Which items can be recycled by Hillsborough County
Help Hillsborough County improve its recycling communication to residents and take this brief survey by May 1
What belongs in my Hillsborough County blue recycling bin?
Place the following items in your curbside bin or drop off at a Community Collection Center. Place these items clean, dry, and empty in the bin.
What does NOT belong in my blue recycling bin?
Where Does it Go? Guide
Use our Where Does It Go? Guide to find directions on how and where to dispose of common household items like appliances, batteries, electronics, and pool chemicals.
Recycling resources
To find out more about our recycling program, download our Recycling Guide or request a recycling presentation.
Questions about recycling? Email Recycling@hcfl.gov.
City of Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Plant City customers
Recycling rules can vary depending on where you live.
- City of Tampa Recycling Rules
- City of Temple Terrace Recycling Rules
- City of Plant City Recycling Rules
City customers can drop off recyclables at Community Collection Centers for free.
The curbside residential recycling system is only designed to process certain program items. Placing non-program items or soiled recyclables in your cart contributes to contamination.
Contamination in the recycling cart causes problems including: damaging equipment, creating health and safety hazards for workers, reducing the amount of recyclables that can be successfully recovered, and increasing the overall cost of the recycling process.
Even one item of contamination can potentially ruin the recyclability of other quality items in a load and prevent the entire load from being successfully recycled.
Help make sure the recycling efforts by you and your neighbors aren’t in vain by remembering to only recycle clean, dry, and un-bagged program materials in your blue cart.
Remember to “leave it out, when in doubt.” The good news is that discarding items in your grey cart is still “green” because your garbage is processed into renewable energy.
For information on how to order an additional recycling cart for your home or for scheduling repairs to an existing recycling cart please contact your service provider or request carts or service online.