Waste Management - Glades Landfill

Waste Management - Glades Landfill is the large burial site on FL‑78 that locals and haulers use when curbside pickup won’t cut it. Trucks, trailers and pickup loads all show up here; commercial haulers use it alongside residents. In Florida this kind of landfill runs year‑round and can see big surges after storms or during spring cleanup.

A drive past the entrance booth to a weigh scale is part of the routine - the place charges by weight, so expect to stop on the way in and again on the way out. After weighing, pull up to the active tipping area where larger trucks dump into a working cell and smaller loads are directed to a side spot; the site has high dirt berms and large compacted piles of cover material nearby. Yard waste piles are usually kept separate from regular refuse, and storm debris gets its own area when volumes spike. Lines build up on weekends and right after hurricanes, so visual queues of trucks waiting in lane are common.