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City collection Furniture is on the 30.00 per item curbside list, with a sectional sofa priced as one item up to two pieces. $30 for the published price for one furniture item on the special curbside bulky list. The county names chairs, chest, couch, desk, dressers and tables at 30.00 per item, and a sectional sofa is priced as one item with a maximum of two pieces. The request is made through Solid Waste Customer Service at 813-272-5680 before trash goes to the curb.
City collection Any size mattress is 30.00 per item on the county's curbside list, and a bed frame with box springs is priced the same way. $30 for the published price for any size mattress on the special curbside bulky list. The county lists any size mattress at 30.00 per item, and a bed frame and box springs at the same price, with the request made through 813-272-5680 before trash is placed at the curb.
City collection Large appliances are 50.00 per item on the curbside list, and appliances can also be self hauled to a Community Collection Center. $50 for the published price for one large appliance on the special curbside bulky list. The 50.00 price covers a clothes dryer, commercial large appliances, a dishwasher, a freezer, a hot water heater, a commercial microwave oven, an oven or stove, a refrigerator, a unit air conditioner, a washing machine and a water softener, while a residential microwave and a lawn mower with no oil or gas are 30.00 each. Appliances may instead be taken to a Community Collection Center by a county solid waste customer with a photo ID and a copy of the property tax bill, inside the 10 cubic yard annual allowance.
City collection Curbside garbage and recycling for a county solid waste customer is funded through annual assessments on the property tax bill rather than a monthly bill. From $208.6 for the annual disposal assessment per dwelling unit for a single family household, effective October 1, 2025. The annual disposal assessment is 139.39 for a household that qualifies for the senior discount, 134.43 for a condominium and 87.89 for a senior condominium, and the annual collection assessment for curbside service is 302.17 per dwelling unit. An additional cart is 65.00 per new cart delivered and a customer requested cart change out is 20.00. Use of a Community Collection Center and the disability backdoor service carry no additional charge.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
University is an unincorporated Hillsborough County community, so the county runs both the curbside collection and the drop off network. Curbside service is funded by an annual disposal assessment of 208.60 per dwelling unit and a collection assessment of 302.17, and anything too big for the gray cart is a special curbside pickup that the county prices item by item: 30.00 for a mattress of any size, a couch or a table, an exercise machine, a television under 50 inches, a residential microwave or a lawn mower with the fuel drained, and 50.00 for a refrigerator, freezer, washer, dryer, dishwasher, oven or stove, hot water heater or unit air conditioner. Households can also self haul bulky waste and appliances to one of five Community Collection Centers, which include 10 cubic yards of disposal a year, and household hazardous products go to the county's Saturday collections at Sheldon Road, South County and Hillsborough Heights, where a photo ID with a Hillsborough County address is required.
Curbside garbage and recycling for a county solid waste customer is funded through annual assessments on the property tax bill rather than a monthly bill.
City cost & eligibility
From $208.6 for the annual disposal assessment per dwelling unit for a single family household, effective October 1, 2025. The annual disposal assessment is 139.39 for a household that qualifies for the senior discount, 134.43 for a condominium and 87.89 for a senior condominium, and the annual collection assessment for curbside service is 302.17 per dwelling unit. An additional cart is 65.00 per new cart delivered and a customer requested cart change out is 20.00. Use of a Community Collection Center and the disability backdoor service carry no additional charge.
When & how
Weekly collection runs on the route for the address, and the county asks that a bulky pickup be requested before trash is placed at the curb so the two services do not conflict.
Get it ready
Keep everything too large for the gray cart out of the weekly route, because a large item needs either a paid special curbside pickup or a self haul to a county facility. Multifamily developments do not receive county curbside collection, so a renter in one should call customer service at 813-272-5680 about the no cost drop off options.
A resident requests a special curbside pickup for anything too large for the gray cart, and the county prices each item at 30.00 or 50.00.
City cost & eligibility
From $30 for the published price for one bulky item at the lower price on the county list. The 30.00 price covers items such as any size mattress, a bed frame and box springs, barstools, bathroom sinks, toilets and tubs, a barbecue grill without the tank, a cabinet per unit, 20 cardboard boxes counted as one item, carpet at 10 feet by 10 feet per item, doors, furniture including chairs, chest, couch, desk, dressers and tables, an entertainment center broken down, exercise machines, a fence section per eight feet, up to 13 bags of insulation, a lawn mower with no oil or gas, a residential microwave, a sectional sofa up to two pieces, 10 bags of solid waste, disassembled swing sets, televisions under 50 inches and a vacuum. The 50.00 price covers a clothes dryer, commercial large appliances, a dishwasher, a freezer, a hot water heater, a commercial microwave oven, an oven or stove, a refrigerator, a television 50 inches or larger, a unit air conditioner, a washing machine and a water softener.
When & how
Call Solid Waste Customer Service at 813-272-5680 to schedule the pickup, and make the request before placing trash at the curb for the weekly collection.
Get it ready
Prepare each item the way the price list expects it: a grill without its tank, a lawn mower with no oil or gas, an entertainment center broken down, a swing set disassembled, a sectional sofa limited to two pieces per item, and insulation bagged up to 13 bags. If an item is not on the published list, call customer service for a price rather than guessing, and remember that self hauling to a county facility is the alternative.
Furniture is on the 30.00 per item curbside list, with a sectional sofa priced as one item up to two pieces.
City cost & eligibility
$30 for the published price for one furniture item on the special curbside bulky list. The county names chairs, chest, couch, desk, dressers and tables at 30.00 per item, and a sectional sofa is priced as one item with a maximum of two pieces. The request is made through Solid Waste Customer Service at 813-272-5680 before trash goes to the curb.
When & how
Call 813-272-5680 to schedule, and set the furniture out only for the arranged collection.
Get it ready
Break down an entertainment center before it goes out, keep a sectional to two pieces for the single item price, and leave a usable piece for donation if a local charity will take it, since the curbside service is a disposal route.
Any size mattress is 30.00 per item on the county's curbside list, and a bed frame with box springs is priced the same way.
City cost & eligibility
$30 for the published price for any size mattress on the special curbside bulky list. The county lists any size mattress at 30.00 per item, and a bed frame and box springs at the same price, with the request made through 813-272-5680 before trash is placed at the curb.
When & how
Call 813-272-5680 to schedule the pickup, and put the mattress out only for the arranged collection.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry and out of the recycling stream, and remember that a mattress does not count against the 10 cubic yard self haul allowance if it goes out on the paid curbside service instead.
Large appliances are 50.00 per item on the curbside list, and appliances can also be self hauled to a Community Collection Center.
City cost & eligibility
$50 for the published price for one large appliance on the special curbside bulky list. The 50.00 price covers a clothes dryer, commercial large appliances, a dishwasher, a freezer, a hot water heater, a commercial microwave oven, an oven or stove, a refrigerator, a unit air conditioner, a washing machine and a water softener, while a residential microwave and a lawn mower with no oil or gas are 30.00 each. Appliances may instead be taken to a Community Collection Center by a county solid waste customer with a photo ID and a copy of the property tax bill, inside the 10 cubic yard annual allowance.
When & how
Call 813-272-5680 to schedule the curbside pickup, or use a Community Collection Center, open Monday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Get it ready
Drain the oil and gas from a lawn mower, keep the unit empty, and prepare a refrigeration unit so it can be handled safely. At a Community Collection Center the bulky waste and appliance load has to be unloaded by hand and a dump trailer is not allowed.
A television goes out on the priced curbside list, and other household electronics are free to drop off at a Community Collection Center with a photo ID.
City cost & eligibility
From $30 for the published curbside price for a television under 50 inches. A television under 50 inches is 30.00 per item and a television 50 inches or larger is 50.00 per item in the curbside bulky program. Household electronics are also accepted at Community Collection Centers for any county resident with a photo ID at no charge, and the household hazardous waste collections do not take electronics at all.
When & how
Call 813-272-5680 to schedule a television pickup, or take household electronics to a Community Collection Center during its Monday through Saturday hours of 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Get it ready
Keep electronics out of the household hazardous waste load, because the county excludes them there and routes them to the Community Collection Centers. Remove personal data before a computer or drive leaves the house, and wipe or reset anything with an account on it.
Exercise machines are named on the county's 30.00 per item curbside bulky list.
City cost & eligibility
$30 for the published price for one exercise machine on the special curbside bulky list. Exercise machines are named at 30.00 per item, and the request is made through Solid Waste Customer Service at 813-272-5680 before the machine goes to the curb.
When & how
Call 813-272-5680 to schedule the pickup, and put the machine out only for the arranged collection.
Get it ready
Take the machine down as far as it will come apart and keep the loose weights with it so one item price covers the load, and consider a Community Collection Center self haul for a machine that fits the county's bulky waste allowance.
Project debris is not on the curbside bulky list, so a load goes to a county transfer station or the Southeast County Landfill at the published per ton rate.
City cost & eligibility
The county publishes processable disposal at 130.00 per ton and non processable at 69.00 per ton, with a minimum charge of 10 percent of the applicable rate when a transaction is 200 pounds or less, but it classifies a load at the facility scales, so confirm what a construction load will be charged by calling Solid Waste Customer Service at 813-272-5680 before hauling.
When & how
Take the load to a county transfer station or the Southeast County Landfill during facility hours, after calling to confirm the classification and the rate that applies.
Get it ready
The curbside bulky list covers individual household pieces such as doors, cabinets, a fence section, bagged insulation, carpet and 10 bags of solid waste, but it is not a construction haul, so keep a project load separate and deliver it to a county facility at the published rates. Separate yard and wood waste from mixed debris, because yard and wood waste processing has its own 65.00 per ton non processable rate.
A county solid waste customer may drop up to 12 tires a year at a Community Collection Center as part of the annual assessment, and more go to the landfill at the published tire rates.
City cost & eligibility
From $12 for the published price for one passenger tire without a rim at the county landfill. Up to 12 tires a year are included with the annual assessment for a county solid waste customer at a Community Collection Center, with the same photo ID and property tax bill required as for bulky waste. Beyond that limit the county charges 249.00 per ton or 12.00 each for a passenger tire without a rim under 18 inches, 261.00 per ton or 27.00 each for a tire with a rim, and 249.00 per ton or 22.00 each for a semi truck, oversized or off road tire over 18 inches.
When & how
Take up to 12 tires a year to a Community Collection Center during its Monday through Saturday hours of 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., or deliver more to the Southeast County Landfill after calling 813-272-5680.
Get it ready
Bring the photo ID and a copy of the property tax bill for the tire drop off, because the Community Collection Center tire service is limited to county solid waste customers, and separate tires from the rest of the load so the count is clear at the gate.
Request the bulky pickup before the item goes to the curb
A large item is not part of the weekly route until it is scheduled: the county asks residents to call Solid Waste Customer Service at 813-272-5680 and make the request before placing trash at the curbside for collection, and each item is then priced off the published 30.00 and 50.00 list.
Self hauling needs county paperwork and hand unloading
A county solid waste customer taking bulky waste, appliances or tires to a Community Collection Center shows a photo ID and a copy of the property tax bill, unloads the material by hand, and cannot use a dump trailer. The allowance is 10 cubic yards a year for bulky waste and appliances, resetting on October 1, and 12 tires a year, so a household should ask the attendants how much of the allowance is left.
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Hillsborough County Solid Waste Services, which serves the unincorporated University community
Schedule a special curbside bulky pickup
A county household with a mattress, furniture, an appliance, an exercise machine, a television, a lawn mower with the fuel drained or another item too large for the gray cart.
Cost & conditions
From $30 for the published price for one bulky item at the lower price on the county list. Most household items are 30.00 per item, including any size mattress, a bed frame and box springs, furniture, an exercise machine, a residential microwave, a lawn mower with no oil or gas, disassembled swing sets, a television under 50 inches and up to 13 bags of insulation, while a large appliance, a commercial unit, a water softener or a television 50 inches or larger is 50.00 per item. An item that is not on the list is priced by customer service.
Arrange it
Call Solid Waste Customer Service at 813-272-5680 before placing anything at the curb for the weekly collection, and set the items out for the arranged pickup.
The service is priced per item, so a group of pieces can add up quickly, and some items have conditions such as a grill without its tank, a lawn mower with the fuel drained, an entertainment center broken down, a sectional sofa limited to two pieces, and insulation bagged up to 13 bags. A cheaper route for a household that can drive the load is a Community Collection Center inside the annual allowance.
Hillsborough County Solid Waste Services, which serves the unincorporated University community
Self haul to a Community Collection Center
A county solid waste customer who can drive bulky waste, appliances, tires, paint, electronics or recycling to a county facility.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Residential customers receive 10 cubic yards of disposal for bulky waste and appliances a year as part of their annual assessment, with the allowance resetting on October 1, and up to 12 tires a year are also included. Once the allowance is used, material has to go to a county transfer station or the Southeast County Landfill at commercial disposal charges.
Arrange it
Use the Northwest County Solid Waste Facility at 8001 W. Linebaugh Avenue in Tampa, or any of the other four centers, open Monday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a photo ID and a copy of the property tax bill for bulky waste, appliances and tires.
Bulky waste has to be unloaded by hand, no dump trailers are allowed, and the 10 cubic yard allowance is about a double axle trailer load or a loaded box truck while a loaded pickup truck carries only about two cubic yards. Paint and electronics need only a photo ID, and electronics are not accepted at the hazardous waste collections.
Hillsborough County Solid Waste Services, which serves the unincorporated University community
Take household hazardous waste to a Saturday collection
A county household with paint, cleaners, solvents, automotive products, pool chemicals, batteries, propane or helium tanks, fire extinguishers, lawn and garden chemicals, fluorescent lamps, mercury devices or cooking oil.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The county lists no cost drop off disposal services available with a photo ID showing Hillsborough County residency, including household hazardous chemicals, and the hazardous waste collections are open to all Hillsborough County household residents, including single family, rental, condominium, townhome, apartment and manufactured home dwellings.
Arrange it
Use the first Saturday collection at the Sheldon Road site, 9805 Sheldon Road in Tampa, the second Saturday at the South County facility in Gibsonton or the third Saturday at the Hillsborough Heights facility in Seffner, all from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and bring a state issued photo ID with a Hillsborough County address.
Commercial waste and loads over the quantity limits are refused. Paint is limited to 10 one gallon or 5 five gallon containers a month, propane and helium tanks and fire extinguishers to five 30 pound tanks or less, mercury lamps to 10 bulbs four feet and longer, and gasoline or diesel to a container no larger than five gallons. Alkaline batteries go in the garbage, needles and sharps go through the health department, electronics go to a Community Collection Center, and medications are not accepted.
Batteries for any county resident with a photo ID; bulky waste and appliances for a county solid waste customer with a photo ID and property tax bill; paint and electronics for any county resident with a photo ID; tires for a county solid waste customer with the same documentation; recycling with no ID; and the location specific programs for cooking oil recycling, donation and waste diversion, free mulch pickup, and yard and wood waste disposal.
Bulky waste has to be unloaded by hand and no dump trailers are allowed. The bulky waste and appliance allowance is 10 cubic yards a year as part of the annual assessment, resetting on October 1, with anything beyond it going to a transfer station or the Southeast County Landfill at commercial disposal charges, and tires are limited to 12 a year with the excess going to the landfill.
Monday through Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Phone 813-272-5680.
No charge. Use of a Community Collection Center carries no additional charge, and the disposal assessment includes up to 2 tons per residential unit of bulky waste for the county landfill or community collection sites, alongside the 10 cubic yard a year bulky waste and appliance allowance.
Lead acid batteries from vehicles and equipment, power tool and loose batteries 12 inches or smaller, rechargeable and single use lithium batteries with taped terminals, household cleaners, personal care products, paint products, automotive products, pool and spa chemicals, propane and helium tanks, fire extinguishers, lawn and garden chemicals, mercury containing devices, flares and ammunition, cooking oil and LED bulbs, all within published quantity limits.
A resident must show a state issued photo ID with a Hillsborough County residential address, commercial waste and waste over the limits are refused, and the site may close early in inclement weather. Alkaline batteries go in the garbage, needles and sharps go through the Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County, electronics go to a Community Collection Center, and explosives go through law enforcement.
The first Saturday of the month from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Phone 813-272-5680.
No charge. The county lists no cost drop off disposal services with a photo ID showing Hillsborough County residency, including household hazardous chemicals, and the collection is open to all county household residents including single family, rental, condominium, townhome, apartment and manufactured home dwellings.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
What does a bulky item pickup cost in University?+
The county publishes two prices. Most items, including any size mattress, furniture, an exercise machine, a lawn mower with the fuel drained, a residential microwave and a television under 50 inches, are 30.00 per item, while a refrigerator, freezer, washer, dryer, dishwasher, oven or stove, hot water heater, unit air conditioner or a television 50 inches or larger is 50.00 per item.Official guidance
How do I schedule a bulky pickup?+
Call Solid Waste Customer Service at 813-272-5680 before placing trash at the curb for your weekly collection. The county asks for the request to come first, and if an item is not on the published price list the same line gives the price.Official guidance
What does it cost to have a couch picked up?+
30.00 for one furniture item, which the county's list covers as chairs, chest, couch, desk, dressers and tables. A sectional sofa counts as one item with a maximum of two pieces, and the pickup is scheduled through Solid Waste Customer Service at 813-272-5680.Official guidance
What does a mattress pickup cost?+
30.00 for a mattress of any size, and the same price for a bed frame and box springs, scheduled through Solid Waste Customer Service at 813-272-5680. A resident can also self haul bulky waste and appliances to a Community Collection Center inside the county's 10 cubic yard annual allowance.Official guidance
What does it cost to have an appliance picked up?+
50.00 per item for a refrigerator, freezer, washer, dryer, dishwasher, oven or stove, hot water heater, unit air conditioner, commercial appliance or water softener, while a residential microwave is 30.00. A county solid waste customer can also self haul appliances to a Community Collection Center with a photo ID and a property tax bill, inside the 10 cubic yard annual allowance.Official guidance
Where do televisions and computers go in University?+
A television can be collected curbside for 30.00 if it is under 50 inches or 50.00 if it is 50 inches or larger, scheduled through 813-272-5680. Household electronics are also accepted free at any of the five Community Collection Centers with a photo ID, and the household hazardous waste collections do not accept electronics.Official guidance
Who collects trash in University?+
Hillsborough County, because University is an unincorporated community rather than a city. County solid waste customers pay an annual disposal assessment of 208.60 per dwelling unit and an annual collection assessment of 302.17 for curbside service, and Solid Waste Customer Service at 813-272-5680 handles scheduling, prices and account questions.Official guidance
How much does a bulky item pickup cost?+
The county publishes two prices. Most items are 30.00 each, including any size mattress, a bed frame and box springs, furniture, an exercise machine, a residential microwave, a lawn mower with no oil or gas, disassembled swing sets, a television under 50 inches and up to 13 bags of insulation. A refrigerator, freezer, washer, dryer, dishwasher, oven or stove, hot water heater, unit air conditioner, water softener or a television 50 inches or larger is 50.00 each.Official guidance
What can I take to a Community Collection Center?+
Batteries for any county resident with a photo ID, bulky waste and appliances for a county solid waste customer with a photo ID and property tax bill, paint and electronics for any county resident with a photo ID, tires for a county solid waste customer within 12 a year, and recycling with no ID. Bulky waste has to be unloaded by hand, no dump trailers are allowed, and the allowance is 10 cubic yards a year, so ask the attendants how much is left.Official guidance
Where do paint and chemicals go in University?+
To a Hillsborough County household hazardous waste collection: the first Saturday of the month at Sheldon Road, 9805 Sheldon Road in Tampa, the second Saturday at the South County facility in Gibsonton and the third Saturday at the Hillsborough Heights facility in Seffner, all from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring a state issued photo ID with a Hillsborough County address, and note the published limits such as 10 one gallon or 5 five gallon paint containers a month and five 30 pound tanks of propane or helium.Official guidance
Where do electronics go in University?+
Household electronics are accepted at any Community Collection Center with a photo ID, and the hazardous waste collections do not take them. A television can also be collected curbside for 30.00 if it is under 50 inches or 50.00 if it is 50 inches or larger, scheduled through Solid Waste Customer Service at 813-272-5680.Official guidance
How do tires get recycled?+
Up to 12 tires a year are included with the annual assessment for a county solid waste customer at a Community Collection Center, with a photo ID and a copy of the property tax bill required. Beyond that, tires go to the Southeast County Landfill at 12.00 each for a passenger tire without a rim under 18 inches, 27.00 each with a rim, or 22.00 each for a semi truck, oversized or off road tire over 18 inches.Official guidance
