Collection: Garbage & Recycling

Garbage and recycling collection services are managed independently by municipalities (incorporated areas) and County-licensed private haulers (unincorporated areas). Pinellas County does not offer garbage or recycling collection service except in the east Lealman community.

Collection depends on where you live or where your business is located. 

Use Pinellas County’s My Neighborhood Services tool to find out if your home or business is located within a municipality or an unincorporated area.

Municipality (City or Town)

Residents, multifamily developments, and businesses located in cities or towns should contact their municipality for garbage and recycling collection service options.

Unincorporated Pinellas County

Important Notice: Pinellas County Solid Waste is collecting data on garbage and recycling collection service costs for residents in unincorporated areas of Pinellas County. This data will be used to inform potential revisions to recycling requirements in the Solid Waste Ordinance that could affect residents of unincorporated Pinellas County.

Please complete this anonymous survey if you are a resident of unincorporated Pinellas County: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MGBD5RB

Visit the Solid Waste Ordinance Revisions Updates webpage for more information.

Residents, businesses and multi-family developments located in unincorporated areas should contact one or more of the garbage and recycling collection service providers that are licensed by Pinellas County (see list below).

Flow chart of how garbage and recycling collection happens for single family homes in Pinellas County.

Residential

Some garbage and recycling collection providers may have limited service areas within unincorporated areas. Contact each provider for more information.

American Waste Disposal, Inc.
10801 Starkey Road, #104-340
Seminole, FL 33777
(727) 396-7132

Coastal Waste and Recycling
2180 Lake Ave. SE
Largo, FL 33771
(727) 561-0360

D and D Hauling-Sanitation
13275 Madison Ave.
Largo, FL 33773
(727) 586-6416

Solar Sanitation
P.O. Box 7057
Clearwater, FL 33758
(727) 535-0447

Superior Trash Service
13575 58th St. N., #268
Clearwater, FL 33760
(727) 254-0664

Tote Enterprises Inc.
9355 113th St., #7316
Seminole, FL 33775
(727) 422-0736

Waste Connections
11500 43rd St. N.
Clearwater, FL 33762
(727) 572-6800

Waste Management
11051 43rd St. N.
Clearwater, FL 33762
(727) 572-8779

Waste Pro
5170 126th Ave. N.
Clearwater, FL 33760
(727) 452-5278

Commercial

The following providers serve only businesses and multifamily developments in unincorporated areas.

Conex Recycling
18014 Lake Reflections Blvd
Lutz, FL 33558
(813) 919-0340

Recycling Services of Florida
3560 126th Ave. N.
Clearwater, FL 33762
(727) 573-9150

Republic Services of Florida
5210 West Linebaugh Ave.
Tampa, FL 33624
(813) 265-0292

The East Lealman Community

Pinellas County Solid Waste provides garbage and recycling service to the East Lealman community through a Municipal Services Benefit Unit. Visit the Lealman Garbage and Recycling Collection page for information about fees, billing, contact information, FAQ, and a service area map.

Garbage Processing

Aerial image of the Pinellas County Solid Waste Disposal Complex.

All commercial and residential garbage that is generated in Pinellas County is sent to the Solid Waste Disposal Complex (SWDC) in St. Petersburg. The SWDC is managed by Pinellas County Solid Waste and includes a Waste-to-Energy Facility and a landfill.

To learn more about how Pinellas County processes its garbage, visit the following pages:

Do You Think Your Recyclables Are Being Mixed with Garbage?

Image of a blue recycling bin containing newspaper, tin cans, plastic bottles and glass bottles & jugs

What should you do? Use the step-by-step guide below.

  1. Document – take note of the date, time and location of the incident. Take photos or videos of the recyclables being mixed with garbage, if possible.
  2. Contact your municipal or private garbage and recycling collection provider – they may be able to answer your questions and concerns. They can provide information about your recycling program and why these materials may have been discarded. Sometimes, loads of recyclables are rejected from Materials Recovery Facilities (recycling facilities) due to contamination. Your municipal or private hauler can also provide information about your local recycling guidelines.

Or

Report the issue to Pinellas County Solid Waste (PCSW) via recycle@pinellas.gov — be sure to include the details of the incident. We can investigate the issue and reach out to your municipality or private hauler for details on the incident.

  1. Use Pinellas County Solid Waste’s educational resources – PCSW developed resources to help make it easy to know what to recycle! Visit our Recycle Guide and Educational Resources: Garbage and Recycling webpage for more information.

Recycling Drop-Off Centers

There are about 40 mixed recycling drop-off centers throughout the county available to residents free of charge. These centers are managed by Pinellas County and its municipalities. View this map of recycling drop-off centers to find the one closest to you.

Person placing recyclables in a container at a mixed recycling drop-off center
managed by Pinellas County.

Mixed Recycling Processing

If you live in a municipality, see this table below for information about where your city/town takes your recyclable material. This table was updated on April 24, 2023.

Municipality Hauler Transfer Station or MRF
Belleair Waste Pro Waste Pro
Belleair Beach Waste Management Waste Management
Belleair Bluffs Waste Management Waste Management
Belleair Shore Waste Connections Waste Connections
Clearwater Clearwater Waste Connections
Dunedin Waste Pro Waste Pro
Gulfport Gulfport Waste Connections (curbside) / Recycling Services of Florida (drop-off)
Indian Rock Beach Waste Connections Waste Connections
Indian Shores Waste Connections Waste Connections
Kenneth City Waste Pro Waste Pro
Largo Largo Waste Management
Madeira Beach Waste Pro Waste Pro
North Redington Beach Waste Pro Waste Pro
Oldsmar Coastal Waste and Recycling Waste Management
Pinellas Park Waste Management Waste Management
Redington Beach Waste Connections Waste Connections
Redington Shores Waste Connections Waste Connections
Safety Harbor Safety Harbor Recycling Services of Florida
Seminole Waste Pro Waste Pro
South Pasadena Waste Connections Waste Connections
St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Waste Connections
St. Pete Beach Waste Connections Waste Connections
Tarpon Springs Waste Management Waste Management
Treasure Island Waste Pro (single-family residential) / Conex Recycling (multi-family residential) Waste Pro (single-family residential) / Republic Services of Florida (multi-family residential)

If you live in an unincorporated area, see the table below for information about where your private hauler takes your recyclables. This table was updated on April 24, 2023.

Hauler Transfer Station or MRF
Coastal Waste and Recycling Waste Management
Solar Sanitation Waste Management
Waste Connections Waste Connections
Waste Management Waste Management
Waste Pro Waste Pro

Recyclables that are collected at county-managed drop-off locations are taken to Recycling Services of Florida.

Additional Resources

Questions?

Call (727) 464-7500, email waste@pinellas.gov or click the Live Chat button below.

Updated on Feb. 28, 2024.