Hours, fees and pickup rules change, especially after storms and at the start of a new fiscal year. Every line below links to the official page it came from. Confirm with Gainesville or Alachua County before you load the truck.
Who picks up trash in Gainesville
- The City of Gainesville Solid Waste Division provides weekly garbage collection for homes with four or fewer units inside city limits.[2]
- GFL Environmental is the City's solid waste collection provider under a new residential collection contract that began in October 2026.[1]
- Residential service includes weekly collection of garbage, recycling, yard waste and bulk items, with large appliance and electronics pickup by appointment at no additional charge.[2]
- Starting October 1, 2026, solid waste charges moved from the monthly GRU utility bill to a special assessment on the non ad valorem property tax bill.[3]
- Annual assessment rates effective October 1, 2026 depend on cart size: $368.18 for a 20 gallon cart, $391.58 for 35 gallons, $436.81 for 64 gallons and $486.73 for 96 gallons.[3]
Bulk trash pickup in Gainesville
- Bulk items such as furniture and large household items are picked up curbside weekly on your scheduled collection day, the same day as your garbage.[5]
- No appointment is needed and there is no extra cost for bulk pickup.[5]
- Set bulk items out by 7 a.m. on collection day; they may be picked up any time until noon the next day.[5]
- Only homes served by the City's Residential Curbside Service Program are eligible.[5]
- Accepted bulk items include furniture such as sofas, chairs, dressers, tables, mattresses, box springs and bed frames.[5]
- Exercise equipment, patio furniture, disassembled trampolines and swing sets, metal grills with tanks and coals removed, and garden tools are also accepted.[5]
- Do it yourself interior remodeling debris such as toilets, sinks, cabinets and carpet is limited to 2 cubic yards per week, with no piece over 5 feet long or 40 pounds.[5]
- Not accepted at the curb: exterior home materials such as fencing, deck boards, sheds, concrete, shingles, windows and pressure treated wood.[5]
- Also not accepted: pool tables, hot tubs, above ground pools, pianos and organs.[5]
- Lawn mowers, power tools, car parts, tires and hazardous items like paint, propane tanks and auto batteries are not taken with bulk.[5]
- Debris from work by contractors, installers or renovators must be hauled away by the contractor under City ordinance.[5]
- Place bulk items within four feet of the curb and keep at least four feet between them and your garbage cart.[5]
- Appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, stoves, washers, dryers, water heaters and window air conditioners are collected separately by appointment at no extra cost.[6]
- Book appliance pickup online or at 352-334-2330 by noon the day before your collection day, or it moves to the following week.[6]
- Large electronics such as big TVs, monitors, desktop towers and printers can be picked up by appointment, up to 10 items per collection, if booked by 10 a.m. the day before.[7]
- If bulk items are missed by noon the day after collection, report it to the Solid Waste Division at 352-334-2330 or online.[5]
Gainesville trash pickup schedule
- Starting Monday, October 5, 2026, about 65 percent of Gainesville households have a new collection day as routes moved to a Monday through Friday schedule.[3]
- Although the new contract began October 1, 2026, the updated schedule started Monday, October 5.[4]
- To find your day, enter your address on the City's New Collection Day Map, or call the Solid Waste Division at 352-334-2330.[1]
- Garbage, recycling, yard waste and bulk items are all collected on the same day for each address, and must be at the curb by 7 a.m.[1]
- Older collection day maps on some City pages still show the former Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday schedule, so rely on the new lookup map.[5]
- Put your cart out by 7 a.m. on collection day and bring it in by 9 p.m. that day.[2]
- Extra garbage that will not fit in your cart must go in Official Yellow Bags, sold at local Publix and Gainesville Ace Hardware stores for $11.25 per pack of five.[2]
- When a holiday falls on a collection day, pickup is delayed one day for the rest of that week, and a Friday holiday moves collection to Saturday.[3]
- Yard waste is now limited to six cubic yards per week, in bundles or containers under 40 pounds each.[3]
- Residents may also take excess garbage to any of the five Alachua County Rural Collection Centers, which are free for county residents but have a daily load limit.[2]
Landfills and transfer stations near Gainesville
Transfer station
Leveda Brown Environmental Park & Transfer Station
Run by: Alachua County owns and operates the transfer station, according to a City planning document.[10]
Address: It is at 5115 NE 63rd Avenue, Gainesville.[8]
Hours: Hours are Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to noon, closed Sundays and holidays.[8]
Phone: The phone number is 352-374-5213.[8]
Fees
- Solid waste is $65 per ton.[8]
- Car and light truck tires in mixed loads or fewer than three are $3 each; tires by the ton are $140 per ton.[8]
- Appliances and metals without refrigerant are $65 per ton, and refrigerant or freon devices are $25 each.[8]
- Cleanup of mixed or contaminated loads costs $100 per load on top of the tonnage fee.[8]
Accepted
- It accepts household garbage, sorted recyclables, vegetative wood debris, old tires, unusable appliances and scrap metal, and household hazardous waste.[8]
Not accepted
- It does not accept construction and demolition debris, asbestos, biomedical waste or liquid waste.[8]
Rules
- Separate cardboard, metal, recyclables, tires, yard waste and hazardous materials in your load and cover the load, or risk a littering fine.[8]
- There is no public landfill operating in Alachua County: the last one closed in the late 1990s, and the county now sends waste from this transfer station to a regional landfill in Union County.[9]
- An older City planning document records that the county's Southwest Landfill officially closed on December 19, 1998.[10]
- The facility is closed on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas.[8]
Hazardous waste disposal in Gainesville
- Alachua County offers a free countywide hazardous waste service for county residents, which includes Gainesville.[12]
- Accepted items include pesticides, paint, paint thinners, used oil and filters, pool chemicals, gasoline, propane tanks, all types of batteries, fluorescent lamps, aerosol cans, sharps, ammunition and flares.[12]
- Residents can also drop household hazardous waste at the county's five Rural Collection Centers.[11]
- Electronics can be dropped off free by Gainesville and Alachua County residents at the HHW Collection Center or any of the five Rural Collection Centers.[7]
- Small electronics such as phones, keyboards, cables and laptops are not picked up curbside and must be dropped off.[7]
- Electronics with broken screens cannot be collected curbside and must go to the HHW Collection Center.[7]
- Paint, propane tanks (even empty), auto batteries and fluorescent tubes are not accepted in curbside bulk pickup.[5]
Hazardous waste drop off
Alachua County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center
Run by: The Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center is an Alachua County program run with the Environmental Protection Department.[12]
Address: It is at 5125 NE 63rd Avenue, Gainesville, next to the Environmental Park.[11]
Hours: Hours are Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to noon.[11]
Phone: The phone number is 352-334-0440.[11]
Rules
- Only very small quantity generator businesses may drop off, and businesses pay a fee for disposal.[11]
Check with the city first
- Gainesville changed collection days for about two thirds of homes on October 5, 2026, so check your address on the City's new lookup map even if you knew your old day.
- Some City pages still show the old Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday maps; trust the new collection day map or call 352-334-2330.
- There is no public landfill in Alachua County to drive to; household loads go to the Leveda Brown transfer station, and its fees and hours can change, so call ahead.
- Construction and demolition debris is not accepted at the transfer station or rural collection centers, so ask the county where to take it before hauling.
We left these out because we could not read them on an official page when we checked:
- Name of the regional landfill in Union County
- Leveda Brown ZIP code (conflict)
- Where residents can take construction and demolition debris
- Rural Collection Center addresses, hours and load limits
- HHW fee schedule details for businesses