Landfills
Landfill Location
Polk County landfill address information:
Lakeland (North Central)
7425 DeCastro Road
Winter Haven, FL 33880
Phone: (863)284-4319
Hours
Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturdays 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Closed Sunday and the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day
Cost/Fees
For an up-to-date fee schedule, visit Polk County’s Waste & Recycling Division’s Website – polkwastewise.net
Unaccepted Materials
- Bulk Liquids
- Pressurized tanks
- Commercial Quantities of liquids (55 Gallon drums)
- Ammunition/Explosives
- Biological Waste
- Asbestos
- Radioactive waste
Smoking is strictly prohibited while at the landfill.
If you have questions, call Waste and Recycling Division at (863) 284-4319 or visit polkwastewise.net
Keep Polk County Beautiful, Inc. is a recycling drop-off location for inkjet cartridges and rechargeable batteries of all types.
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Landfill Location Polk County landfill address information:
LANDFILL INFORMATION Cost/Fees |
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At landfill: |
$37.95/ton |
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Yard trash includes lawn cuttings, tree trimming, leaves and other green waste. It should be properly bundled or containerized with limbs not exceeding 5 ft in length or 5 in. in diameter. Pressure treated lumber and aquatic vegetation are not yard waste. No charge at curbside
At landfill: |
$22.00/ton |
Large, Bulky Items (accepted at all landfills) No charge at curbside. Give 72 hours notice to your designated garbage company.
At landfill: |
$27.50 ton (w/o freon) |
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At landfill: |
$50.00/ton (w/ freon) |
There are solid waste items the garbage companies will not pick up. These include waste from tree removal, land clearing, construction, cars, boats, tires, automobile parts, engines, asbestos, radioactive material, explosives, biomedical wastes, and hazardous waste.
Tires from automobiles, lawn equipment, bicycles, and machinery. North Central Landfill will only accept up to 10 tires per visit.
$1.00 per Standard Vehicle Tire OFF of the Rim (up to 4 tires, then per ton pricing)
$2.00 per Standard Vehicle Tire ON the Rim (up to 4 tires, then per ton pricing)
$ 70.00/ton off rim |
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$175.00/ton on rim |
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$175.00/ton large equipment |
Construction debris comes from construction, destruction, renovation, or remodeling. Steel, glass, brink, concrete, asphalt, pipe, gypsum wallboard, lumber, wood pallets, fences, non-water soluble material, non-hazardous materials. Not accepted at curbside.
$37.95/ton |
Asbestos material includes bagged asbestos, tiles, roofing shingles, and pipe. Must give 24 hour advance notice (863-284-4319)
$150.00/ton |
Hazardous waste include oil paint, latex paint, paint thinners, chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, used motor oil, antifreeze, lead acid batteries, rechargeable batteries, flammable materials, fluorescent light bulbs, mercury (thermometers and thermostats), aerosol cans, and propane cylinders. NO BUSINESS HAZERDOUS MATERIAL ACCEPTED!
Free disposal to county residents |
Prohibited items include: waste- radioactive material, biomedical waste, infectious waste, commercial quantities of septic sewage sludge, smoldering or burning material, ammunition, or explosives.
Keep Polk County Beautiful, Inc. is a recycling drop-off location for inkjet cartridges and rechargeable batteries of all types.