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Recycling centers in Ocala, Florida
9 facilities with contact info, hours, pricing, and accepted materials. Compare them and find the closest drop-off.
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After Hours Salvage
1360 NW 24th Ave
After Hours Salvage is a family-owned auto salvage yard in Ocala, FL that has supplied Marion County and Central Florida with late-model used auto parts since 1980. The 25-acre facility holds nearly 1,200 late-model foreign and domestic cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs, with online inventory search available. All parts carry a standard 90-day warranty with extended warranties also offered, and the business operates a full-service ASE-certified repair shop for parts installation.
Services: Used auto parts · Parts warranty · Auto recycling
Accepts: Salvage vehicles, Used auto parts
Blichton Recycling Center
13247 US-27 Ocala FL 34482 USA
Blichton Recycling Center is a recycling drop-off center based at 13247 U.S. 27 in Ocala, Florida.
Marion County Canal Recycling Center
457 SE 110th St Ocala FL 34480 USA
Marion County's Baseline Landfill/Transfer Station located at 5601 SE 66th St. in Ocala, FL, operates from Monday to Saturday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., and is closed on Sundays. The facility does not accept abrasive grit, asbestos, boats, concrete, contaminated soil, deceased pets or livestock, dirt, rocks, sod, power poles, RVs, mobile homes, or sludge. Additionally, the Baseline Recycling Center at the same address accepts electronics and operates from Monday to Thursday and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors can drop off household garbage and single-stream recycling only on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Services: Household recycling drop-off · Waste disposal · Tire disposal
Accepts: Household recyclables, Household waste, Passenger tires
Martel Recycling Center
296 SW 67th Ave Ocala FL 34474 USA
The Martel Recycling Center is one of the neighborhood drop-off centers run by Marion County Solid Waste, at 296 Southwest 67th Avenue in Ocala. Residents in unincorporated Marion County can use it at no additional cost to drop off household recyclables. Marion County also runs periodic furniture collection events that take items such as sofas, mattresses, box springs, dressers, chairs, tables, and lamps. Residents in incorporated areas, businesses, and anyone with excess waste can use the county's Baseline Landfill, and commercial users can arrange access to the Baseline Transfer Station through Solid Waste. The center is open Monday and Wednesday 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Friday 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Saturday 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and Sunday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Newton Recycling Center
1750 NW 100th St Ocala FL 34475 USA
Trademark Metals Recycling - Ocala
2402 NW 6th St Ocala FL 34475 USA
Located in Ocala, Florida, Trademark Metals Recycling - Ocala is a scrap metal recycler at 2402 Northwest 6th Street.
Services: Scrap metal purchasing · Ferrous scrap buying · Non-ferrous scrap buying · End-of-life vehicle purchase · Commercial truck scale service
Accepts: Ferrous metal, Non-ferrous metal, Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Insulated wire, Stainless steel, Lead
Waste Pro - Ocala Recycling Center
3621 NW 10th St Ocala FL 34475 USA
Waste Pro's Ocala Recycling Center, located at 3621 Northwest 10th Street in Ocala, FL 34475, has been serving communities in the Southeast for over 20 years by offering sustainable and cost-effective recycling solutions. The facility operates Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs) that sort and bale single-stream recycling, as well as material-specific facilities focusing on commodities like cardboard and paper. They accept materials from municipal, county, and commercial customers, facilitating the marketing and sales of all processed materials to ensure they are recycled and contribute to the circular economy. Contact information for the center is available at (352) 624-3100.
Services: Single-stream recycling processing · Cardboard and paper recycling · Commercial recycling · Municipal recycling
Accepts: Single-stream recycling, Cardboard, Paper
Materials Accepted in Ocala
Based on the listings above, materials commonly handled in Ocala include ocala, Sofas, Bed Frames, Mattresses, Box Springs. Browse the guides below for preparation tips, scrap values, and what's recyclable.
Recycling in Ocala, Florida
Ocala sits in Marion County, officially branded the Horse Capital of the World for its horse farms, so it is common to see manure and stable waste alongside household trash in local discussions of litter and disposal. The City of Ocala ended curbside recycling collection on July 6, 2026 and moved residents to a citywide drop-off recycling program instead. Marion County, separately, runs 18 recycling centers plus the Baseline Landfill and Transfer Station for anyone in the county, including Ocala residents who want more disposal options than the city drop-off sites.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Ocala still pick up recycling at the curb?
No. As of July 6, 2026 the City of Ocala discontinued curbside recycling collection and converted household recycling carts into extra garbage carts. Residents can still recycle, but they now have to take materials to one of the City's designated drop-off locations around Ocala, such as Mary Sue Rich Community Center, Ocala Regional Sportsplex, and Jervey Gantt Park, rather than setting a bin out for pickup.
What can you actually put in the recycling dumpsters in Ocala?
The City accepts cardboard, newspaper and inserts, magazines and catalogs, junk mail, phone books, paper bags, office and mixed paper, plastic bottles and jugs, aluminum containers and cans, other metal cans, and rinsed paper milk cartons. It does not accept food waste, styrofoam, electronics, ceramics or dishes, motor oil containers, household hazardous waste, light bulbs, window glass or mirrors, yard waste or construction debris, trash like diapers and clothing, other scrap metals, or plastic bags.
Can you recycle glass bottles in Ocala or Marion County?
Glass is no longer accepted at Marion County's recycling centers or in the City's single-stream recycling; the county's guidance is to bag glass bottles and put them in with household garbage instead. This applies countywide, so there is currently no curbside or drop-off glass recycling option in the Ocala area.
Where do you take old electronics, paint, or chemicals in Ocala?
Marion County's Baseline Recycling Center at 5601 SE 66th St. accepts household electronics like computers, TVs, and cell phones in dedicated green compactor boxes, along with a broader list of household hazardous waste including paints, batteries, and CFL bulbs. Several other county recycling centers, including Dunnellon, Forest Corners, Fort McCoy, Martel, Newton, and Weirsdale, also take electronics, while items like adhesives, pesticides, ammunition, and expired medications go specifically to the Baseline Household Hazardous Waste facility.
What about bulky items, yard waste, and scrap metal in Ocala?
Marion County recycling centers accept household furniture like couches, mattresses, and dressers at select locations (Canal, Dunnellon, Davis, Martel, Newton, and Scrambletown), plus up to two cubic yards of yard waste per day such as leaves, hedge clippings, and small branches under four inches thick. Scrap metal items like appliances, lawn equipment, and pipe are accepted at recycling centers, and larger loads or construction debris can go to the Baseline Landfill for a per-ton fee. Florida has no bottle deposit law, so cans and bottles carry no redemption value; scrapping is mainly about metal weight rather than container deposits.
Ocala Recycling Tips
- •Curbside recycling in the City of Ocala ended July 6, 2026; if your bin used to get picked up, it is now a second garbage cart, and you need to drive materials to a drop-off site or a Marion County recycling center instead.
- •Skip glass in the recycling stream entirely. Marion County stopped accepting it at recycling centers, so bag glass bottles and jars with your regular household trash.
- •If you have electronics to get rid of, head to Baseline, Dunnellon, Forest Corners, Fort McCoy, Martel, Newton, or Weirsdale; not every Marion County recycling center takes electronics.
- •Unincorporated Marion County residents who pay the solid waste assessment use the 18 county recycling centers at no extra cost, but Ocala city residents inside the incorporated limits should check whether they need a Non-Assessed Recycling Permit to use those same county centers.
- •There is no bottle deposit in Florida, so cans and plastic bottles have no redemption value here; scrap value in the area comes from metal (appliances, aluminum siding, pipe) taken to a recycling center or Baseline Landfill, not from beverage containers.
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