Yard Waste Collection

The Yard Waste Recycling Program is currently being expanded and pickup service will be citywide in the next few years. Yard Waste is recycled to reduce the amount of waste going into the waste stream.

• Yard Waste Recycling Program Map

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Yard waste is collected once a week at curbside from residences.

To report a missed pickup, please call Customer Service at (813) 348-1111. 

All organic wastes collected are taken to a private facility where it processed into mulch and sold for commercial use.

• Grass clippings, leaves and branches must be bagged, or bundled and tied in 4-feet lengths and placed at curbside for pickup. 
• Yard waste cannot exceed a combined weight of 50 lbs per bag, bundle, or container. In the interest of safety, containerized and bundled yard waste may not protrude from the top of the container.
• Bags/bundles must be positioned curbside at a distance of 3 feet from blue trash carts.

Need a new blue box? Request a new one.
Missed Blue Box pickup? Let us know.

Recycle your old blue bins: Leave your cracked, broken blue bins curbside on your pick up day for collection (please leave a note on the bin stating that you would like it replaced). The old bins will be taken to the processing facility and recycled.