Pinellas County coordinates recycling under Chapter 106 with municipalities and licensed haulers running curbside programs and the county operating drop-off centers and education for unincorporated residents.
Chapter 106 of the Pinellas County Code authorizes the residential recycling framework. Cities and licensed haulers operate single-stream curbside recycling for items including aluminum cans, steel cans, glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles and jugs marked one and two, and paper and cardboard. Plastic bags, foam, food-soiled paper, and tanglers are typically banned because they damage processing equipment. Pinellas County publishes an annual Recycle Guide listing accepted materials and drop-off centers including the Solid Waste Disposal Complex. Household chemicals and electronics go to the Household Electronics and Chemical Collection Center rather than curbside bins. Contamination can cause loads to be rejected.
Putting prohibited items in recycling carts, repeated contamination, or dumping unaccepted materials at drop-off centers can trigger hauler tag-and-leave warnings, service interruptions, and code-enforcement citations.
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