Chemical Disposal
Pinellas County offers disposal options for chemicals to both residents and businesses.
Featured Government Office
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 December 10, 2025 Business Electronics & Chemical Collection Event
- Event December 13, 2025 Household Chemical Collection at HHW North
- Event December 19, 2025 Pinellas County Solid Waste Disposal Complex Tour
- Event January 10, 2026 Household Chemical Collection at HHW North
- Event January 14, 2026 Business Electronics & Chemical Collection Event
How to recycle right this holiday season
Between Thanksgiving week and New Year’s Day, people generate 25 percent more waste than they do on average. But there’s good news.......
Government-Issued Identification Card FAQ
Effective October 1, 2022, your government-issued ID will be required and scanned to verify residency when using the HEC3, the Swap Shop, and Mobile Collection Events. This FAQ provides information......
2021-22 Waste Composition Study
Pinellas County Department of Solid Waste 2021-22 Waste Composition Study...
Business Waste Reduction & Recycling FAQ
Details on how Pinellas County businesses can reduce their waste and utilize recycling collection services....
Department of Solid Waste will no longer collect household electronics for recycling
Slated to start in October 2022, the Household Electronic and Chemical Collection Center (HEC3) will no longer accept household electronic waste, or......
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection
Pinellas County Solid Waste’s Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Program diverts household hazardous waste from the municipal solid waste stream for proper recycling......
Waste Reduction Initiatives
...The County’s 30-year Solid Waste Master Plan is focused on one primary goal: “Zero Waste to Landfill” by 2050. Our solid waste management system includes: a Waste-to-Energy (WTE) facility, landfill,......
Recycle Guide (PDF)
View and download the Recycle Guide-an annual publication produced by the Pinellas County Department of Solid Waste. ...
Recycle Guide (Text Only Edition)
Document shows the text-only guide to Pinellas County's 2022 recycling guide. ...
STEAM Edition: Citizen Scientist Guide to Address the Global Waste Problem
Document contains guidance to collecting comments and ideas from citizen scientists about dealing with waste. ...