Curbside Services

The City of Safety Harbor Sanitation Division provides residential curbside collection once a week for garbage, yard waste, and recycling.

All garbage, trash and yard waste shall be deposited at the curb for pickup no later than 6:30 a.m. on the scheduled day for collection. All garbage, trash and yard waste shall be placed at the curb no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the day prior to collection and all garbage containers shall be removed from the right-of-way and the property adjacent thereto no later than midnight the day of collection.

If you live in the following subdivisions, you receive garbage and yard waste collection on Monday:

• The north side of Enterprise Road from Philippe Parkway to McMullen Booth Road
• The north of Cedar Street from Elm Street to McMullen Booth Road
• Cypress Hollow
• Cypress Knoll
• Weatherstone
• Northwood East
• Rainbow Farms,
• Dominion
• Coventry or Coventry South
• Philippe Oaks
• Bermuda
• Bishop Creek Estates
• Briar Creek Mobile Home Community
• Briarwood
• Channelside
• Country Villas
• Kendale
• Bays End Mobile Home Community
• Bayfront Manor
• Harbor Groves
• Tangelo Groves
• North Bay Hills
• Harbor Woods Village
• Harry Kennedy

Refer to links for detailed sanitation/yard waste collection schedule:

Sanitation Route

If you live in the following subdivisions, you receive garbage and yard waste collection on Tuesday:

• Bayshore Drive
• Washington
• Washington Brennan
• Espiritu Santo Springs
• Gray & Busha
• Iron Age
• Green Springs
• Spring Haven
• South Bayshore Blvd
• Bonita Vista
• Del Oro
• South Green Springs
• South Seminole Park
• Harbor Hills Park/addition
• Harbor Del Mar
• Wilder Oaks
• Dellwood Park
•  Winding Oaks
• Safety Harbor Heights
• Oak Haven Estates
• Crestwood Oaks
• Lohmeyer Heights
• Harbor Highlands Townhomes
• Fernbrooke
• Old Harbor Place
• Park Heights
• West Green Springs
• North East Seminole
• Seminole Park Revised
• Lincoln Heights
• Washington Square
• Village of Safety Harbor
• JJ Youngblood/Addition
• Lincoln Highlands
• Harbor Lake Industrial Park 
• Jackson Park
• Brooklyn
• Safety Harbor Industrial Park
• West Green Springs
• Harbor Crest Townhomes
• Harbor Oaks Estates
• Spring Park Townhomes
• Fifth Avenue Villas & Townhomes
• Spring Park Palm View Terrace
• Blue Springs
• Creekside

Refer to links for detailed sanitation/yard waste collection schedule:

Sanitation Route

If you live in the following subdivisions, you receive garbage and yard waste collection on Wednesday:

• Philippe Estates
• Bayshore Terrace
• Mira-Mar Terrace
• Philippe Woods
• Georgetown East
• Chevy Chase Estates
• Chevy Chase Condo
• Huntington Estates
• Huntington Trails 
• Huntington Lakes
• Huntington Isles
• Huntington Trace 
• Huntington
• Hillcrest Acres 
• Beacon Place East
• Country Trails 
• Los Acros
• La Forest at Greensprings The Grove
• La Forest at Greensprings The Garden
• Willowick
• Bow Lane
• Harbor Heights Estates
• Philippe Bay
• De Soto Estates
• The Highlands at Safety Harbor
• Fairview Heights
• Signature Estates
• The South side of Enterprise Road from Philippe Parkway to Green Springs Drive
• Baywoods
• Philippe Point
• Bayview Cottage
• Elliott-Crile
• Philippe Harbor
• La Playa
• Bridgeport Estates
• Bridgeport South

Refer to links for detailed sanitation/yard waste collection schedule:

Sanitation Route

If you live North of Enterprise Road, you receive recycling collection on Thursday. This includes the following subdivisions:

• Cypress Hollow
• Cypress Knoll
• DeSoto Estates
• Harbor Heights
• Los Arcos
• Northwood East
• Weatherstone

If you live South of Enterprise Road your recycling collection on Friday.

Refer to link for detailed recycling collection schedule:

Recycling Route

Proper Sanitation Collection Procedures

Collection Details, Instructions, and Options

Garbage Collection Regulations

• All garbage, trash and yard waste shall be deposited at the curb for pickup no later than 6:30 a.m. on the scheduled day for collection. All garbage, trash, and yard waste shall be placed at the curb in one location no earlier than 5:00 p.m. the day prior to collection and all garbage containers shall be removed from the right-of-way and the property adjacent thereto no later than midnight the day of collection.

• All items must be placed in the City provided 90-gallon garbage barrel.

• Any bulk item (defined by any item that will not fit into the city provided 90-gallon barrel such as furniture, mattresses, etc.) or additional bags of leaves/garbage that do not fit in the 90-gallon barrel will be collected on your regular garbage day with a maximum of 10 items/bags.

• Any items not conforming to this will not be collected, and a special pick-up is required.

• Hazardous materials, fluorescent light bulbs, televisions, computers, and paint will not be collected. Please contact Pinellas County’s HEC3 (Household Electronics and Chemical Collection Center) at 727-464-7500 located at 2855 109th Avenue North. View map or get directions. (Beginning October 1, 2022, household electronics such as flat screen TVs, CPUs, Video Game Units, Laptops and Tablets [batteries removed] and cell phones [batteries removed] can be discarded with residential garbage.)

• Construction debris and building materials (including steel, glass, brick, concrete, pallets, drywall, plywood, lumber, roofing material from the construction/destruction project or from the renovation of the structure.) will not be collected. Please call 727-724-1550 ext 2002 to arrange a temporary dumpster.

• Large amounts of trash will require a scheduling a special pick-up for an additional charge. Please call 727-724-1550 ext 2002 to arrange those pick-ups.

Automated Garbage Collection Instructions

• Please place your container 3 feet away from all trees, mailboxes, parked cars, utility poles or anything else that could obstruct the automated arm. Cans should not block pedestrian access on sidewalks or impede traffic.  This will ensure safe collection of your container and prevent damage to your property.

• Place the container within 2 feet of the curb, with the arrow marked on the lid, pointed towards the street by 6:30 a.m. on your regular collection day.

Large/Bulk/Bagged Items

Any bulk item (defined by any item that will not fit into the city provided 90-gallon can such as furniture, mattresses, chairs, table, etc.) or additional bags of leaves/trash that do not fit in the 90-gallon barrel will be collected on your regular garbage day, with a maximum of 10 items.

Containers must be set out with minimum of 3’ clearance from mailboxes, cars, trees, cable/powerlines, etc.

Correct	Wrong: 3' Clearance from Anything
Correct	Wrong: Under Cables
Correct	Wrong: Arrow on Can Should Face Forward

Lid must close. No items sticking out of the container.

Wrong	Wrong
Wrong

Weight of can must comply with City Code. No construction.

Wrong: Not Prepared to Code

Yard waste must be placed in a trash receptacle or bundled and tied.

Correct	Correct
Wrong: Improper Containers	Wrong: Not Prepared to Code
Wrong: Do Not Place on Storm Drains	Wrong: Do Not Block the Flow of Water to the Storm Drain

Yard Waste

Yard waste is collected on the same day as your household garbage in 32-gallon cans or bundles at the curb tied in twine. All yard waste must be in 32-gallon cans or bundles, limited to 1.5 cubic yards in volume (1.5 cubic yards is equal to 8 cans or bundles). Yard waste is to be placed out next to your household trash.

Bulky Yard Waste

Yard waste too bulky to be containerized such as branches and other vegetative materials must be cut into sections no longer than 4 feet in length and 6 inches in diameter, then bundled with twine in arm size manageable bundles. Please do not tape bundles or mix paper or plastic in as this will contaminate the recycling process for the entire load and will result in yard waste not being collected. Piles of yard waste in excess of 1.5 cubic yards can be collected by special arrangement with the sanitation division for additional cost. Please make arrangements by calling 724-1550, ext 2002.

Responsible Parties

Please note that it is the responsibility of all tree surgeons, nurseries, lawn care services and landscaping contractors, or any individual or company doing work on private property, to remove from the premises all residue and rubbish resulting from said work. These above mentioned items shall be disposed of at the expenses of the owner or contractor.

Temporary Residential Dumpster

The City offers 2-yard and 4-yard dumpsters to residents for temporary use for the disposal of household items or yard debris. 

• Residents may have the dumpster for up to 30 days.
• If dumpster has not been collected prior to the 30-day limit, it will be collected on day 30 and the full rate charged. The dumpster may be dumped as needed within the 30-day period in accordance with the rates listed below and continue to be used for the entire 30-day period.
• If it is needed for longer than 30 days, an extension must be requested and will be granted if there is availability. Otherwise, the resident’s name will be placed on the list for the next available dumpster.
• Dumpsters are scheduled and delivered to various residents throughout the city on a first-come, first- serve basis and as availability applies.

Please make arrangements through the Public Works office at 727-724-1550.

Temporary Dumpster Waiver

Send completed waiver to pludington@cityofsafetyharbor.com

Building Materials

Additional Services

• Adopt-A-Street Program
• Commercial Service
• Recycling Services
• Sanitation/Recycling Holiday Schedule

Special Residential Pick Up

Special residential pickups can be scheduled with the Sanitation Division. The fee is $79.54 per load. Please call 727-724-1550, ext. 2002 for further information.

Freon Removal

Freon removal is available for $29.66 per unit.

Every year, the City of Safety Harbor does an annual Cleanup Program, giving residents the opportunity to reduce household clutter and get rid of unwanted household materials by placing them curbside. This year, the program’s collection dates are listed below and your collection will occur on your regular collection day. 

• March 13 - 15, 2023    Spring Cleanup 
• June 12 – 14, 2023   Hurricane Preparation Cleanup
• September 11 – 13, 2023   End-of-Summer Cleanup
• December 11 – 13, 2023 - Holiday Cleanup 

Collection occurs only once during the Cleanup, so it is important to place items at the curb by 6:30 AM on your regular scheduled collection day. Crews will not return a second time.

During these Quarterly Cleanup dates, the City will pick up all bulk items (furniture, appliances, yard waste and other properly prepared non-exempt items. All bulk collections will be performed on the regular garbage collection day. A mechanical truck will collect any items that cannot be collected by the regular collection vehicle during the collection week. Normal restrictions for collection apply.  

What items WILL be collected?

• Bedsprings and mattresses
• Scrap metal, please pile separately
• Old appliances, including washers, dryers, stove, hot water heaters, microwaves, dishwasher
• Toilets
• Lawn/yard equipment – drained of oil and gas
• Other items must be bundled, bagged or boxed – weighing less than 50 lbs (No Construction Debris)

What will NOT be collected include:

• Building/Construction Material
• Concrete
• Wood fences, decking, pallets, lumber
• Carpet
• Tires
• Rock, Sod, Dirt, Sawdust
• Railroad ties/landscape timbers
• Oil
• Batteries
• No hazardous waste (pesticides, cleaning supplies, paint, oils, etc.)
• TV’s, Computers & monitors
• Refrigerators, air conditioners

Recycling Made Easy

Frequency & Guidelines

Curbside collection of recycling is one time per week. All items must be curbside by 6:30 a.m. on your scheduled day, co-mingled in your recycling container. Please only use city provided recycling containers. Other items can be recycled at the drop off centers located in the city. To request a recycling container, call 727-724-1550, ext. 2002.

Drop-Off Centers

Public Works Department

1200 Railroad Avenue
Safety Harbor, FL 34695
Phone: 727-724-1550
Accepts: used motor oil for resident’s only, antifreeze, aluminum, glass, mixed paper (any paper that tears, ie: cereal boxes, magazines, junk mail, telephone books), cardboard, newspapers, and plastics

Fire Station #53 

3095 McMullen Booth Road
Safety Harbor, FL 34695
Phone: 727-724-1536
Accepts: cardboard, plastic, mixed paper, aluminum and newspaper

Disposal Guide

Check out the handy A to Z web guide for environmentally-friendly alternatives to trashing over 250 unwanted items. Find out how to recycle or safely dispose of just about anything in Pinellas County, including cell phones, hearing aids, junk mail, construction debris, plastic bags, and much more.

Household Chemicals & Electronics

Safety Harbor no longer hosts the free Household Collection Day. Pinellas County has opened a North County site that will be open certain Saturday’s throughout the year. Please check the link below for specific dates for this location.

Items Accepted

Residents can bring their unwanted/unused paints, computers, (whole) televisions, fluorescent bulbs/tubes, and up to 5 gallons of fuel (see link below for a complete listing of acceptable items). You can also drop off your household chemicals at the Household Electronics and Chemical Collection Center.

Resources

Household Electronics and Chemical Collection Center
Pinellas County Mobile Collection Schedule
Pinellas County Recycling
Tampa Bay Recycles

Americans use over 500 million plastic straws every day! Plastic straws are made from fossil fuels, cannot be recycled, and do not biodegrade. Using plastic straws also threatens our marine neighbors, as each year over 100,000 marine mammals and 1 million seabirds are killed by plastic.

The City of Safety Harbor is calling for all restaurants and cafés within the city to participate in our 2018 Strawless Initiative! Participating businesses will refrain from using straws in their daily operations unless requested, in order to save wildlife and show our community how easy it can be to live straw-free.

Call (727) 724-1550 ext 2002 or email skennedy@cityofsafetyharbor.com for more information or to enroll in the Strawless Initiative.