Disposal Fees / Payment Options

To drop off garbage at the landfill, residents and garbage trucks alike must go through the scalehouse. Scalehouse attendants will take your payment or charge your account and direct customers to the designated site to drop off their loads. All customers are required, at a minimum, to wear closed toed shoes for safety reasons. (see Personal Protective Equipment Requirements )

 

Pinellas County Solid Waste Scalehouse:

3095 114th Ave. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33716
Hours: Monday-Friday 6 a.m.- 6 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Closed on Sundays, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day

Directions - Map of Grounds

 

• Disposal Fees & Solid Waste Information Sheet 
• Cover Your Load - brochure
• Personal Protective Equipment Requirements
• For questions about the landfill or Solid Waste site operations, call
  (727) 464-7500, Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Payment Options:

Non-Account Holding Customers:

Both the general public and businesses without accounts pay for their loads at the scalehouse. Flat rates for some pickup trucks, vans and passenger vehicles may be available. If a flat fee does not apply, vehicles are charged $37.50 per ton. A deposit is taken going in, and the total is settled after unloading. Find more information on the Disposal Fees & Solid Waste Information Sheet

 

• Scalehouse - Cash and checks are accepted. Visa and MasterCard are accepted but cardholder must be in vehicle. No starter checks, out-of-state personal checks or two-party checks. Checks are made payable to Pinellas County Solid Waste.

 

Account Holding Customers:

Frequent, regular users of Solid Waste facilities may want to set up a payment account for more convenient billing and faster service. An escrow deposit (two months estimated tipping fee) is required. To set up an account, download the application packet here .  Pinellas County Solid Waste does not offer automatic reoccurring payment options at this time; payments must be made individually. Account holding customers make payments by mail or at the administration building. Though customers can view their accounts online, we do not take payments online, over the phone or at the scalehouse.

 

• Mail - Customers with accounts may mail check or money order payments to the address listed above. Credit card payment is not accessible by mail.
• Administration Building - Account-holding customers can make payments at the Solid Waste Administration Building Monday-Friday,
  8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Cash, checks, Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Credit card payments are limited to under $1,000 at a time.

 

 

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