South Dade Landfill

South Dade Landfill is the big county dump out on SW 97th Ave in Homestead, used by homeowners and commercial haulers alike. It’s the kind of place people bring full loads that need to be buried rather than recycled or composted. Expect a working, large-scale landfill rather than anything pretty.

There’s a scale booth near the entrance where vehicles are weighed - landfills normally charge by weight so vehicles usually stop twice. Pull up to the booth, then follow the flow of trucks to the active tipping area or to the yard-waste piles if there’s a separate section; vegetation piles are often off to one side. The site is mostly dirt, heavy equipment moving material around and rows of compacted mounds or cells visible from the tipping area. Lines build up on weekends and after storms, when hurricane debris protocols tend to increase traffic and separate handling of green waste is common.