County’s Yard Waste Facilities Collect Storm Debris

Property owners can discard yard debris and tree limbs left behind in the wake of the March 31 storm front at one of three Hillsborough County yard waste processing facilities, including the one in Greater Brandon.

Meanwhile, garbage collection and disposal services remain on a normal schedule.

Residents with concerns about removing their debris can call Hillsborough County Solid Waste at: 813-272-5680.

To dump debris at a yard-waste facility you'll need to bring some form of identification and a copy of your property tax bill, which includes notification of the assessment for solid waste disposal.

The nearest disposal facility for Greater Brandon residents is the Falkenburg Yard Waste Facility and Resource Recovery at 350 Faulkenburg Road (813-744-5599). Hillsborough County also operates the Northwest Yard Waste Facility, at 8001 W. Linebaugh Ave., and the South County Yard Waste Facility, at 13001 U.S. Highway 41, north of Big Bend Road.

All three facilities are open Monday through Saturday, from 7:30am to 5:30pm.

While it's easy to find Falkenburg Road, it's not so easy to spot the turn-off for the waste facility. Keep this in mind: coming from State Road 60, you'll be turning left on to the road that serves also as the entranceway to the Hillsborough County Animal Services Center, which is noticeable because of the metal sculptures in the shape of animals on the front yard. Also, in view in the background to the left is a huge smoke stack.