Glades County Landfill

Glades County Landfill is the county landfill out on FL‑78 in Moore Haven, where household trash and larger hauls end up buried. Locals, landscapers and commercial haulers all use it when curbside pickup or transfer stations won’t do the job.

The site looks and feels industrial - big dirt mounds, bulldozers or compactors moving, and open cells rather than a tidy recycling center. There’s typically a scale and an entrance booth at landfills like this, so plan on stopping to be weighed; tipping fees are usually charged by weight and many facilities have a minimum charge for small residential loads. Drivers pull up to a drop area to unload and then run back across the scale to settle the fee; commercial loads are commonly accepted but are often billed at different rates. Hurricane season can disrupt operations, so expect occasional closures or altered schedules during storms.