Storm Debris Disposal Available for Hillsborough County Customers

From Hillsborough County:

Cleaning up your yard after last week’s brush with Hurricane Hermine? If you’re a Hillsborough County solid waste customer, here’s what you need to know.

Yard Waste Curbside Collection

For curbside pickup, you may set out up to twelve 30-gallon containers or bags of yard waste, or 2 cubic yards (about the size that a full-sized pickup truck can carry) of stacked materials. Containers, bundles, bags or individual items cannot exceed 50 pounds. Cut tree limbs and other yard waste into pieces no more than 4 feet long or 6 inches in diameter.

Yard Waste Collection Sites

The County’s Yard Waste Processing Collection Sites accept residential bulk yard waste material. There is no charge to access the centers. Bring a photo ID and current property tax bill showing the Solid Waste collection and disposal assessments.

The Yard Waste Processing Collection Sites are open Monday through Saturday, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

• Northwest - 8001 W. Linebaugh Ave. in Tampa
• South County - 13000 U.S. 41 in Gibsonton
• Resource Recovery Facility - 350 N. Falkenburg Road in Tampa

Other Storm Debris

Take large volumes of debris or oversized items that don’t fit in the gray roll cart to a Community Collection Center. Residential customers may deliver up to 10 cubic yards of solid waste material to collection centers each year as part of their annual assessment. Bring a photo ID and current property tax bill showing the Solid Waste collection and disposal assessments.

These centers are open Monday through Saturday, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.:

• Alderman Ford - 9402 County Road 39 in Lithia
• Hillsborough Heights - 6209 County Road 579 in Seffner
• Northwest County - 8001 W. Linebaugh Ave. in Tampa
• South County - 13000 U.S. Highway 41 in Gibsonton

This center is open on the third Saturday of the month, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.:

• Wimauma - 16180 West Lake Drive in Wimauma

For more information, go to HCFLGov.net/solidwaste, or call (813) 272-5680.

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