Facility details
- Address
- 3222 SE HAWTHORNE RD
Gainesville, FL 32641 - Phone
- (352) 375-5189
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- florencerecycling.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Alachua County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- FMCSA SAFER May 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
About this facility
A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Florence C & D Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.2 mi · Gainesville, FL
- Trademark Metals Recycling MetalsRecycling 1.9 mi · Gainesville, FL
- Florida Concrete Recycling Recycling 2.7 mi · Gainesville, FL
- Recycling Services of America Recycling 3.6 mi · Gainesville, FL
- Alachua County Solid Waste Transfer Station and WTCC Transfer Station 4.9 mi · Gainesville, FL
- Leveda Brown Environmental Park and Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.9 mi · Gainesville, FL
- Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center Recycling 5.1 mi · Gainesville, FL
- Waste Management - Gainesville Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.2 mi · Gainesville, FL
- SW Alachua SLF Landfill 18.2 mi · Archer, FL
- Alachua County Collection Center Recycling 21.0 mi · High Springs, FL
Nearest landfill: SW Alachua SLF, Archer — 18.2 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Swipe Right Disposal LLC2.5 mi · Gainesville, FL · 1 driver
- Myers Brothers Septic Myers Well Drilling2.5 mi · Gainesville, FL · 6 drivers
- Tropical Recycling Inc2.5 mi · Gainesville, FL · 2 drivers
- Florence Recycling3.6 mi · Gainesville, FL · 13 drivers
- Community Waste Services5.9 mi · Gainesville, FL · 2 drivers
Area served
Serves Gainesville, Micanopy, Earleton, Waldo, Hawthorne, McIntosh.
County context
One of 6 recycling centers in Alachua County, FL.
24 waste haulers in Alachua County, FL.
ZIP 32641 at a glance
- Population
- 13,963 (79 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 39
- Households
- Median income $35,223 · 12% earn six figures
- Housing
- 57% owner-occupied · median home value $143,971 · median rent $1,006
- Workforce
- 47% labor-force participation · 5.5% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Florida solid-waste agency: Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)