Holiday Collection Schedule Changes for Trash & Recycling Pickups
Published on November 18, 2024
Solid Waste & Recycling Collection Changes
Thanksgiving 2024
- City of Clearwater offices, libraries and recreation facilities will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28 and 29, for Thanksgiving.
- Thursday collections will be made on Wednesday, Nov. 27, for both residential service and commercial garbage service.
- Thursday’s commercial cardboard collection will be picked up on Friday, Nov. 29.
- Residents with questions can call the Solid Waste Operations Line at (727) 562-4920.
Christmas 2024 and New Year's Day 2025
- City of Clearwater offices, libraries and recreation facilities will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, and Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, for Christmas and New Year’s Day.
- Clearwater Solid Waste will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, so our employees can be home with their families.
- There are no collections made on Wednesdays, so there will be no change to the collection schedule for residential and commercial black-barrel and recycling blue-barrel pickups.
- The Utility Customer Service Department will close at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, and at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Residents with questions can call the Solid Waste Operations Line at (727) 562-4920.
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
- On Monday, Jan. 20, solid waste and recycling employees will be working, and there will be no change to the collection schedule.
- Residents with questions can call the Solid Waste Operations Line at (727) 562-4920.
Christmas Tree Disposal
For residents in single-family homes:
- Remove all decorations and lights from tree.
- Place whole tree on the curb on your regular day of service.
- There are no quantity limits.
- There is no set end date of when collection of trees will end.
- Do not put trees or other yard waste into your recycling bin.
For residents in multi-family units:
- Contact your property management company or homeowners association for instructions on tree disposal.
The city does not have a designated drop-off site for Christmas trees.
Residents with questions can call the Solid Waste Operations Line at
(727) 562-4920.
For other holidays and collection changes, check out the Holiday Collection Schedule.