Town Rulebook

St. Petersburg bulk trash pickup

Special Pickup (SeeClickFix or).

Verified 2026-10-15 · stpete.org

At a glance

BrushYard waste via trash bin for normal amounts.
LimitsOne 90-gal trash cart standard (extras for fee). Free special pickup quantity caps as listed; overage $25.65/cy.
Not allowedRecycling bans above. Household hazardous waste via Pinellas events / Pinellas.gov/hhw. Hot/contractor materials per Special Pickup & Brush Site policies.
CurbsidePer zone calendar / St. Pete Collects app (holiday delays as above). Specific a.m. Curb deadline is not listed — ask the city or your hauler. Checklist

Verified 2026-10-15 · stpete.org

Schedule

Curbside

Curbside checklist

City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.

When

Per zone calendar / St. Pete Collects app (holiday delays as above). Specific a.m. Curb deadline is not listed — ask the city or your hauler.

Where

Alley or curbside City container as assigned. Special Pickup at usual trash location.

Limits

One 90-gal trash cart standard (extras for fee). Free special pickup quantity caps as listed; overage $25.65/cy.

Not allowed

Recycling bans above. Household hazardous waste via Pinellas events / Pinellas.gov/hhw. Hot/contractor materials per Special Pickup & Brush Site policies.

Bags

Normal household waste in City container. Recyclables loose (no bags/wrap).

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Full details for St. Petersburg: every rule, with sources
Trash
City Sanitation — residential alley or curbside City containers. Default twice-weekly trash; single-family get one 90-gallon container (extra containers for fee). Optional once-weekly if 1–2 occupants and water ≤5,000 gal/month. Days by zone (A1–B8 calendars / St. Pete Collects app / Trash & Recycling map). Sanitation Customer Service 727-893-7838 for calendars; ops/special 727-893-7398.
Recycling
Curbside/recycling day per zone calendar & app. Accepted (Good Neighbor Guide): aluminum & steel cans/lids; cardboard; glass containers; milk/juice cartons & drink boxes; paper/newspapers/magazines/mail/ads; plastic bottles, jugs, jars, tubs. Not: ceramics, electronics, flimsy plastic, food-tainted items, garbage/liquids, bulbs/batteries, mirrors, plastic bags/wrap, Styrofoam, yard waste. Extra/new recycle cart: 727-893-7838. Waste Wizard in St. Pete Collects app. Free drop-off of yard waste + select recyclables at five City Brush Sites (proof of residency; open 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Daily; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s).
Bulk pickup
Special Pickup (SeeClickFix or 727-893-7398). Free (limits): car batteries ≤5; car tires ≤5; doors ≤2; empty 20-lb propane ≤2; furniture/carpet/appliances ≤3 cy; kitchen cabinets ≤2; windows ≤2. Outside list (large accumulated waste, building materials, brush): $25.65/cy. Place where trash normally collected (alley or curb). TVs/furniture/computers also arrangeable via Sanitation. Brush Sites for yard waste drop-off.
Curbside: when
Per zone calendar / St. Pete Collects app (holiday delays as above). Specific a.m. Curb deadline is not listed — ask the city or your hauler.
Curbside: where
Alley or curbside City container as assigned. Special Pickup at usual trash location.
Curbside: limits
One 90-gal trash cart standard (extras for fee). Free special pickup quantity caps as listed; overage $25.65/cy.
Curbside: brush
Yard waste via trash bin for normal amounts; excess/brush via Special Pickup (fee) or free Brush Site drop-off (grass, brush, cuttings, trimmings; contractor debris rules on Brush Sites page).
Curbside: not allowed
Recycling bans above. Household hazardous waste via Pinellas events / Pinellas.gov/hhw. Hot/contractor materials per Special Pickup & Brush Site policies.
Curbside: bags
Normal household waste in City container. Recyclables loose (no bags/wrap).
Curbside: fees and fines
Special Pickup $25.65/cy for non-free items. Other citation amounts are not listed — ask the city.
Holidays
  • New Year's Day 2026 (2026-01-01): shift not yet confirmed
  • Mlk 2026 (2026-01-19): shift not yet confirmed
  • Presidents Day 2026 (2026-02-16): shift not yet confirmed
  • Memorial Day 2026 (2026-05-25): shift not yet confirmed
  • Juneteenth 2026 (2026-06-19): shift not yet confirmed
  • Labor Day 2026 (2026-09-07): shift not yet confirmed
  • Veterans Day 2026 (2026-11-11): shift not yet confirmed
  • Thanksgiving 2026 (2026-11-26): shift not yet confirmed
  • Christmas 2026 (2026-12-25): shift not yet confirmed

City posts full 2026 Residential Trash & Recycling Holiday Collection Schedule. New Year’s Thu Jan 1: Thu→Wed. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Mon Jan 19 / Presidents Mon Feb 16 / Memorial Mon May 25 / Labor Mon Sep 7: Mon→Tue, Tue→Wed. Juneteenth Fri Jun 19 / Christmas Fri Dec 25: Thu→Wed, Fri→Thu. Independence Day listed as “Friday, July, 2026” (day number incomplete on page — July 4 2026 is Saturday; apply city’s Thu→Wed / Fri→Thu shift when observed Friday). Veterans Wed Nov 11: no change. Thanksgiving listed as “Thursday, Nov. 27, 2026” (calendar Thanksgiving is Thu Nov 26, 2026 — city text appears mistyped; shift rule: Thu collections→Wed). Brush sites closed New Year’s, Thanksgiving, Christmas.

Hauler
City of St. Petersburg Sanitation Department
Contacts
Sanitation Customer Service 727-893-7838; Special Pickup / Sanitation 727-893-7398
Find your day
Collection Schedule + zone calendars + St. Pete Collects app / Trash & Recycling map
Sources
Trash and recycling: stpete.org
Bulk: stpete.org
Holidays: stpete.org
Curbside: stpete.org
Verified
2026-10-15

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