Facility details
- Address
- 3222 SE Hawthorn Rd
Gainesville, FL 32608 - Phone
- (352) 495-9983
- Website
- florencerecycling.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Alachua County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
About this facility
A transfer station is a staging point in the solid-waste system. Collection trucks, roll-off haulers and in many places residents with a pickup load drop waste on a tipping floor, where it is consolidated into larger transfer trailers or rail containers and moved to a landfill, waste-to-energy plant or recycling facility. Haulers use transfer stations to keep route trucks working locally instead of driving to a distant disposal site. Some transfer stations are open to the public, while many municipal sites are restricted to residents with a permit or sticker. Larger sites weigh loads and charge by the ton; smaller ones charge per bag or per item. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead, especially for bulky items, construction debris, tires, appliances or anything that may be restricted.
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
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- Florence Recycling Recycling 0.2 mi · Gainesville, FL
- Trademark Metals Recycling MetalsRecycling 1.7 mi · Gainesville, FL
- Florida Concrete Recycling Recycling 2.6 mi · Gainesville, FL
- Recycling Services of America Recycling 3.4 mi · Gainesville, FL
- Alachua County Solid Waste Transfer Station and WTCC Transfer Station 4.7 mi · Gainesville, FL
- Leveda Brown Environmental Park and Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.8 mi · Gainesville, FL
- Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center Recycling 4.9 mi · Gainesville, FL
- Waste Management - Gainesville Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.3 mi · Gainesville, FL
- SW Alachua SLF Landfill 18.2 mi · Archer, FL
- Alachua County Collection Center Recycling 20.9 mi · High Springs, FL
Nearest landfill: SW Alachua SLF, Archer — 18.2 mi
Area served
Serves Gainesville, Micanopy, Earleton, Waldo, Hawthorne, McIntosh.
County context
One of 4 transfer stations in Alachua County, FL.
ZIP 32608 population 53,966.
Florida solid-waste agency: Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)