Florida
Landfill
Volusia County landfill
Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Volusia County Tomoka Landfill and West Volusia Transfer Station.
Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-09
Who can use it
Open to the public. Users pay through the county fee schedule, since no property tax dollars fund disposal. Household hazardous waste drop-off is free for Volusia County residents. Businesses that are small quantity hazardous waste generators should call Volusia County Environmental Management at 386-736-5927.
Hours
- Tomoka Landfill: Monday-Saturday 7:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; closed Sunday
- West Volusia Transfer Station: Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Saturday 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.; closed Sunday
Sticker or permit
Required: No (see notes)
Price: No separate sticker price was established on the linked page; the eligibility and item fees below still apply.
Where to buy: Contact the facility about access requirements before loading.
Per-item fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Cars (non-commercial flat rate) | $4 |
| Pickups and vans (non-commercial flat rate) | $8 (vehicles over 2.5 cubic yards are weighed) |
| Minimum | $4 per transaction |
| Class I garbage | $41.09 per ton |
| Construction and demolition | $41.09 per ton |
| Yard trash and land clearing | $33.32 per ton |
| Clean debris (clean dirt, mulch, chips, household appliances) | $20.55 per ton |
| Vehicle tires | $191.02 per ton; Volusia County residents get four free on Saturdays |
| Truck/oversized and off-road tires | $319.83 per ton |
| Asbestos | $222.11 per ton |
| Out-of-county, mixed, unsecured, or after-hours loads | Double the established rate |
| Tare | $5 each |
Hazardous waste
Both sites have a household hazardous waste facility where residents drop off gasoline, paints, thinners and solvents, pool chemicals and similar materials for free. Lead-acid batteries are also taken. Properly contained needles, lancets and diabetic testing strips are accepted. Motor oil may not be dumped in the landfill; bring it to the HHW facility or an oil recycling igloo.
Holiday closures
Closed New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Open on Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day and Veterans Day.
Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-09 from official sources .
Other notes
- Fees are set by Resolution No. 2025-40, effective October 1, 2026. Payment is by cash, credit or debit card (mainly MasterCard and Visa), or a monthly account.
- Separate yard waste, land clearing debris, construction material, appliances and tires before you drop them off. Yard waste must come separately from everything else.
- Both sites run a free noncommercial paint exchange for Volusia residents.
- The county holds extra HHW collection events, usually in November and April. West Volusia waste is trucked to Tomoka, the county's only permitted landfill.
- Site rules: people not unloading stay in the vehicle, pets and minors stay in the vehicle, stay within 5 feet of your vehicle, and do not sling material when unloading.
Nearby Florida towns
- Archer (Alachua County) transfer station
- Auburndale (Polk County) transfer station
- Brevard County household hazardous waste drop-off
- Brooksville (Hernando County) landfill
- Broward County transfer station
- Collier County transfer station
- Gainesville (Alachua County) transfer station
- Gainesville (Alachua County) transfer station
Sources
Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-09. If something conflicts, trust the town.