Pollution Control
Household Hazardous Waste
The City of Tallahassee urges all citizens to be aware of the need to properly dispose of household hazardous waste items. Household hazardous waste items include paint, automotive fluids, yard chemicals, pool chemicals, insecticides, fluorescent bulbs, batteries, etc. These items are accepted at the Leon County Hazardous Waste Center which operates Monday through Saturday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. This disposal is free for households. The Center also operates a mobile collection unit which will come to your neighborhood on a Saturday morning to accept hazardous waste from residents free of charge. For additional information call the center at 922-0400.
Reporting Illicit Discharges and Dumping
Please report any illicit discharge, connection, spill, or dumping of pollutants into the City's stormwater system by calling the Customer Services Office at 891-0000.
Florida Yards and Neighborhood Program
Do you want to make your yard more beautiful? What about making yard work easier and saving money? How about if doing this would also protect Florida's water quality at the same time? The Florida Yards & Neighborhood Program (FYN) is designed to educate homeowners about better lawn and landscape management practices that will reduce the amount of herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers that enter stormwater runoff or leach into our ground water.
For free information about your role in the FYN Program, please complete the Homeowner's Pre-Survey (PDF) form, print it and mail to: FYN Program, University of Florida Leon County Extension, 615 Paul Russell Road, Tallahassee, FL 32301. Upon receipt of the completed form, you will receive a workbook and other information about how to help protect the future of Florida's groundwater.