Landfill

Hardee County Regional Landfill

Name: Hardee County Regional Landfill
Address: 685 Airport Road, Wauchula, FL, 33873, US
Telephone: 863-773-5089

685 Airport Road, Wauchula, FL 33873

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Before you go

How fees work. Fees are charged by weight (per ton) and per item for some items. The posted rates are listed under Fees.

At the gate

Type	Landfill
Address	685 Airport Road, Wauchula, FL 33873
County	Hardee County
Phone	863-773-5089
Website	www.hardeecountyfl.gov/departments/landfill
Last checked	Oct 22, 2026

Hours

Mon	7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Tue	7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Wed	7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Thu	7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Fri	7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Sat	7:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Holiday hours vary. Gates often close to new loads 15–30 minutes before posted closing.

Fees

Tipping fee	Residents who pay the special assessment: household garbage and yard waste no charge; other residents and commercial: garbage, yard waste and C&D $64/ton; tires $250/ton; recyclables and scrap metal no charge; load fee $5 each

Accepted materials have not been confirmed yet. Call the scale house at 863-773-5089 before you go.

Nearby with confirmed hours or fees: Southeast County Sanitary Landfill (Picnic LF) , Southeast Hillsborough County Landfill , Highlands County Solid Waste Management Center .

Facility facts

Ownership	Public
Owner type	County
Operational status	Active
Permitted activities	Class I Landfill (Active), Material Recovery Facility - Class I & III (Inactive)
Waste types accepted (per permit)	MSW

Registry details (2)

Figures and identifiers as published in the EPA and state permit registries cited below.

Permit number	WACS 40612
Wacs facility id	40612

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Nearby facilities

Landfill

Southeast County Sanitary Landfill (Picnic LF)

Lithia, FL · 28.2 mi away

Hours: Mon 7:30 AM-5:00 PM · Tue 7:30 AM-5:00 PM · …
Fees: Commercial disposal $148.00/ton processable, $109.00/ton non-processable; tires without rims $261.00/ton ($13.00 each), with rims $274.00/ton; asbestos $250.00/ton; effective October 1, 2026 - September 30, 2027

Landfill

Southeast Hillsborough County Landfill

Lithia, FL · 28.5 mi away

Hours: Mon 7:30 AM-5:00 PM · Tue 7:30 AM-5:00 PM · …
Fees: Commercial disposal $148.00/ton processable, $109.00/ton non-processable; tires without rims $261.00/ton ($13.00 each), with rims $274.00/ton; asbestos $250.00/ton; effective October 1, 2026 - September 30, 2027

Landfill

Highlands County Solid Waste Management Center

Sebring, FL · 28.9 mi away

Hours: Mon 7:30 AM-5:00 PM · Tue 7:30 AM-5:00 PM · …
Fees: FY 2025-2026: Class I MSW $55/ton; C&D $55/ton; animal carcasses $100/ton; asbestos $150/ton (48-hour notice); contaminated load fee $100; fined (untarped) load $50

Landfill

North Central Landfill

Winter Haven, FL · 31.5 mi away

Hours: Mon 7:00 AM-5:00 PM · Tue 7:00 AM-5:00 PM · …
Fees: Garbage/Trash (Class 1) $46 per ton (rate will increase to $48.30 beginning Oct. 1, 2026); Yard Trash $36.50 per ton; Construction and Demolition Debris $46 per ton; All incoming loads are subject to a $10 minimum fee

Transfer station

South County Transfer Station

Gibsonton, FL · 39.9 mi away

Hours: Mon 7:30 AM-5:00 PM · Tue 7:30 AM-5:00 PM · …
Fees: Commercial disposal $148.00/ton processable, $109.00/ton non-processable; tires without rims $261.00/ton ($13.00 each); effective October 1, 2026 - September 30, 2027. Residential customers: 10 cubic yards bulky waste and 12 tires per year free at CCCs under the annual assessment

Sources: ca.dep.state.fl.us (facility record, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) ; hardeecountyfl.gov (hours, phone and website; fetched Oct 22, 2026) ; hardeecountyfl.gov (fees; fetched Oct 23, 2026) . Registry figures are as of Jun 25, 2010. Facility details were last checked on Oct 22, 2026.