Environmental Park

Garbage, Recycling and Hazardous Waste Disposal
Garbage, Recycling and Hazardous Waste Disposal

​Image showing the Entrance sign to the Leveda Brown Environmental Park as well as some landscaping.

Bring your garbage, recycling, scrap metal, tires, yard waste, or hazardous waste to the Leveda Brown Environmental Park & Transfer Station at 5115 NE 63rd Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32608. Find out what’s accepted, plus hours, rates and more.​

Before you go
Before you bring your haul to the Environmental Park & Transfer Station, remember to separate like items and cover your load.

Separate like items
Sort and separate recyclables from the garbage in your load to make drop-off easier and more efficient. Cardboard, metal, recyclables, tires, yard waste, and hazardous materials should be separated in your load. Alachua County strives to ensure the above items are put in the appropriate place.

Cover your load
Uncovered loads cause potential danger to other vehicles on the road if items fall off during transport, and can result in a littering fine. To stay safe, please cover it up and tie it down.​​
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Hours of Operation
Hours of Operation

​The Leveda Brown Environmental Park & Transfer Station Hours of Operation are:

Monday - Friday 7:00am - 5:00pm

Saturday 7:00am - 12:00pm

Closed on Sundays and Holidays*

*​The Leveda Brown Environmental Park will be closed on the following Holidays:

  • ​New Year's Day
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday (observed)
  • Memorial Day
  • Fourth of July
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day​
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Materials and Fees
Materials and Fees

​​What's accepted and how much it costs

The Environmental Park Accepts:

  • ​Household garbage
  • Recyclables (please sort cardboard/paper from other plastic and metal bottles/cans)
  • Vegetative wood debris
  • Old tires
  • Unusable appliances and other scrap metals (bicycles, grills, lawn mowers, etc.)
  • Household hazardous waste

 

Does not accept: construction & demolition debris, asbestos, bio-medical waste, or liquid waste.

Alachua County Leveda Brown Environmental Park Disposal Fees

 

​Solid was​te fee per ton​
 $65.00​/ton
​Brush & land cleari​ng
 ​$65.00/ton
​Tires​
 $140.00/to​n
​Auto & light truck tires
in mixed loads or less than 3		 ​$3.00 each
​Truck tires 17" or greater
in mixed loads or less than 3		 ​$4.00 each
​Off-road & agricultural tires
 ​$275.00/ton
​White goods (appliances) & metals
without refrigerants or freon​		 ​$65.00/ton
​Refrigerant or freon containing devices $25.00/each​
​Special Handling fee
 ​$200.00/ton
Clean up of mixed or contaminated loads
(over & above tonnage fee)​		 ​$100.00 per load
​Public weighing of vehicle
 ​$5.00 each
​Contract rate for commercial haulers
 ​$65​.00/ton​
 

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Holidays
Holidays

​​The Leveda Brown Environmental Park will be closed on the following Holidays:

  • ​Thanksgiving
  • Christmas
  • New Year's Day
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday (observed)
  • Memorial Day
  • Fourth of July​
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Notice
Notice

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

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Contact​

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  • Leveda Brown Environmental Park & Transfer Station
  • 5115 NE 63rd Ave.
  • Gainesville, FL 32609
  • Phone: 352-374-5213
  • TDD/TTY users, please call 711 (Florida Relay Service)

  • ​Office Hours
    Monday-Friday 7am-5pm
    Saturday 7am-12pm

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