Sheldon Road Household Hazardous Collection Site
Hillsborough County’s first-Saturday hazardous waste drop-off in Tampa, free for county residents with a photo ID.
The Sheldon Road Household Hazardous Collection Site, at 9805 Sheldon Road in Tampa, is run by Hillsborough County Solid Waste Services. Its hours are the first Saturday of each month only, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and it can close early in severe weather. It takes paint, chemicals, fuel, batteries, propane tanks and cooking oil from any county household with a state photo ID showing a county address. Electronics go to a Community Collection Center instead.
Serves: Hillsborough County trash pickup and drop-off rules.
- Type
- Household hazardous waste site
- State
- Florida
- City
- Hillsborough County
- Address
- 9805 Sheldon Road, Tampa, FL 33635
- Hours
- First Saturday of the month only, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; may close early in severe weather or lightning
- Who can use it
- All Hillsborough County household residents, including renters, condo, townhome, apartment and mobile home residents and City of Tampa and Temple Terrace residents, with a state-issued photo ID showing a Hillsborough County address; no business waste
- Fees
- Free
- Takes
- Lead-acid batteries; loose rechargeable and lithium batteries up to 12 inches and power tool batteries, terminals taped and each bagged; household cleaners, adhesives, drain openers, aerosols, pest control and solvents; nail polish remover and other personal care products; latex and oil-based paint, primer, stain, thinner, stripper and varnish, up to 10 one-gallon or 5 five-gallon sealed containers a month; antifreeze, motor oil, waxes, gasoline and diesel in containers of up to 5 gallons; pool and spa chemicals; propane and helium tanks and fire extinguishers, up to five 30-pound tanks; fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides and poisons; CFLs, fluorescent lamps up to 10 bulbs of 4 feet and longer, mercury thermometers and thermostats; marine and road flares and ammunition; cooking oil and LED bulbs
- Does not take
- Alkaline batteries (garbage cart); needles, sharps and biomedical waste; medications; electronics (take them to a Community Collection Center); explosives; radioactive materials; business waste and loads over the quantity limits
- Run by
- Hillsborough County Solid Waste Services
- Phone
- 813-272-5680
- Official website
- hcfl.gov
- Primary source
- hcfl.gov
- Last verified
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