Tropical Recycling Inc
Waste hauler in Gainesville, FL · 2 drivers · 4 trucks · USDOT 876385
Company details
- Address
- 1310 South Main Street
Gainesville, FL 32601 - Mailing address
- PO Box 115, Micanopy, FL 32667
- Phone
- (352) 332-3885
- County
- Alachua County
- USDOT number
- 876385 (active)
- FMCSA registered
- Since April 2000
- Operation
- Intrastate carrier · Authorized for Hire;exempt for Hire
- Cargo on file
- Garbage, refuse; Construction
- Hazardous materials
- No
- Locations
- 1 location · operates in FL
- Data sources
- FMCSA Motor Carrier Census (24 Aug 2026)
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
Fleet and drivers
- Drivers
- 2 (all CDL holders)
- Power units
- 4 trucks
- Driving radius
- Local (all drivers within 100 miles) (0 interstate, 2 intrastate)
- Annual mileage
- 10,000 miles (2002 filing)
- Fleet size band
- 1–4 drivers
- Last FMCSA filing
- MCS-150 updated May 1, 2003
Figures come from the carrier's own FMCSA registration filings and are self-reported.
Business categories
- Recycling Centers
- Garbage Collection
- Demolition Contractors
About this hauler
Tropical Recycling Inc is a waste hauler based in Gainesville, Florida, in Alachua County. It has been registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since 2000 (USDOT 876385) and files as an intrastate carrier hauling garbage, refuse, construction. Its latest filing lists 2 drivers and 4 power units, with 10,000 miles driven in 2002. It is listed under recycling centers, garbage collection, demolition contractors. The nearest transfer station is Florence C & D Transfer Station, 2.5 miles away, and the nearest landfill is SW Alachua SLF in Archer, 16.4 miles away.
Nearby facilities
- Florida Concrete Recycling Recycling 0.4 mi · Gainesville, FL
- Trademark Metals Recycling MetalsRecycling 1.4 mi · Gainesville, FL
- Recycling Services of America Recycling 2.1 mi · Gainesville, FL
- Florence C & D Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.5 mi · Gainesville, FL
- Florence Recycling Recycling 2.5 mi · Gainesville, FL
- Waste Management - Gainesville Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.5 mi · Gainesville, FL
- Alachua County Solid Waste Transfer Station and WTCC Transfer Station 5.3 mi · Gainesville, FL
- Leveda Brown Environmental Park and Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.6 mi · Gainesville, FL
- Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center Recycling 5.7 mi · Gainesville, FL
- SW Alachua SLF Landfill 16.4 mi · Archer, FL
Nearest landfill: SW Alachua SLF, Archer — 16.4 mi
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- Community Waste Services3.5 mi · Gainesville, FL · 2 drivers
- Big Red Waste Inc3.5 mi · Alachua, FL · 7 drivers
- Florence Recycling6.1 mi · Gainesville, FL · 13 drivers
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Area served
Based in Gainesville; towns within 15 miles: Gainesville, Micanopy, Alachua, Archer, Earleton, Waldo, La Crosse.
County context
One of 24 waste haulers in Alachua County, FL and one of 3,205 waste haulers in Florida.
ZIP 32601 at a glance
- Population
- 23,180 (1,947 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 23
- Households
- Median income $30,352 · 15% earn six figures
- Housing
- 24% owner-occupied · median home value $285,960 · median rent $1,158
- Workforce
- 55% labor-force participation · 4.4% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Florida solid-waste agency: Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Disposal options for this hauler
4 transfer stations, 6 recycling centers and 1 landfill in Alachua County.