Garbage and Recycling for Homes
Find tips to reduce waste, reuse, recycle, and dispose of household waste.
Solid Waste Department
Manages the Solid Waste Disposal Complex, Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Center, Where Does It Go? Search Tool (how to get rid of an item) and provides tours.
Learn MoreEvents
- Event June 8, 2024 Household Chemical Collection Event
- Event June 22, 2024 Household Chemical Collection Event
- Event July 13, 2024 Household Chemical Collection Event
- Event July 27, 2024 Household Chemical Collection Event
- Event August 10, 2024 Household Chemical Collection Event
Info & Resources
- Collection: Garbage & Recycling
- Municipal Contact Information: Garbage and Recycling Collection
- Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection
- Recycle Guide (PDF)
- Educational Resources: Garbage and Recycling
- Waste-to-Energy Facility
- Required Personal Protective Equipment
- Find Reuse, Recycling and Disposal Options
Vacancy announced on Pinellas County Solid Waste Technical Management Committee
Applications are due by 3 p.m. on June 14, 2024 Applications are being accepted for one appointment to the Pinellas County Solid......
Guía de Reciclaje (version de solo texto)
Los municipios y los transportistas privados manejan el servicio de recogido de reciclaje de forma independiente. La Guía de Reciclaje está diseñada......
Archived – 2023 Recycle Guide (Text-Only Version)
This is not the newest version of the Recycle Guide. To view the newest version, visit Pinellas.gov/recycleguide....
Guía de Reciclaje (PDF)
Los municipios y los transportistas privados manejan el servicio de recogido de reciclaje de forma independiente. La Guía de Reciclaje está diseñada......
Archived – 2023 Recycle Guide (PDF)
This is not the newest version of the Recycle Guide. To view the newest version, visit Pinellas.gov/recycleguide....
New virtual tour of the Solid Waste Disposal Complex
Photo Caption: Image of the Pinellas County Solid Waste Disposal Complex (SWDC) from the top of the Bridgeway Acres Landfill, as shown......
Solid Waste partners with Code Enforcement to help property owners in need
Photo Caption: Before and after photos of the Clearwater home that was assisted by the partnership. Pinellas County Solid Waste’s Household Hazardous......
Downloadable Flyer – What to Recycle
Graphic listing what can be placed into your recycling bin in Pinellas County. List includes: glass bottles & jars, plastic bottles & jugs, metal food & beverage cans, cartons and paper & cardboard. ...
Downloadable Flyer – What Not to Recycle
Graphic listing what should not be placed into your recycling bin in Pinellas County. The list includes: plastic bags or bagged recycling, clothing, yard waste, foam packaging products, paper towels, napkins or tissues, wires, cords or hoses and food waste or food residue. ...