MDC Solid Waste vs Connect PBC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MDC Solid Waste
Manage county solid waste, recycling, and mosquito control services. Find nearby centers, request pickups, pay fees, and receive collection reminders via SMS alerts.
- Find nearby waste and recycling centers
- Request bulky waste pickup
- Pay waste collection fees online
- Get recycling information
- Sign up for SMS collection reminders
- Report mosquito problems
- View service news and events
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The MDC Solid Waste App allows Miami-Dade County residents to manage County solid waste, recycling, and mosquito control services from Android phones. Features include: * Services Near Me This function will help you find the Trash and Recycling Center (TRC) and Home Chemical Collection Center nearest to your home. * Recycling Curbside recycling service is provided to single-family homes in service areas within participating cities. Information on the County's requirements for businesses, apartments, and condominiums is available. * Mosquito Control Report a problem with mosquitoes or learn more about how you can reduce mosquitoes around your home. * Home Chemical Collection Centers Practice responsible recycling. Drop off home chemicals, electronics, and more. * Request a Service Request a bulky waste pickup, file an illegal dumping complaint or request a mosquito inspection, all with just a few taps of your iPhone’s screen. * SMS Alerts Sign up to be reminded via text alert of your recycling collection day the evening before it takes place. * Events & News Find out the latest goings on with your solid waste, recycling, and mosquito control services, including any changes to service, events, holiday service schedules, and more. * Pay Online Customers can now pay the following fees using their Android phones: • Waste collection service fees • Bulky waste pickup overage fees • Additional cart fees * Contact Us Email and telephone contact information for the Miami-Dade Department of Solid Waste Management.
Connect PBC
This app allows residents to directly communicate with Palm Beach County Government for various services. Submit requests for trash collection or road repair, and receive GEO-targeted information relevant to your location. It facilitates two-way communication for community needs.
- Direct 2-way communication with government
- Submit service requests (trash, road repair)
- Receive GEO-targeted information
- Report neighborhood information
- Location-based relevance
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Palm Beach County is happy to announce the new Connect PBC app, empowering residents to be in immediate 2-way, GEO-targeted communication with the Government for a host of services, from their mobile device. Service requests ranging from trash collection to road repair needs can all be communicated directly from any Apple mobile device. Direct Communication from the Palm Beach County Government With Connect PBC, the PBC Government can send information to Palm Beach County residents based on where they physically are in the community; and, to receive and use city-related information in a way never before possible --- providing residents with information that is the most relevant to their homes, neighborhoods or location. GEO-targeted information can be delivered to the residents as text, photos or videos. Residents Can Send Neighborhood Information and Requests for Service With Connect PBC, county residents have a powerful new tool for communicating with the government. Communication with the city can be actual service requests with the GPS-tag of the issue; or, reports from residents with information from their neighborhood. Constant use of GPS in the background may increase your battery usage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Connect PBC at 5.0 against MDC Solid Waste's 2.8. Connect PBC also leads on update cadence (every 9 months vs every 43 months). MDC Solid Waste's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Connect PBC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 3 respectively.
MDC Solid Waste ships an update every 43 months, Connect PBC every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on July 24, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MDC Solid Waste | Connect PBC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 43 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Miami-Dade County | County of Palm Beach |
Customer experience
MDC Solid Waste
Connect PBC
In-app purchases
MDC Solid Waste
No in-app purchases
Connect PBC
No in-app purchases
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