Sanitation Division

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Sanitation & Yard Waste Collection Updates

Check out the new sanitation and yard waste collection schedule and procedures beginning on March 7, 2022. Also, mark your calendar for  the Quarterly Cleanup Schedule.

Updated Sanitation & Yard Waste Collection
Quarterly Cleanup Schedule
Holiday Sanitation Schedule

The Sanitation Division encompasses four programs: Residential Service, Commercial Dumpster Service, Curbside Recycling Service, and Special Pick-up Service. The division collects approximately 6,800 homes averaging 8,600 tons of garbage a year. The Commercial Dumpster Service collects approximately 4,800 tons per year. All of the City's apartments and town homes are also collected by commercial routes. These businesses and communities all vary in service from once per week to five days a week collecting either 2 yard, 4 yard, 6 yard, or 8 yard dumpsters. The Curbside Recycling Service is collected once a week in our new single stream 65 gallon toters, or the small 19 gallon bins for the truck limited hard to reach residents. Annually, the program collects approximately 344 tons of newspaper, 417 tons of mixed paper, 112 tons of #1 through #7 plastic bottles and 41 tons of aluminum/steel cans. With the single stream, glass is now collected at the curbside pickup. The apartment complexes receive the same service but are collected in 90 gallon toters. The Special Pick-up Service provides collection to the community for services that do not fall under the curbside collection requirements. These services entail an additional cost to the residents for the services provided. These include large amounts of yard waste collection, trash collection, clean up dumpster services, and appliance collection.

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Sanitation Information

Collection Details, Instructions, & Options

Garbage Collection Regulations

• All garbage, trash and yard waste shall be deposited at the curb for pickup no later than 6:30 a.m. on the scheduled day for collection. All garbage, trash, and yard waste shall be placed at the curb in one location no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the day prior to collection and all garbage containers shall be removed from the right-of-way and the property adjacent thereto no later than midnight the day of collection.

• All items must be placed in the City provided 90-gallon garbage barrel.

• Any bulk item (defined by any item that will not fit into the city provided 90-gallon barrel such as furniture, mattresses, etc.) or additional bags of leaves/garbage that do not fit in the 90-gallon barrel will be collected on your regular garbage day with a maximum of 10 items/bags.

• Any items not conforming to this will not be collected, and a special pick-up is required.

• Hazardous materials, fluorescent light bulbs, and paint will not be collected. Please contact Pinellas County’s Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Center at 727-464-7500 located at 2855 109th Avenue North. View map or get directions. (Beginning October 1, 2022, household electronics such as flat screen TVs, CPUs, Video Game Units, Laptops and Tablets [batteries removed] and cell phones [batteries removed] can be discarded with residential garbage.)

• Construction debris and building materials (including steel, glass, brick, concrete, pallets, drywall, plywood, lumber, roofing material from the construction/destruction project or from the renovation of the structure.) will not be collected. Please call 727-724-1550 ext 2002 to arrange a temporary dumpster.

• Large amounts of trash will require a scheduling a special pick-up for an additional charge. Please call 727-724-1550 ext 2002 to arrange those pick-ups.

Automated Garbage Collection Instructions

• Please place your container 3 feet away from all trees, mailboxes, parked cars, utility poles or anything else that could obstruct the automated arm. Cans should not block pedestrian access on sidewalks or impede traffic.  This will ensure safe collection of your container and prevent damage to your property.

• Place the container within 2 feet of the curb, with the arrow marked on the lid, pointed towards the street by 6:30 a.m. on your regular collection day.

Large/Bulk/Bagged Items

Any bulk item (defined by any item that will not fit into the city provided 90-gallon can such as furniture, mattresses, chairs, table, etc.) or additional bags of leaves/trash that do not fit in the 90-gallon barrel will be collected on your regular garbage day, with a maximum of 10 items.