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 February 8, 2025 Household Chemical Collection at HHW North
- Event February 15, 2025 Pinellas County Solid Waste Disposal Complex Tour- 10:00 AM Weekend Tour!
- Event February 15, 2025 Pinellas County Solid Waste Disposal Complex Tour- 1:00 PM Weekend Tour!
- Event February 21, 2025 Pinellas County Solid Waste Disposal Complex Tour
- Event February 22, 2025 Household Chemical Collection at HHW North
Info & Resources
- Collection: Garbage & Recycling
- Municipal Contact Information: Garbage and Recycling Collection
- Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection
- Recycle Guide
- Disposal Fees: Solid Waste Disposal Complex
- Educational Resources: Garbage and Recycling
- Waste-to-Energy Facility
- Required Personal Protective Equipment
- Find Reuse, Recycling and Disposal Options
Archived – 2024 Recycle Guide (PDF)
This is not the newest version of the Recycle Guide. To view the newest version, visit Pinellas.gov/recycleguide....
Archived – 2024 Recycle Guide (Text-Only Version)
This is not the newest version of the Recycle Guide. To view the newest version, visit Pinellas.gov/recycleguide....
A Year in Review: How Good is Pinellas County at Recycling?
Over the past year, Pinellas County Solid Waste (PCSW) collected data and conducted various studies about garbage and recycling in Pinellas County.......
Here’s how to dispose of your Christmas tree
Pinellas County residents can find out how to dispose of their Christmas trees by using the Where Does It Go? Search Tool......
Hours: Solid Waste Disposal Complex
Look here to find out the hours Pinellas County's Solid Waste Disposal Complex is open. ...
Solid Waste disposal fee to increase
Photo Caption: Garbage from the County’s homes and businesses at the Waste-to-Energy Facility. What are the new fees? Pinellas County Solid Waste’s......
How to get rid of unwanted electronics in Pinellas County
Electronics Recycling & Disposal Do you ever wonder how to get rid of your electronics in Pinellas County? There are a lot......
Update #6: Sandbag disposal
Pinellas County has distributed more than 21,000 sandbags in 2024 in preparation for storm season, including more than 3,400 in the days......