Facility details
- Address
- 251 Airport Rd
Wauchula, FL 33873 - Phone
- (863) 767-0400
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Hardee County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
About this facility
A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Hardee County Regional Landfill Landfill 1.0 mi · Wauchula, FL
- Florida Tire Terminal Tires 16.9 mi · Avon Park, FL
- Frostproof Auto Recycling & Towing Recycling 20.4 mi · Frostproof, FL
- Scrappy Thomas Inc Recycling 22.1 mi · Mulberry, FL
- North Manatee Class III Recycling & Disposal Facility Landfill 23.4 mi · Parrish, FL
- Electronics Recycling Florida Recycling 24.2 mi · Bartow, FL
- Cedar Trail Landfill Landfill 24.6 mi · Bartow, FL
- DeSoto City SLF Landfill 24.8 mi · Sebring, FL
- Desoto Recycling & Disposal, LLC Recycling 24.8 mi · Arcadia, FL
- T & M Iron and Metals Recycling 24.8 mi · Mulberry, FL
Nearest landfill: Hardee County Regional Landfill, Wauchula — 1.0 mi
Area served
Serves Wauchula, Zolfo Springs, Bowling Green, Fort Meade, Ona.
County context
One of 1 recycling centers in Hardee County, FL.
ZIP 33873 population 14,162.
Florida solid-waste agency: Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)