What Marion County itself runs: 3 landfills, sites and programs covering 7 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
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County transfer station (former Baseline Landfill) at 5601 SE 66th St., Ocala, FL 34480 (Census: unincorporated Marion County, Belleview CCD, outside Ocala city limits). Monday-Saturday 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Residents of incorporated cities such as Ocala pay gate fees here. Phone 352-671-8465.
18 county recycling centers in unincorporated Marion County, free for assessed unincorporated residents. Residents of incorporated cities (such as Ocala) may use them with an annual non-assessed permit ($100, up to 3 vehicles), bought at 5601 SE 66th St., Ocala. Materials vary by site; no businesses.
Businesses and residents of incorporated areas do not pay the solid waste assessment and must pay fees at Baseline or hire a private franchise hauler. Checked October 26, 2026.
Minimum charge $5. Flat rates for vehicles without trailers (excluding tire loads): cars $5, trucks, vans and SUVs $10. Checked October 26, 2026.
Scale fee for household garbage and furniture: $2.25 per 100 lbs, $45 per ton. Checked October 26, 2026.
Appliances/metals: $2.25 per 100 lbs, $45 per ton. Checked October 26, 2026.
Passenger/commercial tires: $145 per ton ($4.85 per 100 lbs). Another county page lists $146 per ton. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check) · sources disagree.
Businesses not paying the assessment may not use the recycling centers. Checked October 26, 2026.
Electronics go in green compactor boxes at Baseline, Dunnellon, Forest Corners, Fort McCoy, Martel, Newton and Weirsdale. Computer recycling includes certified data destruction. Checked October 26, 2026.
Electronic computer recycling includes certified data destruction. Checked October 26, 2026.
Recycling centers take latex paint up to five gallons per day. Checked October 26, 2026.
Rechargeable batteries accepted include lithium ion, small sealed lead acid, nickel-cadmium, wet cell lead acid, nickel metal hydride and power tool packs. Alkaline batteries go in garbage. Checked October 26, 2026.
Five passenger tires per day at Canal, Davis, Dunnellon, Martel, Newton and Scrambletown. Checked October 26, 2026.
Scrap metal and appliances are accepted; fencing and wire are not. Checked October 26, 2026.
Furniture is accepted at Canal, Dunnellon, Davis, Martel, Newton and Scrambletown recycling centers. Checked October 26, 2026.