Clearwater City Administration Changes Trash & Recycling Services Schedule

Press release from the City of Clearwater:

April 14, 2020

CLEARWATER-Fla. -- In response to the city of Clearwater’s declaration of a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been some changes to the city’s trash and recycling collection services:

Recycling Service

• Collected recyclables are being rerouted to the Pinellas County Waste-to-Energy Plant until further notice. The city apologizes for the inconvenience.
• Residents may see brown or white solid waste or recycling trucks picking up solid waste and recycling collections.
• Residents are asked to place only trash/garbage in black barrels, and the blue barrels are reserved for recyclables only.

Yard Waste

• Yard waste and bulk item collection is now suspended until further notice. This collection has been deemed a non-essential city service, and this change is due to reduced staffing and adherence to CDC guidelines.
• Residents are asked to refrain from trimming trees and creating unnecessary yard waste debris at this time.
• For customers who don’t want to wait for the city to resume yard waste collection, residents can self-haul and self-unload their yard waste at Pinellas County Solid Waste Department. The county is waiving the $3 per car and $10 per pickup truck fee for yard waste disposal. Larger vehicles will pay $39.75 per ton. The facility is located at 3095 114th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL, and can be reached at (727) 464-7500. Accepted forms of payment include credit cards only; no cash.

Solid Waste/Trash Collection

• Solid waste crews will continue to provide residential and commercial solid waste collection, as well as residential and multi-family blue-barrel collection.

For questions about the city’s solid waste collections during the COVID-19 pandemic, visit myclearwater.com/covid19, and click on the tab for “Solid Waste & Recycling Collection Changes.” You can also visit myclearwater.com/recycling or call the Solid Waste Operations Line at (727) 562-4920.

This press release was produced by the City of Clearwater. The views expressed here are the author’s own.