Recycling in Gainesville, FL

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Environmental Park & Transfer Station (opens in new tab) · Alachua County Solid Waste & Resource Recovery
  • 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.
• Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center brochure (opens in new tab) · Alachua County Environmental Protection Department
  • 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.
• Hazardous Waste Collection (opens in new tab) · Alachua County Solid Waste & Resource Recovery
  • 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.
• Bulk Item Collection (opens in new tab) · City of Gainesville, Solid Waste Division
  • Bulk items are collected curbside weekly on the garbage day. Set out by 7 AM. No appointment and no additional cost. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Only residential homes in the city's Residential Curbside Service Program are eligible. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepted furniture: sofas, couches, chairs, dressers, tables, nightstands, mattresses, box springs and bed frames. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepted exercise equipment: bicycles, treadmills, stationary bikes and elliptical machines. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Large household items accepted in bulk include projection televisions. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Bulk collection does not take tires, paint, propane tanks, auto batteries or fluorescent tubes. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Appliances and electronic materials need a separate collection appointment. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Appliance Collection (opens in new tab) · City of Gainesville, Solid Waste Division
  • Household appliances are collected by appointment, separate from bulk, generally on the garbage day, at no additional cost. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Only homes in the Residential Curbside Service Program are eligible. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Request the appointment by noon the day before your collection day, online or at 352-334-2330. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepted: refrigerators, freezers, stoves and ovens, microwave ovens 1.0 cu. ft. and larger, dishwashers, washers and dryers, hot water heaters, window air conditioners. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Countertop microwaves smaller than 1.0 cu. ft. are not taken as appliances (see electronics recycling). Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Never puncture Freon tanks in refrigerators, freezers or air conditioners. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Electronics Recycling (opens in new tab) · City of Gainesville, Solid Waste Division
  • Large electronic items can be collected by appointment at no additional cost. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Only homes in the Residential Curbside Service Program are eligible. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepted: large televisions (no projection TVs), large monitors, desktop computer towers, printers and countertop microwaves under 1.0 cu. ft. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Request by 10 AM the day before your collection day. Limit of 10 electronic items per collection. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Smaller items (radios, cell phones, keyboards, mice, cables, laptops, game systems) must go to the county HHW Collection Center or another drop-off. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Electronics with broken screens cannot be collected curbside and must go to the county HHW Collection Center. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Recycle Collection (opens in new tab) · City of Gainesville, Solid Waste Division
  • Recycle bins are collected on the garbage day at no additional cost. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Only homes in the Residential Curbside Service Program are eligible. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Boxes must be empty and flattened to no larger than 4 ft by 4 ft, placed in, under or next to the orange bin. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • No boxes with food residue such as greasy pizza boxes. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Florida Statutes 403.708: Prohibition; penalty (landfill disposal bans) (opens in new tab) · The Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)
  • Lead-acid batteries may not be disposed of in landfills or in any waste-to-energy facility. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Everyone who sells lead-acid batteries at retail must accept used lead-acid batteries as trade-ins for new lead-acid batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Florida Statutes 403.717: Waste tire and lead-acid battery requirements (opens in new tab) · The Florida Legislature (Online Sunshine)
  • For these rules a lead-acid battery is one designed for motor vehicles, vessels and aircraft. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Florida DEP: Battery Fact Sheet / Homeowner's Guide to Battery Recycling and Disposal (PDF, 2024) (opens in new tab) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection
  • DEP fact sheet: retailers are required to take back wet cell lead-acid batteries (autos, boats, trucks) for recycling as trade-ins for new batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Under state law and regulations, alkaline batteries may go in the trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • DEP recommends taping each battery's terminals (or the whole battery) with non-conductive tape such as electrical tape. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Florida DEP: Take Charge Florida (opens in new tab) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection
  • Rechargeable batteries can be recycled at major retailers such as Lowe's, Best Buy and The Home Depot that take part in Call2Recycle. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Call2Recycle is free to residents and accepts lithium-ion, nickel-cadmium, nickel-metal hydride and nickel-zinc batteries plus small lead-acid batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Single-use batteries up to 11 pounds (AA, AAA, 9V, C, D, button cells) and small lead-acid batteries are taken only at limited participating retail locations. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Florida DEP: Waste Reduction (opens in new tab) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection
  • DEP: a convenient and free rechargeable battery recycling system is available to every resident and every business, institution and government facility in Florida. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Florida DEP: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Florida Department of Environmental Protection
  • DEP points residents to the Call2Recycle locator or 1-877-2RECYCLE for rechargeable battery and cell phone drop-off locations. Checked October 26, 2026.

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