Solid Waste Ordinance Revisions Updates
To support the County’s 2020 30-year Solid Waste Master Plan and its vision of zero waste to landfill by 2050, a countywide focus on waste reduction and recycling is needed.
(ordinance) has not been significantly revised since the 1980s. The Master Plan recommends updating this ordinance.
August 10, 2023, Board of County Commissioners Work Session
At the August 10, 2023 Board of County Commissioners (Board) Work Session, the Board provided unanimous direction for аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê Solid Waste to develop ordinance content, re-engage stakeholders and make any necessary revisions, submit for legal review, and schedule public hearings for Board consideration and approval in the summer of 2024. In an effort to better gauge citizen impact, the Board directed department staff to investigating haulers’ fees to provide combined garbage and recycling collection service in unincorporated areas. To view the Work Session presentation, and the video below.
July 2023 Public Input Meetings
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê Solid Waste (SW) gave an overview of the current solid waste management system and explained why countywide waste reduction and recycling programs are needed. The public was able to provide input to be considered in drafting potential ordinance revisions that may affect residents and businesses in the unincorporated areas. This was one of several public engagement opportunities within the next 12 months.
Earlier this year, SW held meetings with private haulers, municipalities and select county departments for their input on potential ordinance revisions.
Public input meetings were held in July at the following locations:
- Tuesday, July 11 – St. Petersburg College EpiCenter, Clearwater
- Monday, July 17 – Virtual ( and video below)
- Wednesday, July 19 – White Chapel, Palm Harbor
July 17, 2023 Virtual Public Input Meeting Recording
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Media Coverage Summary
Additional Resources
- Where Does It Go? Search Tool
- Recycle Guide & Downloadable Signage
- Household Chemical Collection
- Collection: Garbage & Recycling
- Hours: Solid Waste Disposal Complex
- Disposal Fee Information
- Educational Resources: Garbage and Recycling
- Recycling FAQ
- Artificial Reef Program
- Mulch Pickup Program
- For Businesses: Garbage & Recycling Resources
- How Mixed Recycling Works In аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê
- Video Library: Garbage and Recycling
- Holiday and Gift-Giving Guide
- Pinellas Partners in Recycling
- Waste-to-Energy Facility
- Bridgeway Acres Landfill
- Solid Waste Master Plan
- Solid Waste Disposal Accounts
- Lealman Garbage and Recycling Collection
- Tampa Bay Recycles
- Why Recycling Is Important
- Discover Careers with аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê Solid Waste
Questions?
Email us at recycle@pinellas.gov.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2023.