Transfer station

Alachua County Solid Waste Transfer Station and WTCC

5121 NE 63 Ave, Gainesville, FL 32609

Before you go

  • Not accepted. It does not take construction and demolition debris, asbestos, bio-medical waste and liquid waste.
  • How fees work. Fees are charged by weight (per ton), as a flat rate per load or vehicle and per item for some items. The posted rates are listed under Fees.

At the gate

Type Transfer station
Address 5121 NE 63 Ave, Gainesville, FL 32609
County Alachua County
Phone 352-374-5213
Website alachuacounty.us/Depts/SolidWaste/Residential/Pages/environmentalpark.aspx
Last checked Oct 22, 2026

Hours

Mon 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tue 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wed 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thu 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Fri 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sat 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Holiday hours vary. Gates often close to new loads 15–30 minutes before posted closing.

Accepted materials

Accepted materials household garbage, recyclables, vegetative wood debris, tires, appliances and scrap metal, household hazardous waste

Fees

Tipping fee Solid waste $65.00/ton; tires $140.00/ton ($3.00 each auto/light truck in mixed loads or fewer than 3); off-road and agricultural tires $275.00/ton; white goods/metals $65.00/ton; refrigerant devices $25.00 each; special handling $200.00/ton plus $100.00 per load
Fee schedule Operator's fee page

Facility facts

Ownership Public
Owner type County
Operator Alachua County Solid Waste & Resource Recovery
Operational status Active
Permitted activities Recovered Materials Processing Facility (RMPF) (Active), Transfer Station (Active)
Registry details (2)

Figures and identifiers as published in the EPA and state permit registries cited below.

Permit number WACS 30487
Wacs facility id 30487

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More facilities with confirmed hours or fees in Florida

Sources: ca.dep.state.fl.us (facility record, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) ; alachuacounty.us (hours, phone, website, fees, accepted materials and facility facts; fetched Oct 22, 2026) . Registry figures are as of May 3, 2022. Facility details were last checked on Oct 22, 2026.