Facility details
- Address
- 7399 DECASTRO ROAD
Winter Haven, FL 33880 - Phone
- (863) 284-4319
- Website
- polk-county.net
- Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- Polk County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Opened / Projected closure
- 1977 / 2027 (projected)
- Ownership
- Public · Polk County Board of County Commissioners, FL
- Waste in place
- 20,352,370 tons (as of 2022)
- Design capacity
- 25,308,136 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 721,083 tons per year
- Landfill gas collection
- Yes
- LFG energy project
- Construction: Renewable Natural Gas (Vehicle Fuel)
Source: EPA LMOP, Sep 2024
About this facility
A municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill is an engineered disposal site where household, commercial and some construction waste is weighed in at a scale house, tipped, compacted and covered with soil or an approved alternative at the end of each operating day. Modern landfills are lined and monitored, and many capture landfill gas. Some landfills accept self-haul loads from residents and small businesses; others take only contracted hauler or commercial loads. Fees are usually charged by the ton or by the load. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead.
Typically accepted at landfills
- Household trash
- Bulky items and furniture
- Construction and demolition debris
- Yard waste (at many sites)
- Tires (often by appointment or for a fee)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Waste Management - Polk County Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.6 mi · Winter Haven, FL
- Iron Ranch Recycling LLC Recycling 2.3 mi · Lakeland, FL
- Independence Recycling Recycling 2.5 mi · Lakeland, FL
- Allied Scrap Processors Recycling 3.6 mi · Lakeland, FL
- All Star Auto Recycling Recycling 3.8 mi · Lakeland, FL
- All Car Buys Recycling 4.3 mi · Lakeland, FL
- Electronics Recycling Florida Recycling 8.4 mi · Bartow, FL
- Cedar Trail Landfill Landfill 8.8 mi · Bartow, FL
- Angelo's Recycled Materials-Lakeland TS Transfer Station 9.4 mi · Lakeland, FL
- Acs 2llc Recycling 9.5 mi · Lakeland, FL
Nearest other landfill: Cedar Trail Landfill, Bartow — 8.8 mi
Area served
Serves Lakeland, Eaton Park, Winter Haven, Auburndale, Eagle Lake, Lake Alfred, Bartow, Lake Hamilton, Waverly, Dundee, Homeland.
County context
One of 2 landfills in Polk County, FL.
ZIP 33880 population 42,336.
Florida solid-waste agency: Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)