Solid Waste Contacts

Recycling/Reuse

Pinellas County Recycling - Get answers to your questions about recycling in Pinellas County.

Earth 911 - 1-800-CLEANUP (1-800-253-2687) Local recycling programs listed by ZIP code.

Solid Waste Information Exchange (SWIX) - 1-800-441-7949 Clearinghouse for industry and municipalities that matches waste generators with waste users.

Freecycle- Unique grassroots recycling network for giving away (or getting) unwanted items. Sign up for a local group: Clearwater, Clearwater Beach, North Pinellas, Largo, or St. Petersburg.

About Our Earth - Nonprofit environmental organization providing information about recycling and conservation.

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Litter Prevention

Keep Pinellas Beautiful (KPB) (727) 533-0402
KPB hotline to report litter (727) 210-GONE (4663)

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Government Programs

Florida Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (352) 392-6264

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)

Florida’s Green Lodging Certification Program

Pinellas County Extension (727) 582-2100

Pinellas County's Department of Environmental Management (DEP) (727) 464-4761

Pollution Prevention and Resource Recovery (P2R2) Program (727) 464-3174

Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (727) 570-5151

United States Environmental Protection Agency
Oil & Chemical Spills 1-800-424-8802

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Technical Support and Trade Associations

North American Hazardous Materials Management Association (877) 292-1403

Recycle Florida Today (850) 907-1278

Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)

Training, Research and Education for Environmental Occupations (TREEO)
University of Florida (352) 392-9570

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Private Garbage Haulers

County Recycling (727) 522-5794

Republic Waste Services (727) 577-9572

Solar Sanitation (727) 535-0447

Waste Services of Florida (727) 572-6800

Waste Management (727) 572-8779

The companies listed above provide regular garbage removal services in Pinellas County. Click here for a list of junk (bulk waste) haulers 

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Hazardous Waste Contractors

Creative Recycling Systems (electronic waste) (813) 621-2319

Environmental Quality (EQ) Company (chemical waste) 1-800-624-5302
Tampa affiliate - EQ Florida (813) 623-5302

The companies listed above are the contractors used by Pinellas County. For a listing of additional companies, click here for hazardous chemical disposal or electronics disposal.

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Waste-to-Energy Plant

Veolia ES Pinellas Inc.

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Landfill Operations

Veolia ES Solid Waste Southeast Inc. (727) 572-7675

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Utilities billing address
PO Box 1780
Clearwater Fl 33757-1780