Garbage and Recycling for Homes
Find tips to reduce waste, reuse, recycle, and dispose of household waste.
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 January 11, 2025 Household Chemical Collection at HHW North
- Event January 25, 2025 Household Chemical Collection at HHW North
- Event February 8, 2025 Household Chemical Collection at HHW North
- 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
Educational Resources: Garbage and Recycling
Solid Waste follows the 4Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover of managing waste. Use these resources to learn what happens when you throw......
Lealman Garbage and Recycling Collection
The Lealman Solid Waste Collection and Disposal District receives garbage collection through a Municipal Services Benefit Unit or MSBU. The district was......
Solid Waste Master Plan
The Solid Waste department developed a 30-year Solid Waste Master Plan with the vision of Zero Waste to Landfill by 2050. Along......
Sandbags and Other Flood Barriers
There are several alternatives to sandbags, including flood bags and barriers, flood gates and water-activated dams. Most of these are reusable. They......