Trash, Recycling & Debris (Before & During Storm)

Storms
Written By Patrick Hollidge

Residential Services

Due to the large volume of residential yard waste, curbside collections will be delayed.

  • Customers should leave yard waste curbside before it is collected.

Hillsborough County Solid Waste has five Community Collection Centers which can assist residents impacted by Hurricane Helene.

Temporary debris drop-off location

Temporary debris drop-off site will remain until further notice at the Resource Recovery Facility located at 350 N. Falkenburg Rd, Tampa, FL 33619

  • The following items can be dropped off:

    • Yard waste (trees, branches, etc.) 

    • Construction and demolition debris 

    • Furniture 

    • Other storm-damaged household items 

    • Appliances (must be empty) 

  • Items that cannot be dropped off:

    • Household hazardous waste (paint, chemicals, etc.) 

    • Regular household garbage 

Community Collection Centers:

The following locations are open Wednesday, Oct.8 from 7 a.m. to noon.

The following locations are open Wednesday, Oct.8 from 7 a.m. to noon.

All five locations accept a variety of household items, including furniture, couches, chairs, tables, mattresses, washer, dryers, tires, and microwaves. Additionally, the centers accept batteries, electronics, and paint.

To ensure smooth collection, materials should be separated into three categories:

  • Yard waste - including tree branches and limbs, logs, and leaves.

  • Damaged household appliances

  • Construction and demolition debris to include furniture, drywall, carpet and fencing.

  • Bagged waste and household hazardous waste, such as paint or car batteries, will not be accepted as part of this storm-related pickup.

  • Residents should put debris by the curb by Oct. 7.

  • The areas impacted by flooding that will have the special debris pickups can be found on this map

  • Trash, recycling and yard waste removal services are often suspended (postponed/stopped) during a storm, particularly when high winds or flooding could pose a risk to drivers and equipment and/or could cause waste materials and receptacles to be washed or blown away.

  • Any planned residential storm debris removal will begin after the threat of danger has passed. For additional updates, monitor the local news and official announcements from the local government that provides your service.

  • The latest information regarding residential storm debris drop-off, or large debris curbside collection, can be found here.

Debris Safety Tips

  • When cleaning up your yard, inspect first for electrical hazards. Don’t touch any conductive materials, such as water, tools, or tree branches that may be in contact with a live power line.

  • Watch out for broken limbs that are hanging or caught in other branches overhead that may fall. Broken or hanging branches, attached vines, or leaning trees are hazardous and should be approached with caution.

  • Watch for workers clearing debris, and follow all detour signs or other posted instructions.

Issues that Require Follow up

Thank you for calling to report this. Before we begin, I need to verify whether this has already been reported to us - either by your or perhaps also by someone else. What is the name of the street or nearest crossroad for this issue?

Search for street in WebEOC, then proceed to appropriate option:

Already reported and no substantial change: This has already been reported and is assigned to the appropriate agency.

  • You can provide info from the description and any agency response details. Call ends here.

Already reported, there is a substantial change, and the record is still in “assigned” status:

This has been reported already, but I’m going to add the new information you’re providing. This may be helpful for the team assigned to address it.

  • Enter new information in the Issue Description, and any corrections or clarifying details to the Location Information, etc.

  • Save your work. Call ends here.

Not yet reported, or previous record has a status other than “assigned”:

I will take down the information you’re providing and also will need to ask you some questions. Then I will send the information for review.

  1. Open a New Record in WebEOC.

  2. If already reported, copy and paste the reference/record number from the existing record and mention it in the new record.

  3. Ask the below questions, document the response to each question, and complete the remaining WebEOC sections.

    • Please describe the debris. For example, is it trees and limbs (vegetation only), or is it manmade materials? Provide as much detail as possible.

    • How much debris is there?

    • As best you can tell, is this debris on private property, or is it on public property such as County land or right-of-way?

      • For debris on private property: I need to inform you that the County cannot go onto private property to move or secure debris or other items. It’s a good idea to take photos of the items and of your property for any potential insurance matters that may arise.

    • Are there power poles or downed power lines involved? If yes, has TECO been notified? (Pronounced “Tee-Co, short for Tampa Electric Company)

      NOTE: If Power Lines are involved, choose Power/Line Down as the Event Type in WebEOC. This routes the request to TECO first, as they must address the power lines before any other work can be done.

    • Is there any other information we should know about this situation?

  4. Use the Trash, Recycling & Debris event type.

  5. Save the record.

Patrick Hollidge
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