Wesley Chapel disposal guide

How to Get Rid of Junk in Wesley Chapel, FL

Pasco County doesn't pick up trash in Wesley Chapel. Your private trash hauler does, and the hauler is also who you call about bulky items. Paint, batteries, chemicals and electronics go to the county's two household hazardous waste centers, and most of those items are free. Mattresses, usable furniture, tires and construction debris each have their own route. This guide covers where every common item goes.

Item by item

Where Each Type of Junk Goes in Wesley Chapel

Find the thing you are trying to get rid of, then follow the route. Rules and fees change, so each card links to the office that sets them.

Furniture and Other Bulky Items

Couches, tables, dressers and anything too big for your trash can have two routes. Ask your trash hauler about a bulk pickup, or take them to a county solid waste facility yourself. Furniture is charged by weight there, at $104.03 a ton or $5.20 per 100 pounds.

Mattresses and Box Springs

Pasco County tells residents to contact their trash hauler to schedule pickup of large items like furniture and mattresses. Habitat for Humanity's ReStore doesn't accept mattresses, so donation isn't an option for them.

Appliances

Florida law keeps white goods like washers, dryers and stoves out of landfills. At the county facilities, residential metal is free unless it's part of a mixed load. Refrigerators and air conditioners cost $3 each. Working appliances under 10 years old may qualify for a free Habitat ReStore pickup.

TVs, Computers and Electronics

The county's household hazardous waste centers take electronics for a small fee: $5 for a computer monitor, tower or laptop, $5 for a TV up to 35 inches, and $10 for larger, projection or console TVs. The Habitat ReStore doesn't take desktop computers or printers.

Paint, Chemicals and Batteries

Paint, thinners, pool chemicals, fertilizers, motor oil, antifreeze, fuel, fluorescent bulbs and batteries are free at the two county household hazardous waste centers, within daily limits. Household batteries can also go in the blue bucket at the New River Library, 34043 SR 54 in Wesley Chapel.

Yard Waste and Storm Debris

Pasco County asks residents to bundle branches into 4-foot sections and put them in the trash can or at the curb for regular pickup. Bigger loads can go to either county facility for $104.03 a ton. A felled tree or a storm-cleared yard is usually too much for curbside.

Old Tires

Car and pickup tires cost $2 each at the county facilities, with a limit of two a day at East Pasco. From October 1 to November 1, 2026, residents can drop off up to four tires, 36 inches or smaller, for free. The county is running the drive because tires that hold water breed mosquitoes.

Concrete, Drywall and Remodel Debris

Construction debris isn't household trash. The county takes it at the West Pasco facility in Spring Hill only, at $104.03 a ton. The East Pasco Transfer Station in Dade City doesn't take it. Call ahead about how loads must be separated.

Things Still Worth Using

Clean, working furniture, appliances, cabinets, tools and building materials can go to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore at 4700 Allen Road, Zephyrhills. It offers free donation pickup across Pasco County for items that qualify. Drop-offs end at 4 pm, Tuesday to Saturday.

Your trash hauler

How Bulky Item Pickup Works in Wesley Chapel

Wesley Chapel is unincorporated Pasco County, and the county doesn't collect trash. Residents sign up with one of eight licensed private haulers, and the county sends bulky item requests back to them. Start with yours.

See Pasco's Hauler List

Find Your Hauler

The county doesn't keep records of which hauler serves each home, so check your trash bill. Pasco's licensed hauler list, with phone numbers, is on the county trash page.

Ask About Bulk Pickup

Ask what counts as a bulk item, how many you can put out, whether there's a charge and how far ahead to book. Get the answers before anything goes to the curb.

Describe What's Going Out

Say exactly what the items are, especially appliances, tires and anything with a battery. Some items need a separate route, so nothing should be left behind on the day.

Or Take It In Yourself

If the hauler can't take it, the county facilities can. Bring proof of Pasco residency and tell the scale house what you have, so you're sent to the right area.

West Pasco, Spring Hill · East Pasco, Dade City

Pasco County Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off

Pasco runs two collection centers for county residents: West Pasco Resource Recovery, 14606 Hays Road, Spring Hill, and the East Pasco Transfer Station, 9626 Handcart Road, Dade City. Both are open Monday through Saturday, 7 am to 4:30 pm. Most items are free within daily limits.

Latex and oil-based paint, up to 30 gallons a day

Used motor oil, up to 10 gallons a day

Gasoline, diesel and antifreeze, up to 10 gallons a day

Cleaning and pool chemicals

Fertilizers, thinners, mineral spirits and wood stains

Cooking oil

Fluorescent tubes, CFLs and thermostats

Household and car batteries

TVs and computers ($5 to $10 each), 20 lb propane tanks ($5)

Not accepted at the household hazardous waste centers: commercial or business waste, prescription medication, sharps, ammunition, biomedical waste, explosives, fireworks, acetylene cylinders, radioactive materials and drums of any size. Larger quantities than the daily limits need approval from the county first.

Florida law and Pasco County rules

Never Put These in Your Wesley Chapel Trash Can

Car batteries and other lead-acid batteries, which Florida bans from landfills and waste-to-energy plants

Used motor oil, which Florida bans from landfills

Rechargeable batteries and anything that runs on one, including cordless tools, phones and laptops

Refrigerators, washers, dryers and other white goods, which Florida bans from landfills

Paint, fuel, pool chemicals and solvents, which the county centers take free

Fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent bulbs

Self-hauling

Hauling Junk Yourself From Wesley Chapel

Cover the Load

Florida law requires loads of trash, debris or anything that could fall or blow out to be covered and secured. A close-fitting tarp and straps count. Do it before you leave the driveway.

Bring Proof of Residency

Pasco's facilities take waste only from Pasco residents, and the East Pasco Transfer Station doesn't accept commercial waste. Bring ID that shows a Pasco address, and tell the scale house what you're carrying.

Separate Before You Load

Residential metal is free on its own but is charged when it's part of a mixed load. Mixed loads, furniture, yard waste and debris are charged by weight. Sorting at home keeps the bill down.

Weigh the Real Cost

The nearest county facilities are in Dade City and Spring Hill, so a self-haul means a borrowed truck, a long round trip, loading time and the scale fee. For one load of branches that's fine. For a whole garage it adds up fast.

If hauling it yourself doesn't add up, tell us what needs to go and where it is on the property.

When the county options don't fit

When a Junk Removal Service Makes More Sense

Your hauler and the county facilities cover most small jobs, and you should use them. They stop working when any of these apply.

Questions

Wesley Chapel Junk Disposal FAQ

No. Wesley Chapel is unincorporated Pasco County, and residents sign up with one of eight licensed private haulers for curbside trash and recycling. The county doesn't keep records of which hauler serves each home, so check your bill.

Contact your trash hauler to schedule a bulk pickup, or take it to a Pasco County solid waste facility yourself. Furniture is charged by weight there, at $104.03 a ton.

Yes. Pasco residents can bring up to 8 bags of household garbage a day to West Pasco Resource Recovery or the East Pasco Transfer Station at no charge. Bring proof of Pasco residency.

To either Pasco County household hazardous waste center, in Spring Hill or Dade City, Monday through Saturday from 7 am to 4:30 pm. Paint is free up to 30 gallons a day.

The New River Library at 34043 SR 54 has a blue battery bucket. Both county hazardous waste centers also take household and car batteries for free.

Don't flush them. The Pasco Sheriff's Office at 6009 Wesley Grove Blvd in Wesley Chapel has a drop box for pills, open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from noon to 5 pm. It doesn't take liquids, needles or patches.

Sources

Where This Information Comes From

Program rules and fees belong to the agencies that run them. Confirm hours and accepted items with them before you load up.

Too much for a curbside pickup?

Get Junk Removed in Wesley Chapel, FL

Tell us what needs to go and where it is on the property, and we'll take it from there.

We lift it. We load it. We haul it away.