The department is responsible for the efficient and environmentally sensitive disposal of more than 907,134 tons of solid waste generated in the County this year. The system includes the Resource Recovery Facility, Southeast County Landfill, Transfer Stations, Community Collection Centers, recycling services, Household Chemical Collection Centers, and the Yard & Wood Waste Processing Facilities. The Resource Recovery Facility burns up to 1,200 tons of solid waste daily and produces enough electricity to power 15,000 homes.

• Solid Waste Collection Service

  Hillsborough County provides curbside solid waste collection (garbage, recyclables and yard waste) for single-family homes located in the unincorporated area and including the Tampa Palms and Hunters Green areas. Temple Terrace and Plant City have their own collection services.

  Customers receive two garbage pickups, one collection of recyclables and one collection of yard waste per week. Additional materials, including magazines, junk mail, plastic bottles, office paper and telephone books, can be recycled. Collection hours are from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. Curbside service is provided on either Mondays / Thursdays or Wednesdays / Saturdays, depending on the collection route. There is no collection service on Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, or Labor Day. A service charge for collection is regulated by County Commissioners and is paid yearly through your property tax bill. Call 272-5680 for information.

  Know Your Limits ( PDF, 24KB )

• Residential Garbage Collection Companies

  Three companies provide residential garbage collection in unincorporated Hillsborough County. Call 272-5680 for the name of the collector in your area, or call any of the companies listed:

  • Republic Waste Services - 265-0292
  • Waste Services Inc. - 248-2820
  • Waste Management of Tampa - 621-3053

• Community Collection Centers
  

  Community Collection Centers may be used to dispose of collectible items by those residential customers who receive an exemption from curbside pick-up, and non-collectible items by non-residential customers. All Community Collection Centers are open Monday - Saturday, 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

  Residents can access and use one of the County’s five Community Collection Centers and the Southeast County Landfill, free of charge, by presenting the on-site attendant their current property tax bill showing their solid waste collection and disposal assessments.

  • Alderman Ford Facility, 9402 S.R. 39, Lithia, Phone: 757-3820. Accepts collectible waste, non-collectible waste, scrap metal, tires, and lead acid batteries.
    
  • Hillsborough Heights Facility, 6209 C.R. 579, Thonotosassa, Phone: 744-5533. Accepts collectible waste, non-collectible waste, scrap metal, tires, lead acid batteries, and household recyclable materials.
    
  • Northwest County Facility, SR. 579, 8001 West Linebaugh Avenue, Phone: 264-3816. Accepts collectible waste, non-collectible waste, scrap metal, tires, lead acid batteries and recyclable curbside materials.
    
  • South County Facility, 13000 U.S. Hwy. 41 North of Big Bend Road, Phone: 671-7611. Accepts collectible waste, non-collectible waste, scrap metal, tires, and lead acid batteries.
    
  • Wimauma Facility, 16180 West Lake Drive, Wimauma, (1.5 miles north of S.R. 674), Phone: 671-7706. Accepts collectible waste, non-collectible waste, scrap metal, tires, and lead acid batteries.

• Household Chemical & Electronics Collection

Household chemicals and electronics are accepted from 8AM to 2PM at the Northwest facility (9805 Sheldon Rd.) on the 1st Saturday of the month, the South County facility (Powell Rd., east off US 41, ¼ north of Big Bend Rd.) on the 2nd Saturday of the month, and the East County facility (Thonotosassa, CR 579, ¼ mile north of I-4, Exit 10) on the 3rd Saturday of the month. Materials accepted include paint, solvents, pool chemicals, hobby and craft supplies, lawn and garden chemicals, computers, stereos, televisions, etc. Collections are for residents only - NO chemicals or electronics will be accepted from commercial interests. Call 272-5680 or click on the link below for more information and maps to the collections.

HomeSafeHome Household Chemicals and Electronics Collection ( PDF, 113KB )

• Yard Waste Processing Facilities

The separation of yard waste from other solid waste is mandatory. Both residential and commercial customers must deliver separated yard waste to one of three (3) Yard Waste Processing Facilities (YWPF).

Yard and wood waste received at the Northwest County Yard Waste Processing Facility (8001 West Linebaugh Avenue), the Falkenburg Yard Waste Processing Facility (350 Falkenburg Road) and the South County Yard Waste Processing Facility (13000 US HWY 41) is size reduced with a tub grinder by a private contractor. The size reduced yard waste is windrowed, and recycled as mulch, soil amendment or fuel by the same private contractor.

The YWPFs are open Monday thru Saturday - 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM.

NOTE: ALL YARD WASTE SITES CLOSE AT 5:00PM TO CUSTOMERS THAT DO NOT HAVE AUTOMATIC UNLOADING VEHICLES.