Holiday hours vary. Gates often close to new loads 15–30 minutes before posted closing.
Accepted materials
Accepted materials
Class I residential household waste, commercial waste, automobile parts, pools and spas, outdoor items, construction and demolition debris, yard waste and land clearing debris, recycling, residential household hazardous waste, sharps and non-narcotic medications, tires (automobile, semi, off-road)
Fees
Tipping fee
All waste charged by weight effective June 1, 2026 (free 2,000 lb allowance discontinued); recycling and residential household hazardous waste accepted free
Facility facts
Ownership
Public
Owner
Hernando County, FL
Owner type
County
Operator
Hernando County Solid Waste and Recycling
Operational status
Open
Permitted activities
Class I Landfill (Active), Construction/Demolition Debris Disposal (Active), Recovered Materials Processing Facility (RMPF) (Active)
Waste types accepted (per permit)
C&D, MSW
Year opened
1991
Planned closure year
2028
Composting on site
No
Registry details (13)
Figures and identifiers as published in the EPA and state permit registries cited below.
Current area (acres)
45.5
Design capacity (tons)
4,793,670
Waste in place (tons)
3,267,874
Waste-in-place year
2022
Annual waste accepted (tons)
159,349
Annual waste figure year
2022
Landfill gas collection system
Yes
Landfill gas energy project
Yes
Landfill gas energy projects
1
EPA GHGRP ID
1002008
EPA LMOP landfill ID
2156
Permit number
WACS 40722
Wacs facility id
40722
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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
McKay Bay Complex: processible and non-processible waste $130/ton; Freon removal $25 per unit plus $45 handling fee per load; waste from outside the county charged double (rates effective October 1, 2026)
Sources: epa.gov (facility record, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026)
; ca.dep.state.fl.us (facility record, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026)
; hernandocounty.us (hours, phone, website, fees, accepted materials, residency rule and facility facts; fetched Oct 22, 2026)
. Registry figures are as of Sep 20, 2024. Facility details were last checked on Oct 22, 2026.