Blue Monkey Disposing & Recycling

Blue Monkey Disposing & Recycling is a neighborhood recycling center on N 43rd St that locals drop by with curbside overflow, bagged recyclables, and weekend cleanup loads. People who want to keep stuff out of the landfill-cardboard, cans, bottles and typical household recyclables-use this place alongside landscapers and small contractors during big cleanups. It's one of several Tampa spots that sees steady traffic year-round and gets busier when storms roll through.

Drive in from N 43rd and look for a small entrance booth and a row of large open-top recycling bins a bit to the right; residential cars pull up to sort and unload, while trucks back up to the bigger concrete bays. There’s usually a scale somewhere in the flow of traffic so vehicles will stop on the way out to be weighed-charges at these centers are often by weight. Yard waste is handled separately from mixed recyclables, and after hurricanes the place can be noticeably crowded with debris piles and extra trailers. Expect a mostly industrial lot with concrete pads, piles of baled material or loose recyclables, and heavy equipment moving around.