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Hillsborough County convenience centers and dump hours

Tampa Bay, on Eastern time

Convenience centers are what most people call the dump. This page covers five convenience centers and the Southeast County Landfill. Each one’s hours are posted below, with the rules that apply.

What to do with tires, mattresses, paint, and more

Before you go

  • Tampa and Temple Terrace residents can bring household hazardous waste, paint, and electronics to the county’s sites free with a driver’s license showing their city address; for other trash, they use their city’s service (Tampa’s McKay Bay scale house, 813-274-8811; Temple Terrace, 813-506-6570). New Tampa is on county service. Plant City residents use their city’s options for bulky waste, appliances, and tires.

Convenience centers

  • Bring a photo ID with your Hillsborough County address and a printed or digital copy of your current property tax bill showing the solid waste assessment. Batteries, paint, and electronics need only the ID, and recycling needs nothing. Businesses can’t use the collection centers.
  • Your yearly assessment covers 10 cubic yards of bulky waste and appliances (a loaded pickup holds about 2) and 12 tires, and the count resets Oct. 1. Past that, loads go to the Northwest County or South County transfer station or the Southeast County Landfill at the standard fees. Customer Service (813-272-5680) can tell you how much you have left.
  • Unload by hand and sort into the containers yourself: staff don’t help, no dump trailers, and you have to lift items over a 4-foot chain. Vehicles and trailers can be up to 23 feet long at Wimauma and Alderman’s Ford, 35 feet at the other three.

All five convenience centers

County solid waste customers; photo ID and tax bill

Hours
Monday to Saturday7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SundayClosed
  • Hours are in Eastern time.

Landfills

  • The landfill is mainly for haulers and self-unloading vehicles. Standard rates are $148 a ton for burnable trash and $109 for non-burnable waste such as concrete; pay by card or cash, with a 30% deposit on cards.

Southeast County Landfill

Haulers, and residents past their yearly free limits; fee by the ton

Hours
Monday to Saturday7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SundayClosed
  • Hours are in Eastern time.

15960 County Road 672, Lithia, FL 33547

Get directionsCall the center: 813-272-5680

What to do with…

Questions? Hillsborough County Solid Waste Services answers at 813-272-5680.

Not yet verified. Call ahead to confirm. Source checked Oct. 18, 2026.

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