Service at 772-462-1150, which opens, transfers and closes water and sewer accounts and answers billing questions.

Account changes in St. Lucie County start with a phone call: according to the county utility FAQ, Customer Service sends the list of documents needed before an account is set up, moved or closed, and a mailing address can be changed by phone, by email or on the back of the payment stub. Mailed payments go to a post office box in Fort Pierce, and the FAQ links a bill statement tutorial for reading the charges. Deposit amounts, the rates that took effect in August 2026 and the fee for each payment method are set out in the St. Lucie County water and sewer guide.

Inside Port St. Lucie the city utility handles all of this instead. Its Utility Systems page describes paperless billing, pay-by-text, two City Hall drop boxes on SW Port St. Lucie Blvd and a 24/7 payment line at 772-873-6400, along with a septic to sewer conversion program for homes still on septic systems.

Curbside garbage, recycling and yard waste in unincorporated St. Lucie County are collected under the county program, with containers at the curb before 7 a.m. and pickup days shown on the county's interactive map.

The St. Lucie County customer service page names Waste Pro as the hauler that takes service requests from unincorporated residents, and also lists the county Solid Waste office at 772-462-1768 for service problems. Its set-out rules for St. Lucie County curbs: garbage in tied bags or cans no larger than 32 gallons and under 50 lbs each; no propane, helium or other compressed gas cylinders, gas cans, or auto and boat parts; garbage and recycling at least 4 feet apart when they share a pickup day; and containers no more than 2 feet from the road or curb. Limbs and fronds are stacked neatly, no longer than 4 feet and no piece over 50 lbs, and renovation debris goes in a commercial container. Service runs on every holiday except Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, with pickup resuming on the next scheduled day.

The St. Lucie County Solid Waste Division page links the interactive map of trash and recycling days and a waste and recycling app, StLucieCountyRecycles.com, for sorting household items.

St. Lucie County uses single-stream recycling, so aluminum, glass, plastic, steel and tin bottles, cans, jars and jugs go into the same green cart as cardboard, paper and paperboard.

The St. Lucie County single stream recycling page says every single-family household in unincorporated St. Lucie County and the City of Port St. Lucie has a green 64-gallon recycling cart with wheels and an attached lid. Residents of buildings without recycling can bring recyclables to 6120 Glades Cut-Off Road, drive to the Scale House, pull onto the scale closest to the window and tell the operator what they are dropping off. Hazardous items do not belong in the cart; the county directs those questions to (772) 462-1768 and its household hazardous waste program.

The St. Lucie County curbside rules add that the cart goes opposite the mailbox, clear of structures, cars and trash piles, with the handle facing the property, and that recyclables must sit completely inside the cart to be collected.

The St. Lucie County Solid Waste Baling and Recycling Facility is at 6120 Glades Cut-Off Road, Fort Pierce, open weekdays 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and charges $79.00 a ton for Class 1 garbage.

The St. Lucie County Solid Waste Division page describes the facility as a 331-acre site that receives and processes solid waste from residents and commercial properties in St. Lucie County. On weekdays hand unloaders must be on the scale by 4:15 p.m. and pneumatic unloaders by 4:45 p.m.; on Saturdays the cutoffs are 12:15 p.m. and 12:45 p.m. The site is closed Sundays, July 4, Thanksgiving and Christmas, keeps 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. hours on other holidays, and takes Saturday and holiday questions at 772-462-1635. Landfill account holders can pay online through Forte, an option the county has offered since August 1, 2023.

The rates come from the St. Lucie County waste fees page, which accepts cash, major credit cards and company checks with 2 forms of ID, and does not accept personal checks. The same St. Lucie County schedule charges $3.00 to $7.00 for small propane tanks depending on size and $100.00 per ton, with a $100.00 minimum, for waste requiring special handling.

St. Lucie County residents can drop most household hazardous waste at the Glades Cut-Off Road facility free of charge, and after a hurricane they must separate yard waste, garbage and other debris at the curb.

The St. Lucie County household hazardous waste page accepts automotive fluids and fuels in containers no larger than 5 gallons, limited to three 5-gallon containers per household per day, along with cleaners, cooking oil, pool chemicals, oil-based paints and solvents, rechargeable and vehicle batteries, and fertilizers and pesticides up to 100 pounds. Fire extinguishers and small helium tanks cost $5.00 each, since cylinder tanks are the exception to free disposal. Latex paint is not hazardous and goes in household garbage once dried solid, and business-generated hazardous waste must go to a licensed handler. Spills into storm drains in unincorporated St. Lucie County are reported to the Illicit Discharge Hotline at 772-462-1297.

The St. Lucie County hurricane debris page notes that hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30 and asks residents to trim trees well before a storm, because vegetation trimmed just before a storm is not collected until after it, and no trimming should be done once a watch or warning is issued. After a storm, household garbage, vegetation and other debris are kept in separate piles, garbage is bagged or canned for the regular pickup day, and piles are kept out from under trees and power lines, which trucks cannot reach.

This St. Lucie County utilities hub sorts out who provides each service; the county water and sewer guide takes water and sewer further, and the trash, recycling and landfill answers sit on this page.

The St. Lucie County water and sewer guide covers starting service, deposits, the rates effective August 1, 2026 and bill payment for unincorporated customers of St. Lucie County Utilities, drawing on the county utility FAQ. Curbside collection, recycling, household hazardous waste and the Glades Cut-Off Road facility are answered in the sections above from the Solid Waste Division page and its linked county pages. Port St. Lucie and Fort Pierce utilities, including FPUA electric and gas service, belong to those cities' own utility guides. Last verified: October 22, 2026, with each source reread that day: the St. Lucie County Utilities FAQ, the Solid Waste Division, curbside customer service, waste fee, recycling, hazardous waste and hurricane debris pages, the Port St. Lucie Utility Systems page and the FPUA rates page.