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Generated at home
Household sharps
Hillsborough DOH lists a no-cost resident program for personal, home-generated sharps. Professionals and businesses use a different route.
Review the four DOH-listed sitesTampa · Hillsborough County
Biohazard Waste Disposal in Tampa, FL
Where the material came from changes the local route. This guide separates Hillsborough County's home-sharps program, household chemical events, City and County trash contacts, and facility biomedical-waste guidance.
Start with who generated the waste and the exact service address. Biohazard Cleanup Connect is an independent information and referral guide, not a cleanup or disposal operator.
Four listed household-sharps sitesThree County HHW event sitesCity and County contacts labeled
Active danger or a medical emergency? Move away from the hazard and call 911. This guide and its site inquiry number are not emergency or dispatch services.
Tampa · start here
Match the local route to the source.
Home-generated sharps, household chemicals, ordinary residential trash, and facility biomedical waste have different rules and contacts. A postal city or ZIP code does not tell you which City, County, or DOH program applies to an exact property.
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Household chemicals
County HHW events
Selected Saturday events take eligible Hillsborough households' hazardous products. Used sharps, biomedical waste, medicines, and business waste are separate or excluded.
Check event sites and limits03
Routine residential service
City or County trash
City collection is for Tampa utility customers. New Tampa receives County solid-waste service. Use the service address before applying a local collection rule.
Compare the local contacts04
Generated by a facility
Facility biomedical waste
Clinics, practices, labs, and other generators should ask DOH which requirements apply to the actual facility, materials, and activities.
Open Hillsborough DOH guidanceFor sharps generated at home
Four DOH-listed Tampa handoff sites.
Florida DOH in Hillsborough County lists these locations through the Bay Area Sharps Disposal Program. The no-cost program is for Hillsborough County residents' personal, home use. Professionals and businesses cannot participate.
Confirm the details before traveling. The local DOH page does not state a site ID check, individual site phone numbers, an exact container specification, or whether outside containers are accepted. It does not confirm that every type of lancet is accepted.
Hillsborough County health-program contact
Call DOH to confirm eligibility, accepted items, current hours, and site instructions. This is a health-program contact, not waste pickup.
813-307-8059 · Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.DOH site · 01
AdventHealth Carrollwood
7171 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, FL 33614Handoff point listed by DOH
One-Day Surgery main entrance
Hours listed by DOH
Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
DOH site · 02
HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital
2901 W. Swann Ave., Tampa, FL 33609Handoff point listed by DOH
Main-lobby information desk
Hours listed by DOH
Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., except holidays
DOH site · 03
St. Joseph's Hospital
3001 W. Martin Luther King Blvd., Tampa, FL 33614Handoff point listed by DOH
Habana Security Station #3
Hours listed by DOH
Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
DOH site · 04
Tampa General Hospital, Davis Island
1 Tampa General Circle, Tampa, FL 33606Handoff point listed by DOH
Room D-107, Central Processing
Hours listed by DOH
Daily, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Before a handoff
Keep the container closed and with you.
- 1Ask the site which approved container and instructions to follow.
- 2Keep sharps away from children and place syringes intact.
- 3Close the container permanently when it is about three-quarters full.
- 4Hand it directly to staff, never unattended. Ask for a free replacement container.
The program accepts only approved, sealed containers. The exact container specification and acceptance of outside containers are not stated on the local page, so confirm first. Do not use this household program for business or facility waste.
Hillsborough County · household chemicals
Three event locations, on selected Saturdays.
Hillsborough County lists events from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on selected Saturdays: Sheldon Road on the first Saturday, South County on the second, and Hillsborough Heights / East County on the third. Check the current County schedule before setting out. Weather can close a site early.
Who can use the events
- Hillsborough County households need a state-issued photo ID showing a Hillsborough residential address. Renters and apartment or condo residents are included.
- The County describes drop-off as no-cost. Tampa residents may use the County events at no additional charge with a valid driver license as City-residency proof.
- Business and commercial waste is not accepted.
Keep other materials on their own route
The County lists household examples such as cleaners and solvents, paint products, automotive fluids and oil, pool and lawn chemicals, batteries, mercury lamps and devices, propane or helium tanks, fire extinguishers, cooking oil, and LED bulbs. Item and quantity limits apply. Used needles and sharps, and biomedical waste, are excluded. For eligible home sharps, see the DOH route above. The County directs unused medicines to FDA disposal guidance, and household electronics use a separate route. County pages differ on paint quantity limits, so confirm current guidance before bringing paint.
Review household sharps instructionsEvent · 01
First Saturday
Sheldon Road
9805 Sheldon Road, Tampa, FL 33635Selected Saturdays · 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
County location detailsEvent · 02
Second Saturday
South County
13000 U.S. Highway 41, Gibsonton, FL 33534Selected Saturdays · 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
County location detailsEvent · 03
Third Saturday
Hillsborough Heights / East County
6209 County Road 579, Seffner, FL 33584Selected Saturdays · 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
County location detailsCounty Solid Waste
Confirm the calendar and accepted items.
Ask about event dates, weather closures, item acceptance, and current quantity limits before traveling.
Residential service · City or County
Trash service depends on the service address.
City of Tampa residential collection is twice weekly for City utility customers. New Tampa receives solid-waste service through Hillsborough County. A Tampa postal label or ZIP is not a service-eligibility check.
City of Tampa
Residential garbage collection
For Tampa utility customers, the City describes twice-weekly residential garbage service. Its instructions cover cart use, closed lids, placement timing, and required clearance. Follow the City’s current directions for the service address.
New Tampa · County service
Hillsborough County solid waste
New Tampa residents receive solid-waste service through Hillsborough County. For a schedule question, contact County Solid Waste and confirm the route for the actual service address.
The City’s commercial-waste list is not a residential sharps rule.
The City residential pages reviewed here do not specifically state a household sharps or medical-waste curbside rule. A separate City prohibited-waste page names needles, sharps, and biomedical red-bag waste for commercial collection containers only. Do not extend that commercial rule to home carts. For home-generated sharps, use the DOH program details above and confirm current instructions.
For clinics, practices, labs, and other generators
Ask Hillsborough DOH about your facility.
Florida DOH in Hillsborough County’s Environmental Health Services program inspects, permits, and investigates local facilities that generate, transport, or treat biomedical waste. Generator questions and applications go to DOH in the county where the business is located.
This is regulatory guidance, not a pickup or drop-off service. Household sharps, County household hazardous waste, routine residential trash, and facility-generated biomedical waste are separate routes. Ask DOH which current requirements apply to your operation and activity.
Florida DOH in Hillsborough County
Environmental Health Services
For current facility biomedical-waste program questions. This contact does not arrange pickup or public disposal.
813-307-8059 · Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Health-program contact only. Confirm facility requirements with the county where the business is located.
Tampa · exact-address context
Check the parcel, not the postal label.
The City of Tampa notes that many addresses with a Tampa postal label are outside City limits. A ZIP code or postal city does not determine City or County jurisdiction, collection service, program eligibility, or which office applies. Use the exact property address and confirm ambiguous parcels with the responsible authority.
New Tampa’s County-run solid-waste service is a separate service exception. It does not make a postal city or ZIP a general boundary test.
Official address and map tools
Use the City address lookup, Plan Hillsborough jurisdiction layer, or County Map Viewer to orient the search. These GIS tools carry accuracy and currentness limits. Confirm an unclear parcel with the City or County.
ZIP codes commonly used in Tampa
- 33601
- 33602
- 33603
- 33604
- 33605
- 33606
- 33607
- 33608
- 33609
- 33610
- 33611
- 33612
- 33613
- 33614
- 33615
- 33616
- 33617
- 33618
- 33619
- 33620
- 33621
- 33622
- 33623
- 33624
- 33625
- 33626
- 33629
- 33630
- 33631
- 33634
- 33635
- 33637
- 33647
- 33672
- 33673
- 33674
- 33675
- 33677
- 33679
- 33680
- 33681
- 33682
- 33684
- 33685
- 33686
- 33687
- 33688
- 33689
- 33690
- 33694
- 33697
Your county is set by your exact address. Confirm the exact address and current program instructions with the responsible office.
Branch 1 · Biohazard Waste Disposal
Choose a guide for the material and setting.
These seven service guides explain common waste streams and the questions to prepare for a provider conversation. Local public-program rules above remain separate. A guide or phone inquiry does not confirm that an independent provider handles a particular material or address.
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 guideAreas this page covers: Egypt Lake Leto, Palm River Clair Mel, Sun City Center.
Service depends on your ZIP code; in some areas we may not be able to connect you.
Tampa · local service guides
Two local guides for different service questions.
These pages sit beside, not inside, the seven waste-service guides above. One covers crime and trauma after case-specific scene release; the other separates property conditions, odor, and chemical topics. Both are independent information and referral guides, not cleanup or remediation services.
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Branch 2 · Crime Scene & Trauma Cleanup
Crime Scene & Trauma Cleanup
Starts with exact-address agency confirmation and case-specific scene release, then explains possible Florida victim-compensation assistance and questions to ask an independent provider.
Read the Tampa crime and trauma guide02
Branch 3 · Specialty & Extended Remediation
Specialty & Extended Remediation
Separates hoarding and property conditions, indoor-air and odor questions, lab residue, tear-gas residue, and industrial chemical incidents, with public-agency roles clearly labeled.
Read the Tampa specialty guideSite phone inquiry only
Ask about a possible independent-provider connection.
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