Garbage & Recycling

Garbage

Pickup Frequency

Pickup is 2 times a week.

Collection Requirements

The City will collect residential garbage 2 times per week.

All household garbage and trash shall be drained of liquid, bagged, and sealed airtight prior to placement in residential automated garbage carts to prevent litter, odors, and vermin. Carts and containers shall be filled to allow lids to fully close and shall not be overloaded.

Only household garbage and small amounts of loose yard waste shall be placed in automated residential garbage carts and not exceed 50 pounds in weight.

Residential Curbside Customers

No more than 2 cubic yards will be collected per pick-up. This includes cart contents, bulk items and yard debris.
No items considered excluded waste by the Franchise Agreement shall be collected, including but not limited to:

Construction debris
Toilets
Car parts
Tires

Front Load Dumpsters

All items must fit inside the container and the lid must close.

No items considered excluded waste by the Franchise Agreement shall be placed inside the dumpster, including but not limited to:
1. Construction debris
2. Toilets
3. Car Parts
4. Large appliances
5. Tires

For larger items and excluded waste the customer can:

Haul item(s) to the Pinellas County Solid Waste Facility
Request a separate roll-off dumpster (deposits and roll-off collection fees apply)
Contact an outside vendor to haul items to the Pinellas County Solid Waste Facility (no outside roll-offs are allowed per the Franchise Agreement)

For an extra pick-up contact Orion/Coastal directly at (727) 531-0360 to schedule.

Set-Out Time

Place your collection containers at the curb before 7:00 A.M. on your scheduled pickup day and make sure that they are:

Placed within 2 feet of the curb or edge of pavement with the handle facing away from the pavement.
Placed at least 3 feet away from any other object, including but not limited to other carts, bulk waste, trees, mailboxes, parked cars, or utility lines.
If cart is blocked or placed in an unsafe location, a notice tag will be placed on the cart.

Cart shall be relocated after collection to a point inside, at the side, or the rear of the structures of residence no later than 7:00 P.M. the day of collections.

Common Reasons for Non-Collections

Set-out occurred after 7:00 A.M.
Items were hidden, and the driver did not see them (i.e. blocked from view by a parked car)
Cart placed within 3 feet of another object
Incorrect or overflowing container
Some items placed in cart are not accepted by the City’s waste/recycling program

If none of these apply and by 5:00 P.M. collection has still not occurred, contact us.

Recycling

Collection Requirements

The City of Oldsmar is proud to have been the first city in Pinellas County to offer single-stream recycling. Single-stream recycling allows residents to combine all recyclable materials into one single cart for collection instead of having to sort.

Coastal Waste & Recycling will collect residential recycling once a week.

Set-Out Time

Please have yard waste at the curb by 7:00 A.M. on your pickup day.

Cart shall be relocated after collection to a point inside, at the side, or the rear of the structure of residence no later than 7:00 P.M. the day of collection. If the cart is blocked or placed in an unsafe location, a notice tag will be placed on the cart.

Materials Accepted

Plastic

Only bottles and jugs
Rinse thoroughly
Remove lids and throw in trash (if smaller than palm of your hand)

Glass Bottles and Jars

Remove lids and rinse; recycle metal lids and discarded plastic ones.

Metal

All food and beverage cans – please rinse
Clean metal paint cans; recycle lid separately

Paper Cartons

Juice/soup boxes (remove and discard straw)
Milk/juice cartons
Spiral cardboard cans (frozen juice cans, paper potato chip cans, etc.)

Paper and Cardboard

Clean and dry with no food residue
Box-board boxes (cereal, shoes, etc.) – remove and discard plastic windows and non-paper inserts. Please flatten.
Corrugated cardboard – flatten and tie in bundles no larger than 36” x 36” x 12”.
No shredded paper

Yard Waste

Collection Requirements

Yard waste shall mean grass, leaves, and brush (i.e. small branches, twigs, palm fronds) from general yard maintenance, this does not include materials from tree removal, land clearing or home renovation projects.

Yard waste shall be placed in the garbage cart, in a personal garbage can, bagged or bundled within 2 feet of the curb or edge of pavement and at least 3 feet away from any other object.

The City will collect up to, and no more than 2 total cubic yards or manageable yard waste per week. 2 cubic yards is 4' high by 3.5' wide by 4' long.

Set-Out Time

Please have yard waste at the curb by 7:00 A.M. on your pickup day.

Pickup Frequency

Pickup is weekly.

Max Count

Up to, and no more than 2 total cubic yards of manageable yard waste shall be placed at the curb on a single pickup service day. Scattered yard waste will not be collected.

Materials Accepted

Leaves, plant trimmings, cut flowers, weeds, etc.
Pruning, brush and small branches up to 6 inches in diameter and 4 feet long
Grass clippings (have you considered Grasscycling?)

Materials Not Accepted

Tree stumps and branches larger than 2 inches in diameter
Rocks, dirt, soil
Any non-organic item (i.e. plastic flower pots and name sticks)
Driveway sweepings
Lumber
Food waste
Garbage

Common Reasons for Non-Collections

Set-out occurred after 7:00 A.M.
Items were hidden, and the driver did not see them (i.e. blocked from view by a parked car)
Material is construction or demolition debris and exceeds allowance to be considered minor amounts of household remodeling waste
Exceeds limit of 2 cubic yards per week
Too heavy for collection
Brush material exceeds 4 feet in length or 6 inches in diameter
Yard waste is not bundled, neatly stacked or placed in a yard waste container
Item(s) not accepted for curbside pick-up

If none of these apply and by 5:00 P.M. collection has still not occurred, contact us.