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.
Quick Facts
Use the search bar at the top of the page to search for a word or phrase or click on the Hours/Fees icon and scroll to the bottom of the page for helpful links.
Personal Protective Equipment
Customers are required to wear Personal Protective Equipment while at the Solid Waste Disposal Complex. View the Required Personal Protective Equipment.
Mission: Manage waste as a resource.
Vision: Zero waste to landfill by 2050.
Solid Waste Ordinance
For updates, view the Solid Waste Ordinance Revisions webpage.
News & Stories
View All NewsSolid Waste disposal fees to increase in 2025
The Solid Waste Disposal Complex in St. Petersburg. What are the new fees? Pinellas County Solid Waste’s disposal fee for municipal solid…
- June 27, 2025 County Government offices to be closed for Independence Day
- May 7, 2025 Pinellas County collects 1,082 used tires during free collection event
- January 8, 2025 A Year in Review: How Good is Pinellas County at Recycling?
- August 30, 2024 Solid Waste disposal fee to increase
Events
View All EventsHousehold Hazardous Waste Collection Event – Hosted by the City of St. Petersburg
The City of St. Petersburg is hosting a household hazardous waste collection event on Saturday, March 7, from 9 a.m. – 2…
- March 11, 2026, 9:00 am Business Electronics & Chemical Collection Event 2857 110th Avenue N. St. Petersburg, FL 33716
- March 14, 2026, 9:00 am Household Chemical Collection at HHW North HHW North
- March 18, 2026, 9:30 am Pinellas Partners in Recycling Meeting
- March 20, 2026, 10:00 am Pinellas County Solid Waste Disposal Complex Tour Solid Waste Tour Classroom
- March 21, 2026, 10:00 am Pinellas County Solid Waste Disposal Complex Tour- Pinellas Citizen University Solid Waste Tour Classroom
- March 25, 2026, 2:00 pm Solid Waste Technical Management Committee Meeting St. Petersburg College EpiCenter