Sanitation Division

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Sanitation & Yard Waste Collection Updates

Check out the new sanitation and yard waste collection schedule and procedures beginning on March 7, 2022. Also, mark your calendar for  the Quarterly Cleanup Schedule.

Updated Sanitation & Yard Waste Collection

Quarterly Cleanup Schedule

The Sanitation Division encompasses four programs: Residential Service, Commercial Dumpster Service, Curbside Recycling Service, and Special Pick-up Service. The division collects approximately 6,800 homes averaging 8,600 tons of garbage a year. The Commercial Dumpster Service collects approximately 4,800 tons per year. All of the City's apartments and town homes are also collected by commercial routes. These businesses and communities all vary in service from once per week to five days a week collecting either 2 yard, 4 yard, 6 yard, or 8 yard dumpsters. The Curbside Recycling Service is collected once a week in our new single stream 65 gallon toters, or the small 19 gallon bins for the truck limited hard to reach residents. Annually, the program collects approximately 344 tons of newspaper, 417 tons of mixed paper, 112 tons of #1 through #7 plastic bottles and 41 tons of aluminum/steel cans. With the single stream, glass is now collected at the curbside pickup. The apartment complexes receive the same service but are collected in 90 gallon toters. The Special Pick-up Service provides collection to the community for services that do not fall under the curbside collection requirements. These services entail an additional cost to the residents for the services provided. These include large amounts of yard waste collection, trash collection, clean up dumpster services, and appliance collection.

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Sanitation Information

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, and paint will not be collected. Please contact Pinellas County’s Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) 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.

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