Furniture Disposal & Donation in St. Petersburg, FL
St. Petersburg Sanitation picks up furniture, carpet and appliances for free through Special Pickup, up to 3 cubic yards. Usable furniture can be donated at the Goodwill 34th Street Superstore.
See all 3 optionsChecked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- Check whether it’s in good enough condition to donate or resell.
- Ask how the operator prices it (per piece, by size or by load).
- Remove glass tops, mirrors and loose parts if the operator asks you to.
Florida rules
- 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)
- 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)
More Florida rules (7)
- 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)
- 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)
Where this information comes from (18)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Special Pickup (opens in new tab) · City of St. Petersburg Sanitation Department
- The city picks up for free: car batteries (max 5), car tires (max 5), doors, empty 20 lb propane tanks, and furniture, carpet and appliances (max 3 cubic yards). Checked October 26, 2026.
- Items outside the free list (accumulated waste, building materials, brush) cost $25.65 per cubic yard. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Request Special Pickup in SeeClickFix (a photo helps) or call 727-893-7398. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Place Special Pickup items where trash is usually collected: alley or curb. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Collection Schedule (opens in new tab) · City of St. Petersburg Sanitation Department
- St. Pete residents may arrange free Special Pickup of TVs, furniture or computer equipment by calling the Sanitation Department at 727-893-7398. Checked October 26, 2026.
- What to Donate (opens in new tab) · Goodwill Industries-Suncoast
- Goodwill-Suncoast accepts furniture, small appliances and computer and IT equipment, which it recycles through Dell Reconnect. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Only usable items that can be sold as-is; furniture that cannot be sold as-is is refused. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Goodwill-Suncoast cannot accept mattresses or box springs, sofa beds and sofas with recliners, televisions, washers and dryers, or paints. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Goodwill 34th Street Superstore (opens in new tab) · Goodwill Industries-Suncoast
- Open 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday; donations of gently used items are accepted at all Goodwill stores. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Florida Statutes 403.706: Local government solid waste responsibilities (opens in new tab) · The Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)
- Counties are responsible for providing solid waste disposal facilities for all incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Florida DEP: Waste Reduction (opens in new tab) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- Every Florida county has a program that collects household hazardous waste for recycling or proper disposal. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Florida DEP: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- County HHW programs include permanent collection facilities, collection events (regular or once or twice a year) and a few curbside collections. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DEP tells residents to check their county or city HHW program website for advice and collection schedules. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Hazardous waste generated in the home is not regulated by the government. Checked October 26, 2026.
- State-grant-funded local collection centers are intended to collect non-regulated household hazardous waste free. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Florida Statutes 403.7264: Amnesty days for purging small quantities of hazardous wastes (opens in new tab) · The Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)
- 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. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Florida DEP: Recycling (opens in new tab) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- A 2008 state law set a statewide weight-based recycling goal of 75% by 2020, with no sunset after 2020. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DEP directs residents to their county recycling coordinators. Checked October 26, 2026.
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