Sheldon Road Household Hazardous Collection Center
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Location and Hours
Location
9805 Sheldon Road
Tampa, FL 33635
Hours
8 AM to 2 PM
First Saturday of the month only
First Saturday of the month only
Contact
(813) 272-5680
About
What's located here:
- Household hazardous waste disposal
- Cooking Oil Recycling Effort (C.O.R.E.) drop-off site
Items accepted:
- Aerosols
- Ammunition
- Antifreeze/ Engine coolant
- Cleaning chemicals
- Gasoline / diesel fuel
- Mercury thermostats or thermometers
- Motor oil / cooking oil
- Fire extinguishers
- Flares & ammunition
- Florescent light bulbs (Limit: ten bulbs, 4 feet and longer)
- Paint – latex & oil based paint / stain / varnish (Limit: 10 one-gallon containers and 5 five-gallon containers; must be sealed and not leaking)
- Paint primer / thinner / stripper
- Pesticides / herbicides / insecticides
- Pool chemicals
- Propane tanks (Limit: five 30-lb tanks or less)
- Rechargeable batteries (including Ni-Cd, Lithium/Lithium-Ion)
- Auto & motorcycle batteries
- Lawn mower batteries
- Marine batteries
The following items are not accepted at the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers:
- Biomedical/Sharps waste (View disposal information)
- Medications/Pharmaceuticals (View disposal information)
- Commercial waste (View disposal information)
- Explosives
- Contact local law enforcement agencies for proper disposal
- In an emergency, dial 9-1-1
- Radioactive materials
- Contact the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Radiation Control, (850) 245-4266, or the 24-hour Radiological Emergency Number, (407) 297-2095 for proper disposal
- Electronics (View disposal information)
Know before you go:
- You must present a photo ID
- Commercial or excessive quantities of waste will not be accepted
- The County has partnered with the City of Temple Terrace and the City of Tampa to allow city residents to take advantage of the County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Program services. See details about this program.
- Collection centers may close early due to inclement weather