Hillsborough County transfer station

Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Hillsborough County Community Collection Centers (5 sites) and HHW collections.

Facility: Hillsborough County Community Collection Centers (5 sites) and HHW collections Address: 5 Community Collection Centers plus the Sheldon Road HHW site (addresses in the hours list) Phone: (813) 272-5680 (Solid Waste Customer Service)

Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-09

Who can use it

Residential customers only; businesses may not use the centers. Bulky waste, appliances and tires: County Solid Waste customers only, with a photo ID showing the property owner's Hillsborough County residential address and a printed or digital copy of the current tax assessment. Batteries, paint and electronics: any County resident with a photo ID. Recycling: any County resident, no ID needed. Household hazardous waste: any Hillsborough County household with a state photo ID showing a county address. Tampa, Temple Terrace and Plant City residents have their own bulky waste, appliance and tire options.

Hours

All five Community Collection Centers: Monday-Saturday 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Alderman's Ford Solid Waste Facility, 9402 County Road 39, Plant City (vehicle and trailer limit 23 ft)
Hillsborough Heights Solid Waste Facility, 6209 County Road 579, Seffner (35 ft limit; household hazardous waste 3rd Saturday 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.; cooking oil; donations)
Northwest County Solid Waste Facility, 8001 W. Linebaugh Ave, Tampa (35 ft limit; yard and wood waste; free mulch; cooking oil; donations)
South County Solid Waste Facility, 13000 US Hwy 41, Gibsonton (35 ft limit; household hazardous waste 2nd Saturday 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.; yard and wood waste; free mulch; cooking oil; donations)
Wimauma Solid Waste Facility, 16180 W. Lake Drive, Wimauma (23 ft limit)
Household hazardous waste only: Sheldon Road HHW Collection Center, 9805 Sheldon Road, Tampa, 1st Saturday 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Sticker or permit

Required: No (see notes)

Price: No separate sticker price was established on the linked page; the eligibility and item fees below still apply.

Where to buy: Contact the facility about access requirements before loading.

Per-item fees

Item	Fee
Bulky waste and appliances (County Solid Waste customers)	10 cubic yards free per year in the annual assessment (resets Oct. 1); after that, standard commercial charges at a transfer station or Southeast County Landfill
Tires (County Solid Waste customers)	Up to 12 per year free; more must go to Southeast County Landfill at the tipping fee
Yard and wood waste (Northwest County and South County)	Up to 2 tons per year free in the annual assessment; standard fees after that
Batteries, paint, electronics, recycling, household hazardous waste	No fee listed
Paint at HHW collections	10 one-gallon or 5 five-gallon containers per month, sealed and not leaking
Free mulch pickup	Northwest County and South County

Hazardous waste

Household hazardous waste is collected only on the Saturdays listed, 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Accepted: lead-acid and loose rechargeable or lithium batteries (terminals taped), cleaners, adhesives, aerosols, pest control, solvents, personal care products, paint, automotive fluids, gasoline and diesel (one 5-gallon container max), pool chemicals, propane and helium tanks and fire extinguishers (five 30-lb tanks or less), lawn chemicals, fluorescent and CFL bulbs (10 bulbs 4 ft or longer), mercury devices, marine and road flares, ammunition, cooking oil, LED bulbs. Not accepted: alkaline batteries (trash), sharps, business waste, explosives, medications, radioactive materials; household electronics go to the Community Collection Centers.

Holiday closures

Facilities close on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Open Veterans Day, July 3, the day after Thanksgiving and December 26; Christmas Eve they close at 2:30 p.m. Household hazardous waste collections follow the same closures.

Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-09 from official sources .

Other notes

Waste must be hand unloaded and sorted by type; staff do not help, and no dump trailers or self-tipping are allowed. You must be able to lift items over a 4-ft chain or bollard into the roll-offs. Closed-toe shoes required.
Separate yard waste from garbage before you arrive. A mixed load that cannot be sorted on site is charged as trash, and the free residential allowance cannot be used.
A loaded pickup bed holds about 2 cubic yards. Ask an attendant or call (813) 272-5680 to check how much free allowance you have left.
Address note: the county's Community Collection Centers page lists Alderman's Ford as "9402 County Road"; its facilities page gives 9402 County Road 39.
The five centers share eligibility rules, hours and holiday closures, so they are listed together on this page.

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Sources

Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-09. If something conflicts, trust the town.