Ocala & Marion County Dump Locations — Hours, Fees & What They Take
Marion County doesn't do curbside. It runs 18 recycling centers, free to use if you pay the county's $215 annual solid waste assessment on your property tax bill. That covers unincorporated Marion County. If you live inside Ocala city limits, you're not assessed, and you have two options. You can buy a $215 annual permit for the recycling centers, or take your load to the Baseline Transfer Station and pay a flat $10 a car or $20 a truck. For a one-off cleanout, Baseline is the obvious choice.
Flat rate, no trailer: car $10, truck/van/SUV $20 (or pay by the scale)
Household garbage, furniture, construction & demolition: $65/ton ($3.25 per 100 lbs)
Yard waste: $48/ton ($2.40 per 100 lbs)
Appliances & metals: $60/ton
Tires: $3 small, $10 truck, or $165/ton
$10 minimum on every load
Open to: Residents of Ocala and the other incorporated cities, businesses, and anyone with more than the recycling centers allow
Trailers, box trucks and commercial vehicles are weighed. All loads must be secured by county ordinance. The Baseline Recycling Center on the same site keeps longer hours: Mon–Thu and Sat 7–5, Friday until 7 p.m., Sunday 9–5.
No additional cost for assessed residents of unincorporated Marion County
Inside Ocala or another incorporated city: $215 annual Non-Assessed Permit
Outside Marion County: $268.75 annual permit
Accepts: Household garbage and recyclables, within set volume limits
Won't take: Construction & demolition waste, Concrete, Brick, Masonry, Dirt, Pallets, Chain-link, Asbestos, Car parts (tires are OK), Ammunition, Fireworks, Commercial waste
Hog Valley and Lake George are open Wednesday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and take single-stream recycling and household garbage only. You unload your own materials, and you may be asked for proof of residency.
Marion County dump locations: which center takes what
Every one of the 18 recycling centers takes household garbage and single-stream recycling. The bigger items only go to certain centers, and each center has daily limits:
Baseline, Dunnellon, Forest Corners, Fort McCoy, Martel, Newton, Weirsdale
Green “Electronics Recycling” boxes
Household garbage
All 18 centers
Two 90-gallon containers a day
Yard waste
The recycling centers
2 cubic yards a day; branches under 4 inches across and 4 feet long
Latex paint, motor oil and filters
The recycling centers
5 gallons a day each
Glass is no longer accepted at the recycling centers; bag glass bottles with your household garbage. Chemicals, gasoline and pesticides go to the household hazardous waste area at Baseline, and golf cart batteries and other batteries over 50 pounds go to the County's main household hazardous waste barn.
The County's website names the centers but doesn't list their street addresses. Call Marion County Solid Waste at (352) 671-8465 for the one nearest you.
How Marion County's system works — and the Ocala catch
Marion County doesn't offer curbside pickup. Instead it levies an annual solid waste assessment of $215 on property in unincorporated Marion County. In exchange, those residents use any of the 18 recycling centers at no additional cost. (Curbside service is available from independent franchise haulers, at your own cost.)
The catch: an address inside Ocala city limits, or in any other incorporated city or town, is not assessed, so it isn't covered. Those residents can buy an annual Non-Assessed Permit for $215 (the same as the assessment) to use the recycling centers. Permits run from October 1 and are prorated if you buy later, and you buy them in person at 5601 SE 66th Street. Out-of-county residents pay $268.75.
If you only need to get rid of one load, skip the permit. Take it to the Baseline Transfer Station, which is open to city residents at a flat $10 a car or $20 a truck.
What it costs to dump in Ocala
Unincorporated Marion County, assessed: no additional cost at the 18 recycling centers. You've already paid the $215 assessment on your tax bill.
Inside Ocala (or another incorporated city): Baseline Transfer Station at $10 a car or $20 a truck flat, or $65 a ton by the scale. Or a $215 annual permit if you'll use the recycling centers all year.
Outside Marion County: a $268.75 annual permit for the recycling centers.
For weighed loads, yard waste is cheaper at $48 a ton, so separate the branches. Appliances and metal are $60 a ton.
Construction debris
The recycling centers won't take construction or demolition waste. Baseline weighs it at $65 a ton. Marion County also points residents to these private construction-debris facilities, from a Florida DOT list:
Bayside Landfill, 4371 SE 73rd St., Ocala — (352) 368-1890
Southside Materials, 4980 SE 92nd Place, Ocala — (352) 369-5411
Call for rates. They're set privately.
Haul it yourself, or hire junk removal? — Ocala
If you're assessed, self-hauling is close to free and there's probably a recycling center within fifteen minutes — the 18-site network is the real advantage here. The case for paying someone else is about the things the centers won't take:
Haul it yourself — cheapest by a long way if you have a vehicle and can lift it. The gate rates above are the whole cost.
Junk-removal crew — they carry it out and haul it off. The usual call for estate clearances, and for heavy or upstairs items.
If you live in Ocala proper and you've got a single truckload to shift, don't buy the $215 permit. Baseline takes a truckload for a flat $20. A crew makes sense when you can't move it yourself.
Find a drop-off near you
Enter your ZIP or city for the nearest disposal sites across Marion County and north central Florida.
Marion County runs 18 recycling centers plus the Baseline Transfer Station at 5601 SE 66th Street, Ocala. The County's pages name centers including Canal, Davis, Dunnellon, Forest Corners, Fort McCoy, Hog Valley, Lake George, Martel, Newton, Scrambletown and Weirsdale, but doesn't post street addresses on its website, so call Solid Waste at (352) 671-8465 for the one nearest you. Ocala city residents need a $215 annual permit for the centers, or can use Baseline for $10 a car or $20 a truck.
What are the Marion County dump hours?
The recycling centers are open Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closed Tuesday and Thursday. Hog Valley and Lake George open only Wednesday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Baseline Transfer Station is open Monday to Saturday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the Baseline Recycling Center next to it is also open Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
Which Marion County recycling centers take furniture and tires?
Canal, Davis, Dunnellon, Martel, Newton and Scrambletown. Each takes furniture, and up to five passenger tires a day. Electronics go in the green compactor boxes at Baseline, Dunnellon, Forest Corners, Fort McCoy, Martel, Newton and Weirsdale. Anything beyond the center limits goes to the Baseline Transfer Station for a fee.
How does the Marion County dump work?
Unincorporated Marion County residents pay a $215 annual solid waste assessment on their property tax bill and use any of the county's 18 recycling centers at no additional cost. Residents of incorporated cities like Ocala, businesses, and anyone with more than the recycling centers allow use the Baseline Transfer Station, which charges $10 a car or $20 a truck flat, or $65 a ton by the scale.
What are the Baseline Landfill hours?
The Baseline Transfer Station is open Monday to Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed Sunday, at 5601 SE 66th Street, Ocala. The Baseline Recycling Center next to it is also open Friday evenings until 7 and Sundays 9 to 5.
Do Ocala city residents pay to use the county recycling centers?
Yes. An address inside Ocala city limits isn't assessed, so using the recycling centers requires a $215 annual Non-Assessed Permit, bought in person at 5601 SE 66th Street. For a single load, it's cheaper to use the Baseline Transfer Station: $10 a car or $20 a truck, flat.
How many recycling centers does Marion County have?
Eighteen across the county, taking household garbage and recyclables. Most are open Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 7 to 5, Friday 7 to 7 and Sunday 9 to 5, and closed Tuesday and Thursday. Hog Valley and Lake George keep shorter hours.
What does it cost per ton at Baseline?
$65 a ton ($3.25 per 100 lbs) for household garbage, furniture and construction debris; $48 a ton for yard waste; $60 a ton for appliances and metal; and a $10 minimum. Cars and trucks without trailers can pay a flat $10 or $20 instead.
Is there a dump in Weirsdale?
Weirsdale has one of Marion County’s 18 recycling centers. Like all of them it takes household garbage (two 90-gallon containers a day) and single-stream recycling, and it is one of the centers with green electronics recycling boxes; furniture and tires go to other centers. The county doesn’t post street addresses, so call Marion County Solid Waste at (352) 671-8465.
