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NOTICE


Construction & demolition debris will no longer be accepted at the Environmental Park and Rural Collection Centers.  More information.

The five Rural Collection Centers are rural, regional facilities for the collection of recycling, solid waste, yard trash, bulk items and household hazardous waste. These facilities are for residential use. The centers are staffed by Waste Collection employees during all operating hours.

Commercial entities are not allowed to use these centers.

Operating Days Hours
Monday - Tuesday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday - Thursday CLOSED
Friday - Saturday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Sunday CLOSED

The Rural Collection Centers will be closed on the following holidays:

Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday (observed), Memorial Day and the Fourth of July

Collection Centers' Locations

Viewable/printable map

Alachua / High Springs - (386) 454-2563
- Midway between Alachua and High Springs on U.S. 441

North Central - (352) 334-3875
- 2 miles north of FL Highway Patrol Station on St. Rd. 121 (Lake Butler Road)

Fairbanks - (352) 334-3873
- 6 miles north of Gainesville on State Road 24 (Waldo Road)

Phifer - (352) 334-3874
- 6 miles east of Gainesville on State Road 20 (Hawthorne Road)

Archer - (352) 495-3257
- 2 miles west of Archer on State Road 24





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