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1. When is my garbage collected?

For single-family homes, garbage is collected once a week - either Monday or Tuesday and recycling is collected either Thursday or Friday, depending on your address. Recycling, yard waste and appliances are collected one time per week.

2. When should I place my garbage can, yardwaste or recycling bin at the curb?

All items to be collected should be at the curb no later than 6:30 AM the day of collection. Please remove containers from the curb by 7:00 PM on your collection day.

3. Where should I place my garbage container?

Place containers within 2 feet of the curb with the handle facing your home, or away from the curb. Be sure to place your container at least three feet away from any obstructions.

4. Where can I take paint and other chemicals?

To protect the environment and ensure the safety of our residents, the City does not accept household hazardous waste for curbside collection. These items include solvents, paints, auto fluids and household/pool chemicals. The City does however hold a hazardous household chemical collection day once a year, in the fall. For more information on household chemical collection, contact 727-724-1550.

5. My container has been lost/damaged/stolen. What should I do?

To report damaged, lost or stolen containers, contact 724-1550 or send an e-mail to sanitation@cityofsafetyharbor.com. For repairs, please empty and wash the container and place it curbside after arranging pickup.

6. Who do I contact to have a dead animal removed from the roadway?

Call us at 724-1550 and we'll be happy to help.

7. How do I get rid of...? (an A to Z guide of how to get rid of anything)

Click here to "get rid of it"

8. What can I place in my recycling bin?

Currently we collect #1 thru #7 plastics, aluminum and steel cans, mixed paper, cardboard, gable top containers, and newspaper. Mixed paper consists of junk mail, office paper, magazines, catalogues, phone books, and fiberboard (cereal boxes, pasta boxes, etc).

9. Do you collect on holidays?

The Sanitation Division works Monday through Friday and all holidays except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. Listed below are the modified collection schedules for those three holidays. All other holidays are collected on the normal schedule day.
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving week will have Thursday’s normal recycling collection picked up on Wednesday. Wednesday’s yard waste collection will be suspended this week.
Christmas
If Christmas Day falls on a weekday (Monday through Friday), the sanitation or recycling pick up for that day will be collected on Wednesday of that week. Wednesday’s yard waste collection will be suspended this week.
New Year’s Day
If New Year’s Day falls on a weekday (Monday through Friday), the sanitation or recycling pick up for that day will be collected on Wednesday of that week. Wednesday’s yard waste collection will be suspended this week.
Wednesday
If the actual Christmas Day or New Year’s Day falls on Wednesday, there is NO change from the normal collection schedule of sanitation or recycling. Only change will be no yard waste collection those two weeks.

10. What type of container should I use?

The City of Safety Harbor will supply a 90-gallon green container for your garbage. All garbage must be placed inside the can. Bulk items that will not fit in the can due to size restrictions can be placed three feet away from the can on the first collection day of the week. There is a limit to ten bulk items.