Facilities Open 24/7 Following Hurricane Milton
- Facilities are open 24/7 until further notice
- Residents must present a photo ID showing the residential address of the property owner and a printed or digital copy of their current property tax bill
- Due to heavy traffic volume, please expect potential long wait times
What's located here
- A community collection center (CCC) - for the disposal of non-collectible items by residential customers. Find out more about CCC's.
- Household hazardous waste (HHW) disposal - Discarding HHW for this location is only on the third Saturday of the month from 8 AM to 2 PM
- Cooking Oil Recycling Effort (CORE) drop-off- Learn more about the CORE program
- Recycling drop-off - find out what items are you can recycle
- Donation & Waste Diversion program - see a list of what items are and aren't acceptable for donation drop-off
Items accepted here
(Get limits on paint/electronics and batteries)
- Paint
- Electronics
- Rechargeable batteries (individual bagging required)
- Lead-acid batteries (Auto, marine, motorcycle, etc.)
- Appliances and Bulk Items
- Tires
- Scrap metal
- Household hazardous waste (see days and times above) - products that contain ingredients that are toxic, flammable, corrosive, or reactive. See a more complete list.
- American flags - drop off flags with a facility attendant for proper ceremonial disposal with local organizations such as the American Legion or VFW.
- Accepted recyclable items
Items not accepted
The following items are not accepted at the Household Hazardous Waste collection centers (click links for information on how to dispose):
- Biomedical/Sharps waste
- Medications/Pharmaceuticals
- Commercial waste
- Explosives - Contact local law enforcement agencies for proper disposal, or 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
Community Collection Centers (CCC) - Know Before You Go
- Regular curbside collection - residents are strongly encouraged to use their weekly curbside yard trash collection for disposal of routine yard waste
- Commercial businesses - are not able to use residential folio accounts to deliver yard waste on behalf of Hillsborough County residents. This includes landscaping and tree trimming providers. All commercial use is subject to standard fees.
- What to bring - Photo ID showing the residential address of the property owner and a printed or digital copy of your current tax assessment are required - view county tax bill example (No ID required for general recyclables; photo ID only for paint and electronics)
- For CCC's with transfer stations - they are primarily used by commercial hauling companies and commercial tipping fees apply. Self-hauling customers may also use the facilities as long as they complete the necessary waste profile form and have been approved. If you need more information email pud-specialwaste@hcfl.gov or call (813) 272-5680. Commercial facilities that only have yard waste for disposal do not need to obtain approval.
- Trash limits - residential customers are limited to delivering 10 cubic yards of solid waste material to CCC's, per year, as part of their annual assessment. This is equivalent to the material that can be put into a vehicle pulling a double-axle trailer or a loaded box/straight truck. For comparison, a loaded pickup truck generally only carries about two cubic yards. Once the 10 cubic yard limit per year has been reached, residents will be required to deliver their solid waste material to the Southeast County Landfill or one of the County’s Solid Waste Transfer Stations and pay standard commercial disposal charges, also called tipping fees.
- Tires - residents may dispose of up to 12 tires per year as part of their annual assessment. Tires in excess of 12 per year are required to be delivered to the Southeast County Landfill where residents will pay the tipping fee for tire processing.
- Hand unloading only - self-tipping or automated dumping is not allowed at the CCC's, all materials must be hand unloaded
- Vehicle length for CCC - limited to a total length of 23 feet