CONTACT INFORMATION:
3095 114th Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
Solid Waste Operations (727) 464-7500
E-mail: recycle@pinellascounty.org

November 19, 2009

St. Petersburg, Fla – Pinellas County residents can now enjoy a sparkling new Household Electronics and Chemical Collection Center (HEC3) which has replaced the outdated, open air facility. With the growth in volume from 25,000 pounds in 1992 to last year’s almost 2.5 million pounds, the capacity of the old facility was overwhelmed. The new center has more storage and is easier for residents to navigate. The facility allows residents to:

• Drop off household hazardous waste (such as TV’s, computers, cell phones, paint, fertilizers, and pesticides).
• Pick up reusable household products (such as paint, gardening products and cleaners) at the expanded HEC3 Swap Shop.
• Drop off additional items like: vehicle batteries, cooking oil, used motor oil and smoke detectors.
• Utilize expanded hours of operation: now open SIX days a week (Monday – Friday 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.).

The new HEC3 facility is located at: 2855 109th Ave. N., St. Petersburg, 33716 (off 28th St. N., one driveway south of the old facility)

While visiting the HEC3, residents can also drop off their regular recycling, because the drop-off recycling bins have been moved to a convenient spot adjacent to the new building. Another popular item that’s been moved to the new HEC3 area is a free landscaping mulch pile, so residents can bring a shovel and help themselves!

All of the services in and around the HEC3 are offered at no charge to county residents. For more information about the recycling and disposal of household hazardous waste, visit www.pinellascounty.org/utilities or call (727) 464-7500.

Businesses may use the HEC3 on the twelve EnviroBusiness Days, which are scheduled on the second Wednesday of each month.  Businesses pay the contractor directly at the county’s reduced rate for disposal.  For more information on business hazardous waste disposal, visit www.pinellascounty.org/bizwaste.

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Source: www.pinellascounty.org/utilities

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