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Refuse and Recycling Program Services
Requests for Services If you encounter a problem with your refuse collection or disposal, contact Waste Services of Florida at (727) 572-6800. Should you require further assistance, you may contact the Public Works Department at (727) 363-9243 or through email. Waste Services of Florida The City of St. Pete Beach is under contract with Waste Services of Florida to provide the collection of solid waste. Under this contract Waste Services of Florida will provide all solid waste (garbage), yard/horticultural waste and recycling collections for all residential properties within the City of St. Pete Beach. Waste Services of Florida will also provide solid waste (garbage) collections for commercial properties within the City of St. Pete Beach. Construction debris and commercial recycling are not covered under this contract and facilities are open to negotiate with the hauler of their choice. Horticultural/yard waste and tree trimming debris created by a landscape contractor or commercial tree trimmer must be disposed of by the contractor and may not be piled at the curb for regular pickup. Limited yard waste generated by a homeowner will still be picked up during the City's normal trash runs. General Recycling The City's employees recycle a large percentage of their paper products and other recyclable material and we encourage our residents and others to do the same. The Public Works Department will gladly provide recycling bins for the purpose of collecting recyclable materials. If you would like a recycling container delivered to your home, please contact us at (727) 363-9255. Interesting Links Regarding Recycling And Buying Recycled
Free Mulch Sites In Pinellas County The City of St. Pete Beach makes mulch available at no cost. This mulch is the byproduct of yard/horticultural waste collected and treated at the Pinellas County Resource Recovery Plant. This mulch has been treated by allowing it to bake to a predetermined temperature and stirred regularly to assure pests at eliminated. For locations providing free mulch around the county, click here. Hazardous Waste, Chemical and Electronics Recycling Pinellas County operates the Household Electronics and Chemical Collections Center (HEC3) located at 2990 110th Avenue North. The HEC3 collects a variety of materials from regularly used household chemicals (sulfuric acid, deck cleaners, etc), old paints, pesticides, herbicides, rodenticides, fertilizers, etc. This is a great resource for those involved with their yearly spring-cleaning activities. Remember it is always wise to get rid of old chemicals before the hurricane season as well. This will reduce the chance of damages should we experience any hurricane or storm activity. Click here for the schedule of the next mobile collection. Click here for a link to Pinellas County’s mobile collections webpage. For more information regarding the HEC3, visit their website. The hours of operation for the HEC3 are::
The Center is closed on all observed County holidays Disposal of electronics and chemicals from businesses will be required to call ahead for payment and drop-off information: Chemical waste: 813.623.5302 extension 231 Electronic waste 813.621.2319 Motor Oil Disposal & Recycling Used oil collection sites are maintained countywide so citizens will not dump automotive fluids onto the ground or down storm drains, which is against our City’s Municipal Ordinance 99-71. Each year, the County’s residents bring more than 25,000 gallons of used oil in clear or translucent gallon-sized containers for safe disposal to the county-operated sites. Click here for more information. For further information, please call Pinellas County Department of Solid Waste Operations at 464-7500. Batteries Under Florida law, it is illegal to discard nickel-cadmium or small sealed
lead acid rechargeable batteries or products containing such rechargeable
batteries in the trash. The batteries must be recycled or sent to a facility
permitted to dispose of those batteries. This prohibition applies to every
resident as well as every business, institution, government, industry, commercial,
communications or medical facility in the state. This current ban enhances the existing solid waste disposal ban on vehicular (car, truck, boat) lead-acid batteries in effect since January of 1989. A similar disposal ban on mercuric oxide batteries have been in effect since January of 1994. The Department of Environmental Protection estimates that without this new comprehensive ban on the disposal of rechargeable batteries more than 100 tons of cadmium and 400 tons of lead could be disposed of in the trash each year as a result from Floridians discarding rechargeable batteries. For more information about Florida’s rechargeable batteries requirements, click here. Interesting Links
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