Putnam County Central Sanitary Landfill

Putnam County Central Sanitary Landfill in Palatka is the county dump where local households and haulers take trash to be buried. Locals use it for weekend cleanups and contractors roll through with bigger loads. Florida's Department of Environmental Protection oversees solid waste here, and hurricane season can change how the place runs.

There’s an entrance area with a booth and a scale - they charge by weight, so expect to stop on the way out to be weighed again. The site is mostly gravel and dirt with large landfill cells and heavy equipment moving around; visibility and footing can be rough. Tipping fees follow a weight-based schedule, and most county landfills accept commercial loads with separate rates for them. Crowds peak on weekends and during spring cleanup, and operations sometimes shift around during storms or hurricane season.