Recycling in Florida
Where to recycle, donate or get rid of things in 58 cities and towns across Florida. Pick your city, or search for your item. We also pick up anywhere in the state.
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Florida rules
- Florida charges a $1 fee on each new motor vehicle tire sold at retail; the fee must be stated separately on the purchaser's invoice. Source: Florida Statutes 403.718: Waste tire fees (opens in new tab)
- The new tire fee does not apply to recapped tires. Source: Florida Statutes 403.718: Waste tire fees (opens in new tab)
- Waste tire fee proceeds, less administrative costs, go into the state Solid Waste Management Trust Fund. Source: Florida Statutes 403.718: Waste tire fees (opens in new tab)
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- Department of Revenue: the $1.00 new tire fee applies whether a new tire is sold separately or on a vehicle, must be stated separately on the invoice and is subject to sales tax. Source: Florida Department of Revenue: Lead-Acid Battery Fee, New Tire Fee, and Rental Car Surcharge (opens in new tab)
- It is unlawful to dispose of waste tires or processed tires in Florida except at a permitted solid waste management facility. Source: Florida Statutes 403.717: Waste tire and lead-acid battery requirements (opens in new tab)
- Whole waste tires may not be put in a landfill as final disposal; tires cut into small enough pieces may be disposed of at a permitted facility. Source: Florida Statutes 403.717: Waste tire and lead-acid battery requirements (opens in new tab)
- You may not hire a waste tire collector to transport, dispose of or process waste tires unless the collector is registered with DEP or exempt. Source: Florida Statutes 403.717: Waste tire and lead-acid battery requirements (opens in new tab)
- The law asks DEP to encourage voluntary waste tire collection centers at tire retailers, tire processors and disposal facilities, open to the public. It does not require retailers to take back tires. Source: Florida Statutes 403.717: Waste tire and lead-acid battery requirements (opens in new tab)
- DEP guidance: individuals may transport up to 25 waste tires without a registration; hauling more than 25 at a time on Florida roads requires registration as a DEP waste tire collector. Source: Florida DEP: Best Management Practices - General Public, How to Handle Used and Waste Tires (PDF, May 2017) (opens in new tab)
- DEP's Waste Tire Management Program regulates waste tire transport, storage, processing and disposal, cleans up illegal tire piles, and gives grants to counties under 110,000 people. Source: Florida DEP: Waste Tires (opens in new tab)
- Lead-acid batteries may not be disposed of in landfills or in any waste-to-energy facility. Source: Florida Statutes 403.708: Prohibition; penalty (landfill disposal bans) (opens in new tab)
- Florida charges a $1.50 fee on each new or remanufactured lead-acid battery sold at retail. Source: Florida Statutes 403.7185: Lead-acid battery fees (opens in new tab)
- Department of Revenue: the $1.50 lead-acid battery fee applies to batteries for motor vehicles, vessels or aircraft and is imposed on the dealer, not the purchaser. Source: Florida Department of Revenue: Lead-Acid Battery Fee, New Tire Fee, and Rental Car Surcharge (opens in new tab)
- It is illegal to put nickel-cadmium or small sealed lead-acid rechargeable batteries, or products containing them, in the trash; they must be recycled or sent to a permitted facility. Source: Florida DEP: Battery Main Page (opens in new tab)
- The rechargeable battery trash ban applies to every resident and every business and institution in Florida. Source: Florida DEP: Battery Main Page (opens in new tab)
- Manufacturer take-back duties under s. 403.7192 cover only nickel-cadmium and small sealed lead-acid rechargeables under 25 pounds (not memory backup) and mercuric oxide batteries. Source: Florida DEP: Battery Main Page (opens in new tab)
- Makers and marketers of these batteries must run a unit management program through which discarded batteries can be returned to designated collection sites. Source: Florida Statutes 403.7192: Batteries; requirements for consumer, manufacturers, and sellers (opens in new tab)
- Most local household hazardous waste programs accept all types of rechargeable batteries from residents. Source: Florida DEP: Battery Main Page (opens in new tab)
- Under state law and regulations, alkaline batteries may go in the trash. Source: Florida DEP: Battery Fact Sheet / Homeowner's Guide to Battery Recycling and Disposal (PDF, 2024) (opens in new tab)
- Many Florida counties have household hazardous material programs or one-day events that accept some single-use and rechargeable batteries. Source: Florida DEP: Take Charge Florida (opens in new tab)
- White goods may not be disposed of in landfills. Source: Florida Statutes 403.708: Prohibition; penalty (landfill disposal bans) (opens in new tab)
- Florida law defines white goods as discarded air conditioners, heaters, refrigerators, ranges, water heaters, freezers and similar large appliances, so refrigerators and freezers fall under the landfill ban. Source: Florida Statutes 403.703: Definitions (solid waste) (opens in new tab)
- Counties are responsible for providing solid waste disposal facilities for all incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. Source: Florida Statutes 403.706: Local government solid waste responsibilities (opens in new tab)
- Counties report to DEP the amounts of waste handled by type, including white goods and tires. Source: Florida Statutes 403.706: Local government solid waste responsibilities (opens in new tab)
- Florida has no specific law or regulation for discarded electronics (no manufacturer take-back or disposal ban); only general regulations apply. Source: Florida DEP: Electronics Waste (opens in new tab)
- DEP strongly recommends recycling all unwanted electronics such as TVs, computers and cell phones. Source: Florida DEP: Electronics Waste (opens in new tab)
- DEP recommends recycling unwanted televisions; there is no state TV take-back law. Source: Florida DEP: Electronics Waste (opens in new tab)
- DEP recommends recycling unwanted computers; there is no state computer take-back law. Source: Florida DEP: Electronics Waste (opens in new tab)
- Many second-hand stores, including Goodwill and the Salvation Army, no longer accept CRT TVs and monitors, and some recyclers no longer do either. Source: Florida DEP: Electronics Waste (opens in new tab)
- Mercury-containing devices (thermometers, thermostats, switches and similar), including those from households, may not go to any landfill or solid waste incinerator in Florida. Source: Florida DEP: Mercury Main Page (opens in new tab)
- Mercury-containing devices include thermometers, thermostats, switches and relays, manometers and other devices containing liquid mercury. Source: Florida DEP: Mercury Main Page (opens in new tab)
- Mercury lamps from households are exempt from Florida's mercury lamp regulations. Source: Florida DEP: Mercury Main Page (opens in new tab)
- DEP recommends recycling burned-out fluorescent bulbs, for example at county household hazardous waste centers, which exist in all Florida counties. Source: Florida DEP: Consumers/Residential Mercury (opens in new tab)
- Every Florida county has a program that collects household hazardous waste for recycling or proper disposal. Source: Florida DEP: Waste Reduction (opens in new tab)
- County HHW programs include permanent collection facilities, collection events (regular or once or twice a year) and a few curbside collections. Source: Florida DEP: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- DEP tells residents to check their county or city HHW program website for advice and collection schedules. Source: Florida DEP: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- Hazardous waste generated in the home is not regulated by the government. Source: Florida DEP: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- State-grant-funded local collection centers are intended to collect non-regulated household hazardous waste free. Source: Florida DEP: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
- State law authorizes HHW "amnesty days", free for participants bringing under 100 pounds, until legislative funds for them are exhausted; local governments must host them. Source: Florida Statutes 403.7264: Amnesty days for purging small quantities of hazardous wastes (opens in new tab)
- DEP lists paint among typical household hazardous products that county HHW programs collect. Source: Florida DEP: Waste Reduction (opens in new tab)
- PaintCare's state list (California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington) does not include Florida: there is no PaintCare paint stewardship program in Florida. Source: PaintCare: Paint recycling and drop-off locations (state list) (opens in new tab)
- PaintCare runs paint recycling programs only in states with paint stewardship laws. Source: PaintCare: Paint recycling and drop-off locations (state list) (opens in new tab)
- The Mattress Recycling Council operates statewide mattress recycling only in California, Connecticut, Oregon and Rhode Island; Florida has no state mattress program. Source: Mattress Recycling Council (opens in new tab)
- MRC operates recycling programs only in states that have passed mattress recycling laws. Source: Mattress Recycling Council (opens in new tab)
- With no Florida mattress law, there is no MRC/Bye Bye Mattress program for mattresses or box springs in Florida. Source: Mattress Recycling Council (opens in new tab)
- A 2008 state law set a statewide weight-based recycling goal of 75% by 2020, with no sunset after 2020. Source: Florida DEP: Recycling (opens in new tab)
- DEP directs residents to their county recycling coordinators. Source: Florida DEP: Recycling (opens in new tab)