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 July 11, 2026 Household Chemical Collection at HHW North
- Event July 24, 2026 Pinellas County Solid Waste Disposal Complex Tour
- Event July 25, 2026 Household Chemical Collection at HHW North
- Event August 8, 2026 Household Chemical Collection at HHW North
- Event August 21, 2026 Pinellas County Solid Waste Disposal Complex Tour
Info & Resources
- Collection: Trash & Recycling
- Municipal Contact Information: Garbage and Recycling Collection
- Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection
- Recycle Guide
- Disposal Fees: Solid Waste Disposal Complex
- Educational Resources: Trash and Recycling
- Waste-to-Energy Facility
- Safety Requirements: Solid Waste Disposal Complex
- Find Reuse, Recycling and Disposal Options
2014 Waste Characterization Study
Document analyzing the waste components in Pinellas County....
Leaf It On The Lawn
Did you know that stormwater is the leading threat to water quality? Yard debris can be transported to stormwater pipes and waterways, causing problems......
Collection: Trash & Recycling
Who Picks Up My Trash and Recycling? Who picks up your trash and recycling depends on where your property is located. This......
Mulch Pickup Program
...trimmings, grass clippings, leaves, palm fronds, trees and tree stumps, and clean wood. How does mulch benefit the environment? Yard waste ground into usable, free mulch. Mulch is useful for......
Municipal Contact Information: Garbage and Recycling Collection
Municipal Residents and Businesses: Please contact your city to request garbage and recycling collection service. ...
Educational Resources: Trash 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 Trash and Recycling Collection
The Lealman Solid Waste Collection and Disposal District receives trash 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
Pinellas County and some municipalities may offer limited self-serve sandbag distribution sites ahead of storms forecast to approach the County. Check disaster.pinellas.gov for the latest updates......