What Alachua County itself runs: 2 landfills, sites and programs covering 9 items. If your town doesn’t have its own page, these are usually the places to start.
Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Leveda Brown Environmental Park & Transfer Station
County transfer station at 5115 NE 63rd Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32609 (the county page also shows ZIP 32608; Census places the address in unincorporated Alachua County, Waldo CCD, outside Gainesville city limits). Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m.-12 p.m.; closed Sundays and holidays. Phone 352-374-5213.
Alachua County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center
County HHW and e-scrap drop-off at 5125 NE 63rd Ave., Gainesville, FL 32609, next to the Leveda Brown Environmental Park (Census: unincorporated Alachua County, Waldo CCD, outside Gainesville city limits). Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Phone 352-334-0440. Free for Alachua County residents; the county also runs five Rural Collection Centers.
Bring garbage, recycling, scrap metal, tires, yard waste or hazardous waste to the Leveda Brown Environmental Park & Transfer Station, 5115 NE 63rd Avenue, Gainesville. Checked October 26, 2026.
Accepts household garbage, recyclables, vegetative debris, old tires, unusable appliances and other scrap metals (bicycles, grills, lawn mowers) and household hazardous waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
Tires $140.00/ton. Auto and light truck tires in mixed loads or fewer than 3: $3.00 each. Truck tires 17 inches or more: $4.00 each. Checked October 26, 2026.
White goods (appliances) and metals without refrigerants: $65.00/ton. Refrigerant or freon containing devices: $25.00 each. Checked October 26, 2026.
The Environmental Protection Department provides a free countywide hazardous waste service for Alachua County residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
Accepted items include computers, TVs, paints, batteries of all types, electronics and microwaves. Checked October 26, 2026.
The center offers free e-scrap recycling for residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
Accepted e-scrap includes cell phones, desktop towers, monitors, laptops, televisions, microwaves and other consumer electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.
Microwaves are on the list of items to bring to the HWCC. Checked October 26, 2026.
All North Florida residents (Alachua and neighboring counties) and VSQG small businesses can use the main center year-round. Businesses pay a fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
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