An unlimited amount of household garbage may be placed curbside for collection in garbage cans or bags. Cans must be outdoor cans that have lids and handles, and must not exceed 50 gallons in size or 50 pounds in weight.

Residents must provide their own garbage cans. Solid Waste Management does not distribute cans (recycling bins are provided). Indoor trash cans may be mistaken for trash and will not be replaced. 

Large items like furniture or appliances can be picked up upon request. Please complete a Bulk Item Pickup Request Form.

Yard waste may include tree branches, grass clippings, palm fronds, Christmas trees, etc:

• Yard waste must be in a trash can or bag, or tied in a bundle. Paper bags are preferred over plastic bags; plastic bags get tangled in machinery and contaminate the mulch that is produced.
• Each can, bag, or bundle must not exceed 50 gallons in size or 50 pounds in weight.
• Bundles must not exceed 4 feet in length.
• Branches should not exceed 4 inches in diameter; please cut larger branches.
• Large stumps or branches from tree removal should be brought to the Seminole County Landfill.
• Live (real) Christmas trees are collected each Wednesday after Christmas Day through the end of January.
  • Natural trees longer/ taller than 8 feet must be cut in half.
  • Ornaments and lights must be removed 
  • Residents are not required to subscribe to yard waste in order to have their live Christmas tree picked up.
  • Artificial (fake) trees will be collected with your bulk pick-up on your second collection day of the week. You do not need to notify Seminole County or your hauler in advance for this pick-up.

Entire boats can be disposed of at the Landfill, after hazardous materials have been removed and an inspection has been performed at the Central Transfer Station. Residents are responsible for transporting the boat — pickups are not available.

Disposal rates are based on weight. Standard solid waste tipping fees apply, in accordance with Seminole County Administrative Code.

Boat Disposal Procedure:

Once these materials have been removed from the vessel, the fuel tank needs to be removed or the vessel’s haul must have a hole in it to ensure that no residual fuel remains. Built-in fuel tanks must be accessible for inspection. Seminole County staff will not pump fuel from tanks.

1. The following items need to be removed from the vessel:
   
   • Fuel
   • Batteries
   • Engine
   • Automotive fluids
   • Flares
   • Electrical wiring
   • Wastewater fluids
   • Any other hazardous materials
   • Note: Fiberglass is not considered a hazardous material
   Once these materials have been removed from the vessel, the fuel tank needs to be removed or the vessel’s haul must have a hole in it to ensure that no residual fuel remains. Built-in fuel tanks must be accessible for inspection. Seminole County staff will not pump fuel from tanks.


2. Bring the boat to the Central Transfer Station during normal operating hours for an inspection.


3. If the vessel passes the inspection, a date and time for disposal at the Landfill will be provided.

Do not dispose of HHW items at the curbside. Please bring to the Central Transfer Station for free disposal. Household Hazardous Waste disposal is free for Seminole County residents only.

Chemicals

General Chemical Guidelines:

• Accepted:
  • Adhesives (flammable) — limit 10 gallons per household
  • Anti-freeze — limit 10 gallons per household
  • Automotive batteries — limit 2 batteries per household
  • Fireworks — limit 40 pounds per household
  • Fluorescent tubes or mercury light bulbs & devices — limit 10 fluorescent tubes or light bulbs per household
  • Gasoline and gasoline cans — limit 10 gallons per household
  • Glues
  • Pesticides
  • Lawn chemicals — limit 5 gallons per household
  • Mercury-containing devices
  • Motor oil (used) — limit 5 gallons per household
  • Motor oil filters (used) — limit 5 filters per household
  • Paints (latex, acrylic paint, stains, or other coatings) — limit four (4) 5-gallon pails or twenty (20) 1-gallon cans per household
  • Pool chemicals (muriatic acid, etc.) — limit 10 gallons or 40 pounds per household
  • Propane, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, fire extinguishers, and other compressed gas tanks — weight limit of 40-pound tanks only, limit 2 tanks per household
  • Solvents and other flammable materials — limit 10 gallons per household
• Not Accepted:
  • Appliances (white goods — refrigerators, air conditioners, etc.) — these are accepted at the Seminole County Landfill
  • Biomedical Waste
  • Dioxins
  • Explosives or ammunition — call your local law enforcement agency for disposal
  • Pharmaceuticals (medications) — call your local pharmacy or law enforcement agency for disposal
  • Radioactive material
• Label all chemicals if not in original containers.
• Transport safely and prevent leaks.
• County employees are required to pour gasoline for customers that want their containers back. Please schedule appointments to do this at 407-665-2260.

For acceptance and limits of other materials not listed here, please call 407-665-2260 or 407-665-2261. Larger quantities may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

done HHW Accepted, and recommended limits per household at the Seminole County Landfill (the facility is limited to certain HHW items only):

• Anti-freeze — limit 10 gallons per household
• Appliances (white goods — refrigerators, air conditioners, stoves, etc.) — no limit
• Automotive batteries — limit 2 batteries per household
• Propane, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, fire extinguishers, and other compressed gas tanks — weight limit of 40-pound tanks only, limit 2 tanks per household
• Motor oil (used) — limit 5 gallons per household
• Motor oil filters (used) — limit 5 filters per household
• Scrap metal for recycling — no limit

For acceptance and limits of other materials not listed here at the Seminole County Landfill, please call 407-665-2260 or 407-665-2261.

Construction & Demolition Debris

Construction and demolition debris (such as steel, glass, brick, concrete, asphalt, roofing material, pipe, wallboard, lumber, or large stumps/branches from tree removal or land clearing) is NOT accepted curbside or at the Central Transfer Station. Please bring C&D to the Seminole County Landfill ONLY.

Electronics

Please bring electronics to the Central Transfer Station only. Electronics are recycled to prevent pollution from improper disposal of cathode ray tubes and other chemicals.

done Accepted Electronics — limit 40 pounds per household, or 5 items total:

• Batteries (including lithium)
• Computers
• Monitors
• Printers
• Phones
• TVs

Seminole County residents may drop-off gently worn shoes (sneakers preferred) at the Central Transfer Station to be collected by Recycle Sneaker Project.

Recycle Sneaker Project delivers shoes to developing countries, preventing soil-transmitting infections onto bare feet and keeping shoes out of the landfill. Fifty cents for every pound of shoes recycled is returned to Seminole County Solid Waste, offsetting operating costs for residents.

Residential Cooking Oil

Got leftover cooking oil from your delicious feast? Don't toss it or dump it down the drain - recycle it instead! Collect your used cooking oil in a jar or bottle and drop it off in the designated container at the Central Transfer Station in Longwood. 

Pouring oil down the drain can clog your pipes, and throwing it out can damage trucks and equipment and disrupt the decomposition process at the Landfill. Plus, recycled cooking oil can be made into other useful products, such as biodiesel fuel.

Limit 10 gallons per visit.

Reuse Shop (Central Transfer Station)

The Solid Waste Management Division makes every effort to provide for pollution prevention. The Reuse Shop has a variety of items for Seminole County residents to peruse and take home, up to 20 items per day.

Items from the shop are recovered from the Hazardous Waste streams, as dropped-off by residents, and determined to be “as new” or reusable condition. Items vary from day to day.

Residents need to fill out a liability waiver, accepting items “as is”.

Hours of operation are Monday through Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., but may be closed if a technician is not on site. Call ahead to ensure availability at 407-665-2250.

Sharps

Do NOT dispose of sharps (needles, syringes, and lancets) in your regular curbside bins. Please pick up a free sharps disposal container and drop off full containers at one of the authorized collection sites listed below.

Fill containers with needles, syringes and lancets only and keep them clean and free from other biomedical waste.

Tires

Tires are NOT accepted curbside. Please bring tires (up to 4 at a time) to the Central Transfer Station or Seminole County Landfill. Small tires only; large truck tires are not accepted.

Seminole County collects bicycles to be donated to Rusty’s Bicycle Recycle. The bikes are then refurbished and provided to veterans and homeless residents. Residents may drop off bicycles in any condition at the Landfill. Notify staff at the entrance station to be directed to the drop-off area.