St. Petersburg, FL Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)

City Code § 27-505 governs self-hauled disposal of bulk yard material at the City's brush disposal sites, a separate track from curbside garden-trash collection under § 27-500. Only material generated on a "qualified property", one paying sanitation collection charges or special service charges for privately collected roll-off containers, may be deposited, and subsection (a) states there is no limit on the amount an individual may deposit, though the POD can verify the material actually came from a qualified City property and that any required tree permits or arborist certifications were obtained.

Lawn-service operators may use the sites only if the property owner accompanies them or provides a signed affidavit on a POD form; loads from construction sites or unaccompanied lawn-service and hire operators are barred under subsection (c). Subsection (e) lists what is accepted: grass clippings, brush, cuttings and trimmings from vegetation, and mixed metals and appliances such as refrigerators, water tanks, washing machines and stoves. Subsection (h) excludes furniture, electronics, mattresses, concrete, brick, dirt, building and roofing materials, hazardous or infectious waste, and logs over five feet long, 34 inches in diameter, or 300 pounds.

Materials deposited become City property, and subsection (i) makes scavenging them unlawful without the POD's written consent. Subsection (k) prohibits combining loads from multiple addresses into a single drop-off.