Learn about our Solid Waste Master Plan to extend the life of the landfill and increase waste diversion for the County
Since 2015, Hillsborough County has been generating waste faster than it can be burned at the Waste-to-Energy Facility. As a result, more waste is landfilled every year, taking up limited space. This Master Plan outlines strategies and infrastructure needed to meet population and waste growth through 2065, and increase waste diversion and the life of the landfill. Along with an evaluation of the current solid waste management system, the plan includes improvements to recycling and diversion, operations, programs, facilities, and technologies.
Goals
- Maintain low and predictable collection and disposal rates that cover the cost of services
- Decrease contamination in curbside recycling
- Maximize the efficiency, productivity, and useful life of the Waste-to-Energy Facility
- Minimize landfill disposal
- Collaborate with partners to increase recycling and diversion
- Increase commercial and mutifamily sector recycling within the commercial and multifamily sectors
Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan
Read the objectives the Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners adopted in the Solid Waste section of the Comprehensive Plan (Pages 186 – 191) to meet the County’s solid waste challenges, including adopting a waste management hierarchy that prioritizes waste reduction as the primary approach, followed in order by reuse, recycling/composting, and energy recovery. Landfill disposal is the last resort.