Solid Waste Services
Solid Waste Services provides garbage, recycling, yard waste and bulky item collection services for residential and commercial customers inside the Tallahassee city limits. The Helping Hands Program is available, at no additional fee, for customers who are not physically able to bring carts to the curb. Premium Service (PDF) is available, for an additional fee, for customers who wish to have their garbage and recycling pulled, emptied and returned to the house.
For questions on your Solid Waste Service, call us at 891-4YOU (4968) or send a comment card via the Internet.
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- 2008 Red/Blue Week Calendar (PDF)
- Beyond The Cart - Find out how to recycle items that don't go in your Smart Cart.
- Building Green - Solid Waste Services Renovating their Administration building to Green Building Standards. Find out more about this exciting project and links to more information about Green Building Standards.
- Bulky Items - Large items that cannot be placed into your garbage barrel.
- Construction Debris - Commonly know as "C & D".
- Commercial Solid Waste Services - The city offers separate commercial collection services for garbage, bulky items, construction and demolition (C&D) debris, and recycling.
- E-Waste - Electronics disposal is an ever increasing issue. Find out how to do it right.
- Forms - Helping Hands Enrollment (PDF), Premium Service Request (PDF), Additional Garbage Container Request (PDF).
- Garbage Service - Guidelines and schedules for weekly backdoor and curbside garbage service.
- Hazardous Waste - This includes electronics and materials we commonly find in our homes.
- Helping Hands Program (PDF) - This courtesy service is provided to our Solid Waste customers who are physically unable to roll containers to the curb.
- Holiday Schedules - Get schedule changes for upcoming holidays.
- Links - Internet links to more information on recycling and more.
- Recycling - Recycling is easy and, when done properly, can help improve the environment.
- Report Missed Solid Waste Pickup - Did we miss the pickup? Let us know and we'll take care of it.
- Yard Waste - What is yard waste? Guidelines and preparation for pickup.