West Palm Beach Landfill, Dump & Recycling — Hours, Fees & What They Take
Palm Beach County does one thing better than almost anywhere else we cover: it takes your paint, propane tanks and old fluorescent bulbs for free, at seven separate centers, six days a week. Drive twenty minutes south into Broward County and the same load goes to a Saturday-only center that may not even serve your city. Here's how the Solid Waste Authority works, what's free, and what gets weighed.
Disposal sites in West Palm Beach
SWA Customer Convenience Drop-Off Center
Residential Drop-Off
Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
North County Landfill Complex, 6330 North Jog Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33412 Directions ↗
Accepts: Household trash, Yard waste, Smaller amounts of demolition & renovation material
Built for residents and small haulers rather than commercial trucks, at the SWA's main North County Landfill complex. The landfill itself takes the materials transfer stations refuse, like concrete, roofing, lumber and tires. A staffed Home Chemical & Recycling Center is across the street at 6161 N. Jog Road.
One at 6161 N. Jog Road, West Palm Beach, and one at each of the six transfer stations below, so the chemical drop-off and the recycling drop-off are the same trip. Call for each center's hours.
Jupiter Transfer Station — 14185 N. Military Trail, Jupiter, FL 33458 — Mon–Fri 7–5 · Sat 7–3
Royal Palm Beach Transfer Station — 9743 Weisman Way, Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 — Mon–Fri 7–5 · Sat 7–3
West Delray Transfer Station — 13400 S. State Road 7, Delray Beach, FL 33446 — Mon–Fri 7–5 · Sat 7–3
Delray Transfer Station — 1901 SW 4th Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33444 — Mon–Fri 7–5 · Sat 7–3
Lantana Transfer Station — 1810 Lantana Road, Lantana, FL 33462 — Mon–Fri 7–5 · Sat 7–noon
Belle Glade Transfer Station — 1701 State Road 15, Belle Glade, FL 33430 — Mon–Fri 7:30–4 · closed Sat
Transfer stations won't take: Concrete, Block, Brick, Tile, Roofing, Construction lumber, Pallets, Dirt & sod, Stumps or tree pieces over 50 lbs or 6 ft, Tires, Trailers
Weighed at the scale at the same rates as every SWA facility. Loads with more than a small amount of refused material are turned away. Take those to the North County Landfill. All SWA sites are closed Sundays, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The North County Landfill complex and the Customer Convenience Drop-Off Center run Monday to Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Most transfer stations run Monday to Friday 7 to 5 and Saturday 7 to 3. Lantana closes at noon on Saturday, and Belle Glade is weekdays only, 7:30 to 4.
That Saturday window is worth planning around.
Call (561) 697-2700 to check a center's hours before a trip.
What's free in Palm Beach County
More than you'd expect, and this is the reason to read the page:
Household chemicals — free. Paint, pesticides, fluorescent bulbs, rechargeable batteries and propane tanks, at any of the seven Home Chemical & Recycling Centers, for county residents.
Household recycling — free. The usual containers and paper, dropped at any transfer station.
Paint is the one that saves people real money and trouble. No landfill takes liquid paint, so in most Florida counties you're waiting for a collection event or paying a specialist. Palm Beach County takes it year-round at seven locations. If you've got a garage shelf of half-used cans, that's a single trip.
Propane tanks are the other one. Most curbside programs refuse them outright and most landfills won't take them either, because they explode in a compactor. Here they're simply accepted.
The Solid Waste Authority publishes a full rate schedule that applies at every SWA facility — the landfill and all six transfer stations charge the same. These are the current rates, effective November 1, 2025:
Material
Per ton
Per cubic yard
Garbage
$42.00
$15.23
Trash
$42.00
$6.30
Vegetation
$35.00
$5.25
Construction debris / large vegetation
$80.00
$28.00
C&D recycling residue
$25.00
$3.75
Restricted use fill
$4.00
$5.00
White goods (appliances)
$10.00
$1.50
Tires — whole, without rims
$125.00
$12.50
Tires — whole truck / oversized
$190.00
$21.38
Tires — shredded, 8+ pieces
$25.00
$6.63
Special waste — Class A
$80.00
$21.21
Special waste — Class B
$150.00
$22.50
Trailers (mobile homes & RVs)
$90.00
$10.35 · or $11.00 per ft
Livestock waste
$25.00
$7.50
Out of county (garbage, C&D & trash)
$156.00
$56.55
Minimum charge
$10.00
Unsecured load surcharge
$10.00 each
Rates from the Solid Waste Authority's published Tipping Fee Rate Schedule, effective November 1, 2025. They apply at all SWA facilities. Confirm on (561) 697-2700 before a large or unusual load.
Four things worth knowing before you load up
Living in the county is worth $114 a ton. Garbage is $42/ton for Palm Beach County residents and $156/ton out of county — nearly four times the price. That's the widest resident gap on our Florida list. Don't haul a Broward load north.
Appliances are effectively free. White goods are $10.00 a ton. A typical refrigerator weighs around 250 lbs, so the metal itself costs well under a dollar — you'll just hit the $10 minimum. Plenty of places charge per appliance instead; see our appliance guide.
Shredding tires cuts the bill by 80%. Whole tires without rims are $125/ton. The same rubber shredded into 8 or more pieces is $25/ton. Worth knowing if you're clearing out a shop or a barn. More in our tire disposal guide.
Separate the branches. Plain vegetation is $35/ton, but mixed in with construction debris or classed as "large vegetation" it becomes $80/ton. Pulling yard waste out of a mixed load more than halves the rate on it.
How you pay, and the late-arrival rule
The SWA takes cash or credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Discover) at the weigh stations. Businesses can apply for a charge account. Everyone weighs in and back out unless they have a tare weight on file. Leave without weighing out and you're charged for the full weight of the load and the vehicle.
Arriving in the last hour? Cash customers who arrive within 60 minutes of closing pay a larger deposit, and have to email or text a photo of the scale ticket, with the vehicle weight noted, to ticketrefunds@swa.org within a week to get the difference back. The SWA may also refuse cash in that last hour if you can pay by card. Arrive early.
Haul it yourself, or hire junk removal? — West Palm Beach
With six transfer stations spread across the county, a car or pickup trip is genuinely practical here for most household loads — there's probably one within fifteen minutes of you. The case for paying someone else is about weight and stairs, not distance:
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 condo and high-rise units, snowbird turnovers and estate cleanouts, where the problem is the elevator rather than the tipping fee.
Find a drop-off near you
Enter your ZIP or city for the nearest disposal sites across Palm Beach County and South Florida.
Getting rid of something specific in West Palm Beach?
Any of the SWA's seven Home Chemical & Recycling Centers, free for county residents: 6161 N. Jog Road in West Palm Beach, or the one at any of the six transfer stations. They take paint, pesticides, fluorescent bulbs, rechargeable batteries and propane tanks.
Is household hazardous waste disposal free in Palm Beach County?
Yes, for county residents, at seven Home Chemical & Recycling Centers. Call (561) 697-2700 for each center's hours.
Where can I dump trash and renovation debris?
The SWA Customer Convenience Drop-Off Center at the North County Landfill complex, 6330 North Jog Road, open Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. It's built for residents and small haulers and takes trash, yard waste and smaller amounts of demolition or renovation material. Concrete, roofing, lumber and tires can't go to a transfer station, but the landfill takes them.
What does the SWA charge to dump?
Rates apply at every SWA facility, effective November 1, 2025: garbage and trash $42.00/ton, vegetation $35.00, construction debris $80.00, white goods (appliances) just $10.00/ton. There is a $10.00 minimum charge and a $10.00 unsecured-load surcharge. Out-of-county loads are $156.00/ton.
How much are tires at the SWA?
Whole tires without rims are $125.00/ton; whole truck or oversized tires $190.00/ton. But shredded or segmented into 8 or more pieces it drops to $25.00/ton — an 80% saving on the same rubber.
What happens if I weigh out after closing time?
Weigh in and out before closing. If you leave without weighing out, you're charged for the full weight of the load and the vehicle. Cash customers arriving within 60 minutes of closing pay a larger deposit and must email or text a photo of the ticket to ticketrefunds@swa.org within a week to get the difference back.
Can I pay by card at the scale house?
Yes — cash and credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Discover) are accepted at SWA weigh stations.
How many transfer stations does Palm Beach County have?
Six: Jupiter (14185 N. Military Trail), Royal Palm Beach (9743 Weisman Way), West Delray (13400 S. State Road 7), Delray (1901 SW 4th Avenue), Lantana (1810 Lantana Road) and Belle Glade (1701 State Road 15). Each has a Home Chemical & Recycling Center. The North County Landfill complex on North Jog Road is the SWA's main site.
