Disposal Operations

Disposal Operations ensures that solid waste is disposed of in an environmentally safe manner. This includes managing and monitoring the city's landfill and yard waste processing facilities, and overseeing the disposal programs for household hazardous waste and electronic waste.

Disposal Operations also monitors and maintains the city's closed landfills; oversees the permitting process for and inspections of solid waste management facilities; and is responsible for the investigation and remediation of contaminated sites that are a result of past dumping, disposal or landfill operations.

The city's landfill is the Trail Ridge Landfill, located at 5110 U.S. Hwy 301 in Baldwin.
(about 4 1/2 mi. south of US 301 at I-10)

Trail Ridge hours:
6 a.m. - 7 p.m., Mon - Fri
6 a.m. - 1 p.m., Sat
Closed Sundays

Regular waste (household garbage and building materials) is charged at a rate of $29.87 per ton, which is prorated based upon the actual weight of the waste disposed. On Saturdays, Duval County residents are charged $1.00 for the first 500 pounds. Pounds in excess of 500 are prorated at $29.87 per ton.

For more information, call 255-7355. 

If appliances and/or tires are taken to Trail Ridge Landfill, they must be declared at the scalehouse. If not declared, there is an additional surcharge. The fees for disposal of white goods and tires at Trail Ridge are as follows:

$ 1.50 - passenger car tires (each)
$10.00 - truck tires (each)
$28.00 - other tires (each)
$20.00 - appliances (each)

The city's South Mulch Facility at 11600 Davis Creek Road East is closed. Click here to view other Yard Waste disposal locations.