Local Recycling Rules in Tampa, Florida

One of the best things about living in Tampa is that many things can be recycled. However, crews often find banned items being disposed of in blue curbside recycling bins. Banned items include paint cans, old fans, car radios, building materials, and garbage disposals. When items are disposed of incorrectly in the recycling bin, they can cause significant damage to million-dollar processing machines or cause them to shut down the recycling plant entirely.

It is just as important to recycle correctly as it is to recycle. Estimates show that recycling contamination was less than 15 percent a couple of years ago. Today it has grown to around 22 percent. Contamination can drive the cost of recycling up for local governments significantly.

A few other things can be recycled, but they shouldn’t be discarded in the blue bin. Things like building material, car parts, large household items and electronics can be recycled but have to be dropped off at sites that are equipped to recycle the materials. The locations for those sites can be found on Tampa’s recycling website.

However, it is much easier for most home and business owners to rent a dumpster. Dumpster rentals take a lot of the effort and time needed to transport sometimes a ton of construction material to the recycling center. So, if you’re planning a renovation or construction project, make sure that you have a dumpster delivered to your doorstep.