Lakeland, FL guide
Polk County's real construction-and-demolition disposal facility is North Central Landfill in Winter Haven — not any other name you might have seen floating around online. Here's how it actually works.
Polk County's actual, current solid waste and construction-and-demolition (C&D) debris disposal facility is North Central Landfill, located at 7425 De Castro Road, Winter Haven, FL 33880. It accepts loads only from commercial haulers carrying Polk County-generated material, and is open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Alongside North Central Landfill, Polk County operates the North Central Transfer Station at 3131 K-Ville Avenue in Auburndale, open only to Polk County residents for self-haul waste disposal, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A third, newer site — the Northeast Landfill Customer Convenience Center, a pilot program at 4001 Bannon Island Road in Haines City — runs Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Together, these three sites are the real, currently operating public-facing solid waste facilities serving Polk County.
Materials generally accepted at Polk County's facilities include garbage, yard trash, construction and demolition debris, white goods (appliances), tires, scrap metal, and recyclables such as certain plastics, metals, cardboard, paper and glass. C&D debris specifically is accepted at the landfill for a per-ton tipping fee that the county sets and updates periodically — worth confirming directly with the Solid Waste Division before assuming a specific number, since published rates change over time.
Polk County's Code of Ordinances includes a dedicated Chapter 11, "Solid Wastes," governing county-wide rules, and the county publishes a Contractor Construction Waste Disposal Statement form for construction projects. Within city limits, individual cities layer their own rules on top — the City of Lakeland's Code of Ordinances includes its own Chapter 86 governing solid waste, and Lakeland's Solid Waste Management Division even runs its own roll-off container service for high-volume waste generators within the city. That city-run option coexists with private dumpster rental companies operating in Lakeland, including us — private haulers are not excluded from the market, though anyone with a specific compliance question about a particular project is always better served confirming details directly with the relevant department.
Debris we haul off a Lakeland-area job routes through the correct, real facility — North Central Landfill or, where applicable, the appropriate transfer point — never any unverified or fictitious facility name you might come across elsewhere. Clean concrete, metal and recyclable material get sorted for recovery where that pathway exists, rather than treated identically to true landfill-bound waste.
The practical takeaway for a Lakeland-area homeowner or contractor: your construction and demolition debris has a real, specific destination with published hours and rules, run by Polk County's own Solid Waste Division. If your project has specific disposal documentation requirements tied to a permit, mention that when you call and we'll work with you on it.
Call (863) 457-3737 if you have questions about how your specific debris load will be handled, or call Polk County Solid Waste directly at (863) 284-4319 for questions about the county's own facilities and current fee schedule.
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North Central Landfill, located at 7425 De Castro Road, Winter Haven, FL 33880. It accepts commercial-hauler loads of Polk County-generated material.
Polk County residents can self-haul to the North Central Transfer Station at 3131 K-Ville Avenue in Auburndale. North Central Landfill itself accepts only commercial-hauler loads.
The county charges a per-ton tipping fee for C&D debris that it sets and updates periodically. Call the Polk County Solid Waste Division at (863) 284-4319 for the current rate.
Yes — private haulers, including us, operate within Lakeland city limits alongside the city's own Solid Waste Management Division roll-off service. Anyone with a specific compliance question should confirm details directly with the city.
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