Hillsborough County Offices, Facilities, and Services Schedule for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day

Hillsborough County, Fla. (Dec. 27, 2024) - Hillsborough County offices and many public facilities will be closed for the New Year's Day holiday. Solid Waste will collect garbage, yard waste and recycling, and all Solid Waste facilities will be open on Tuesday, Dec. 31.

On New Year's Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, there will be recycling and yard waste collection for Hillsborough County Solid Waste customers whose collection day falls on Wednesday. However, there will be no regular garbage collection. If your garbage collection falls on the holiday, service will resume on the next regularly scheduled collection day. There are no holiday make-up days for garbage collection. Regular garbage collection will resume Thursday, Jan. 2.  

Disposal sites, including the community collection centers, yard and wood waste processing facilities, transfer stations, the Resource Recovery Facility, and the Southeast County Landfill, will be closed on Jan. 1.

Below is a list of the County offices and facilities that will be closed and open. 

New Year's Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 31 

Open 

The administrative offices of County government  
Solid Waste will collect garbage, yard waste, and recycling
Disposal sites, including the community collection centers, yard and wood waste processing facilities, transfer stations, Resource Recovery Facility, and Southeast County Landfill
All Tampa-Hillsborough County public libraries are open until 6 p.m.
Recreation Centers are open until 6 p.m.
Carrollwood Village Park is open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. 
Splash pads are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 
Skate parks are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 
Dog parks are open from sunrise to sunset. 
Nature preserves 
Conservation parks
Boat ramps
Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center

New Year's Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025

Closed  

The administrative offices of County government  
There will be no regular trash collection. There will be recycling and yard waste collections for Hillsborough County Solid Waste customers whose pickup day falls on Wednesday. If your trash collection date falls on the holiday, services will resume on the next regularly scheduled collection day. The regular collection schedule will resume on Thursday, Jan. 2.  There are no holiday make-up days for collection. 
Disposal sites, including the community collection centers, yard and wood waste processing facilities, transfer stations, the Resource Recovery Facility, and the Southeast County Landfill, will be closed.   
Tampa-Hillsborough County public libraries   
Hillsborough County's Customer Service Center at (813) 272-5900   
Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center   
Splash pads, skate parks, and recreation centers  
Development Services  
The Water Resources customer service center in Brandon. Emergency calls regarding County water and wastewater service may be made to (813) 744-5600.

OPEN

There will be recycling and yard waste collections for Hillsborough County Solid Waste customers whose pickup day falls on Wednesday, Jan. 1. There will be no regular trash collection. If your trash collection date falls on the holiday, services will resume on the next regularly scheduled collection day. The regular collection schedule will resume on Thursday, Jan. 2. There are no holiday make-up days for collection.  
Dog parks are open from sunrise to sunset. 
Carrollwood Village Park will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.  
Conservation parks   
Nature preserves 
Boat ramps
A limited number of Animal Safety and Code Enforcement officers will be on call for emergencies only. The emergency telephone number is (813) 744-5660.

Thursday, Jan. 2   

All County administrative offices and facilities are open.
Regular garbage collection schedule will resume on Thursday, Jan. 2. There are no holiday make-up days for collection.

Curbside pickup of live Christmas trees is available by taking these steps: 

Remove all decorations, lights, and tinsel 
Cut the tree into sections no larger than 4-feet long and 6-inches in diameter 
Place curbside on your regular yard waste collection day 
Drop off live trees at one of the following Yard Waste Processing Facilities, after removing all decorations, lights, and tinsel: 
South County Solid Waste Facility 
13000 U.S. Hwy. 41, Gibsonton, FL 33534  
Northwest County Solid Waste Facility 
8001 W. Linebaugh Ave., Tampa, FL 33625

The two locations are open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. They will be closed on New Year's Day. 

Holiday Hours for Storm Recovery Resources 

Multi-Agency Resource Centers (MARCs) at Bloomingdale Regional Public Library, 1906 Bloomingdale Ave., Valrico, FL 33596, and Gandy Boat Ramp, 5108 W. Gandy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33611: All MARCs will close at 1 p.m. Dec. 31, and will be closed on Jan. 1. 
Business Resource and Assessment Center (BRAC) at Hillsborough County Entrepreneur Collaborative Center (ECC), 2101 E. Palm Ave., Tampa, FL 33605: Closes at 1 p.m. Dec. 31, and will be closed on Jan. 1.
Disaster Recovery Center at the City Center at Hanna Avenue, 2555 E. Hanna Ave., Tampa, FL 33610: Closes at noon Dec. 31, and will be closed on Jan. 1.

Holiday Hours for Storm Debris Collection and Drop-off 

There will be no storm debris curbside collection on Jan.1. Storm debris curbside collection will resume on Thursday, Jan. 2.  
All storm debris sites will be closed on Jan. 1 and will reopen at 7 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2.

The five Storm Debris Collection Sites reopening at 7 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 2

Storm Debris Collection Sites: Seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Hillsborough Heights, 6209 County Road 579, Seffner, FL 33584  
Northwest County Solid Waste Facility, 8001 W. Linebaugh Ave., Tampa, FL 33625  
South County Solid Waste Facility, 13000 U.S. 41, Gibsonton, FL 33534

24-hour Storm Debris Collection Sites: 24 hours, seven days per week

Resource Recovery Facility, 350 N. Falkenburg Rd., Tampa, FL 33619   
Hillsborough Heights Temporary Debris Site, 6209 County Road 579, Seffner, FL 33584