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Generated at home
Household sharps
Pinellas DOH lists local collection points for home-generated sharps. Ask the location for its approved container and handoff instructions before traveling.
See the four listed sitesSt. Petersburg · Pinellas County
Biohazard Waste Disposal in St. Petersburg, FL
A household needle drop-off is not a facility-waste route. Pinellas County’s household hazardous-waste center is not for sharps. Start by identifying who generated the material and checking the exact property address.
This guide separates home-generated sharps, County household chemical collection, ordinary City trash information, and facility biomedical-waste questions. Biohazard Cleanup Connect is an independent information and referral guide, not a cleanup or disposal operator.
Household and facility routes separatedOfficial Pinellas referencesAddress, not ZIP, determines local jurisdiction
Immediate danger or a medical emergency? Move away from the hazard and call 911. This guide and its site phone inquiry are not emergency-response services.
St. Petersburg · start here
Match the route to the source of the waste.
Home-generated sharps, household chemicals, ordinary City trash, and facility biomedical waste have different rules and contacts. A postal city or ZIP does not show whether an address is within St. Petersburg or which office applies.
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Pinellas County households
Household hazardous waste
The County HHW center handles specified household chemicals, with residency verification. Its listed program excludes medicine, sharps, and commercial or industrial material.
Check the County program limits03
Generated by a business or facility
Biomedical waste
Clinics, practices, labs, and other generators should ask Pinellas DOH which current rules apply to the exact generator, materials, and activities.
Open the facility guidance04
Ordinary City collection
Routine trash is a separate question
The City describes normal household and kitchen trash. Its public page does not state a specific City curbside rule for sharps, so do not treat routine collection as an approved sharps route.
Read the City and County distinctionFor sharps generated at home
Four Pinellas DOH-listed sites accept sealed household sharps.
Florida DOH in Pinellas County lists these local sites for household sharps. This is a residential route, not a drop-off option for waste generated by a clinic, practice, laboratory, or other facility.
Ask before you travel. The DOH information does not state a fee, residency or ID rule, or complete eligibility terms. Call the location to confirm current participation, hours, eligibility, any fee, approved containers, and instructions.
DOH site · 01
St. Petersburg Medical Center
6500 38th Ave. N, St. Petersburg, FLHours listed by DOH
Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
DOH site · 02
HCA Florida Northside Hospital
6000 49th St. N, St. Petersburg, FLHours listed by DOH
Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
DOH site · 03
Palms of Pasadena Hospital
1501 Pasadena Ave. S, St. Petersburg, FLHours listed by DOH
Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
DOH site · 04
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
501 6th Ave. S, St. Petersburg, FLHours listed by DOH
Daily, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Keep the container intact and hand it to staff.
Follow the approved-container instructions from the site. DOH advises keeping the container sealed and out of reach of children, then handing a full, sealed container directly to authorized staff. Do not leave it unattended at a collection point. Do not assume the program is free or limited to residents; the published page does not specify those terms.
Pinellas County · household chemicals
The County HHW center has a separate purpose.
Pinellas County’s Household Hazardous Waste program is for County households. At the St. Petersburg center, staff verify residency with ID. The posted schedule lists Tuesday through Friday and the first and third Saturday of each month, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Confirm the current schedule before making a trip.
The HHW center excludes medicine, sharps, commercial material, and industrial material. It is not a household sharps drop-off or a route for facility biomedical waste.
County HHW center
St. Petersburg
Pinellas County Household Hazardous Waste Center
2855 109th Ave. NSt. Petersburg, FL
Hours listed by the County
Tuesday to Friday
and first and third Saturdays
7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Confirm the live schedule before a visit.
Residency check
Bring ID for County residency verification.
The program is for Pinellas County households.
Pinellas County Solid Waste
Ask about accepted household chemicals, the current hours, residency verification, and any preparation instructions before traveling.
City collection and County facility limits
Keep curbside rules separate from disposal-facility rules.
The City’s residential trash page describes normal household and kitchen waste. It does not state a specific curbside rule for sharps. Pinellas County’s disposal-complex restrictions address that receiving facility, not City curbside collection.
City of St. Petersburg
Routine residential trash
The City guide describes normal household and kitchen trash, but it does not publish a specific City curbside sharps rule. Do not infer that a household sharps container or biomedical waste is accepted in a City cart. Confirm the exact item with the responsible office.
Residential trash or missed collection
727-893-7334Recycling, special pickup, and related services
727-893-7398Pinellas County facility
Disposal-complex restrictions
Pinellas County lists biological and infectious waste among materials prohibited at its Solid Waste Disposal Complex. That facility restriction is not a City curbside rule and does not identify a public sharps drop-off route.
Use the household sharps program above for home-generated sharps. Facility operators should contact DOH about their specific biomedical-waste requirements.
For clinics, practices, labs, and other generators
Ask Pinellas DOH about your specific operation.
Contact the Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County for regulatory guidance about the generator, material, and activity. The Biomedical Waste Program is not a public drop-off point or commercial pickup service.
A quantity threshold is not an automatic exemption. Current DOH form DH 4089 describes records needed for a currently permitted generator seeking a permit or fee exemption. A new, unpermitted, or uncertain generator should ask DOH which requirements apply instead of assuming an exemption.
Florida DOH addresses generation, transport, storage, and treatment other than incineration. Florida DEP has primary responsibility for incineration and final disposal. Ask the relevant agency about the exact activity; this summary is not legal advice.
Florida DOH in Pinellas County
Biomedical Waste Program
For current regulatory questions about a facility’s generator and activity. This contact does not arrange pickup or public disposal.
727-538-7277Pinellas_Environmental@FLHealth.govHealth-program guidance only. Do not treat the listed contact as a pickup, disposal, or emergency service.
St. Petersburg · exact-address context
Check jurisdiction with the address in hand.
St. Petersburg is in Pinellas County, but the postal city or a ZIP code does not establish whether a specific property is within City limits or under unincorporated County jurisdiction. Confirm the address with the responsible City or County office before applying a collection rule, program requirement, or code process. Your county is set by your exact address.
They are not a boundary map, a jurisdiction decision, an eligibility list, a statement of waste acceptance, or a provider coverage area.
St. Petersburg parent grouping
ZIP codes commonly used in St. Petersburg
- 33701
- 33702
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- 33747
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Confirm the exact address with the responsible office and ask any independent provider to confirm its own scope and service area.
St. Petersburg · waste-only area guides
Choose the local guide that matches the address.
The West and East Lealman guide organizes address-based waste questions. St. Petersburg City guidance and unincorporated Lealman district collection have different limits; check the street address before applying a program rule.
Branch 1 · Biohazard Waste Disposal
Choose a guide for the material and setting.
These seven guides focus on different waste streams and generators. Use them to prepare questions. They do not change City or County rules, establish local acceptance, or verify that an independent provider handles a particular address or material.
WASTE · 01
Biohazard Waste Removal & Disposal
The right disposal path depends on the material, its source, how it is contained, the volume, and the requirements that apply where it was generated.
Read this service guideWASTE · 02
Medical/Biomedical Waste Disposal
The source, material, containment, volume, storage area, and jurisdiction shape the collection and disposal conversation.
Read this service guideWASTE · 03
Sharps & Needle Disposal
A sealed sharps container and a loose needle are different requests. The provider must confirm the safe collection path for each situation.
Read this service guideWASTE · 04
Regulated Medical Waste/Red Bag Waste Collection
The material, generator, containment, storage, transport, and local requirements determine what collection can look like.
Read this service guideWASTE · 05
Dental Biohazard Waste Disposal
The procedure, material, container, volume, storage area, and jurisdiction shape the right pickup conversation.
Read this service guideWASTE · 06
Veterinary Biohazard Waste Disposal
The animal, material, container, volume, facility setting, and jurisdiction shape the right collection conversation.
Read this service guideWASTE · 07
Blood-Contaminated Waste Disposal
The source, amount, leakage, affected surfaces, and access determine whether the request is collection, cleanup, or both.
Read this service guideSt. Petersburg · local service paths
Separate guides for scene access and specialty concerns.
Each page explains local public resources and their limits. A local phone number may route a question or describe an agency program, but it does not authorize entry, provide private cleanup, or confirm a provider’s availability.
Site phone inquiry only
Ask about a possible next step.
Biohazard Cleanup Connect is an independent information and referral guide. It does not perform cleanup, collection, transport, treatment, or disposal. The site number is separate from the City, County, and DOH contacts listed above.
Call (786) 628-8505 to talk through your situation. Your call is forwarded through our referral partner to a biohazard cleanup company that serves your area. We are a referral service, not a cleanup company. If anyone is in danger or hurt, call 911 first.
A call is an inquiry only, not a booking or guarantee of a response, referral, provider, or service. Independent providers confirm their own availability and work details directly.
This number is not for emergencies. Call 911 for active danger or a medical emergency.
Phone inquiry · (786) 628-8505
We are paid a referral fee for qualified calls. You do not pay us for the call.
Service depends on your ZIP code; in some areas we may not be able to connect you.