Waste facilities to dispose of non-collectible items by residential customers
We currently have five Community Collection Centers (CCC) to serve residential customers who need to get rid of waste such as batteries, paint, electronics, bulky items and appliances, tires, recycling, and household hazardous waste (HHW).
Please note, not all locations offer HHW and the locations that do are limited to certain Saturdays throughout the month from 8 AM to 2 PM. See more about discarding HHW.
Self-hauling limits
Residential customers receive 10 cubic yards of disposal for bulky waste and appliances 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. A loaded pickup truck generally only carries about 2 cubic yards.
Once the 10 cubic yard limit per year has been reached, residential customers will be required to deliver their solid waste material to one of the County’s Solid Waste Transfer Stations and pay standard commercial disposal charges, or wait until the next annual assessment when the 10 cubic yards of disposal resets on Oct. 1.
Residential customers can ask the facility attendants in person or call the Solid Waste Customer Service Team at (813) 272-5680 to learn how many cubic yards of free disposal they have left.
CCC locations and hours
- Alderman's Ford Solid Waste Facility - 9402 County Road in Plant City
- Hillsborough Heights Solid Waste Facility - 6209 County Road in Seffner
- Northwest County Solid Waste Facility - 8001 W. Linebaugh Avenue in Tampa
- South County Solid Waste Facility - 13000 US Hwy 41 in Gibsonton
- Wimauma Solid Waste Facility - 16180 W. Lake Drive in Wimauma
Find Waste Facilities Near You
What's accepted at CCC's
All five locations accept the following :
- Batteries
- Any County resident with a photo ID
- More information on discarding batteries
- Bulky waste and appliances*
- Only available for County Solid Waste customers
- Need a photo ID and a copy of your property tax bill
- Incorporated city residents - see links below for your options
- More information on discarding bulky waste and appliances
- Bulky waste must be self-unloaded by hand. No dump trailers allowed.
- Paint and Electronics
- Any County resident with a photo ID
- More information on discarding paint and electronics
- Tires*
- Only available for County Solid Waste customers
- Need a photo ID and a copy of your property tax bill
- Limit of 12 tires per year - see other limit information below in "Know Before you Go"
- Incorporated city residents - see links below for your options
- Recycling
- Any County resident - no ID required
- More information on what you can recycle
- Other items and programs - Not available at each location - see below for more information
- Cooking oil recycling
- Donation and waste diversion
- Household Hazardous Waste
- Mulch pick-up
- Uncollected household trash
- Yard and wood waste
*Incorporated city residents - If you pay for waste disposal to one of the incorporated cities, use the following links to see options for bulky waste, appliances, and tires for your area:
HHW events
County residents are eligible to use the HHW drop-off locations with a photo ID. See what services are available for Tampa & Temple Terrace residents.
- First Saturday
- Sheldon Road HHW Collection Center - 9805 Sheldon Road in Tampa
- Second Saturday
- South County Solid Waste Facility - 13000 U.S. Highway 41 in Gibsonton
- Third Saturday
- Hillsborough Heights Solid Waste Facility - 6209 County Road 579 in Seffner
Other programs and items accepted
Individual locations have different programs for the some of the other items accepted. Check the links for more information on these programs:
- Cooking Oil Recycling Effort (CORE) drop-off
- Hillsborough Heights Solid Waste Facility
- Northwest County Solid Waste Facility
- South County Solid Waste Facility
- Donation & Waste Diversion program
- Hillsborough Heights Solid Waste Facility
- South County Solid Waste Facility
- Mulch pick-up (free)
- Northwest County Solid Waste Facility
- South County Solid Waste Facility
- Uncollected household trash
- Yard and waste wood disposal
- Northwest County Solid Waste Facility
- South County Solid Waste Facility
For all solid waste facilities, including landfill and solid waste transfer stations, see the Find a Waste Disposal Facility page.
- 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 specialhandling@hcfl.gov or call (813) 272-5680. Commercial facilities that only have yard waste for disposal do not need to obtain approval.
- Self-haul bulky waste - residential customers receive 10 cubic yards of free disposal for bulky waste and appliances 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, residential customers will be required to deliver their solid waste material to one of the County’s Solid Waste Transfer Stations and pay standard commercial disposal charges, or wait until the next annual assessment when the 10 cubic yards of free disposal resets on October 1.
- Residential customers can ask the facility attendants in person or call the Solid Waste Customer Service Team to learn how many cubic yards of free disposal they have left at (813) 272-5680
- 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
Separate yard waste and garbage - residential customers must ensure their load is properly separated before arriving to a facility with a CCC and yard waste disposal. If an unseparated load is brought in that cannot be reasonably sorted on-site, the load will be treated as garbage and tipping fees will apply. In these cases, folio points cannot be used for free disposal.
If you have questions or require additional assistance, the Customer Service team is available Monday through Friday between 8 AM and 5 PM.
Phone: (813) 272-5680
Email: SolidWaste@HCFL.gov