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Miami-Dade County convenience centers and dump hours

South Florida, on Eastern time

Convenience centers are what most people call the dump. This page covers 13 convenience centers, two landfills, and two hazardous waste drop-offs. Each one’s hours are posted below, with the rules that apply.

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Before you go

  • Households on county waste service get two bulky waste pickups a year, up to 25 cubic yards each, paid for by the yearly waste fee. Book online or through 311 first, then set the pile out no more than 3 days before the appointment.

Convenience centers

  • Only households that pay Miami-Dade’s residential waste fee can use the trash and recycling centers: unincorporated Miami-Dade and Aventura, Cutler Bay, Doral, Miami Gardens, Miami Lakes, Opa-locka, Palmetto Bay, Pinecrest, Sunny Isles Beach, and Sweetwater. The attendant scans your Florida driver’s license or ID to match your address; if it doesn’t match, fill out the county’s TRC access form.
  • The centers take household trash, yard cuttings, and up to 3 cubic yards of construction debris per customer per day (a pile no bigger than six 96-gallon carts), but no food or kitchen garbage. Vans over 11,000 pounds, pickups over 15,000 pounds, and trailers bigger than 10 by 6 by 6 feet can’t use them; those loads can go to the North Dade or South Dade landfill for the per-ton fee.

All 13 convenience centers

County waste-service households only; show a Florida ID

Hours
Monday to Sunday7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  • Hours are in Eastern time.
  • Closed as Miami-Dade County observes these holidays.
Call the county office: Miami-Dade County Department of Solid Waste Management, 305-468-5900

Landfills

  • Everyone at a landfill has to wear a reflective safety vest; the landfills sell them.

Both landfills

Haulers and oversize loads; fee by the ton

Hours
Monday to Sunday7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Hours are in Eastern time.
  • Holiday closures aren’t posted. Call ahead near a holiday.

Hazardous waste drop-offs

Both hazardous waste drop-offs

Households only; no business waste

Hours
Monday to TuesdayClosed
Wednesday to Sunday9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Hours are in Eastern time.
  • Holiday closures aren’t posted. Call ahead near a holiday.
Call the county office: Miami-Dade County Department of Solid Waste Management, 305-468-5900

What to do with…

Questions? Miami-Dade County Department of Solid Waste Management answers at 305-468-5900.

Not yet verified. Call ahead to confirm. Source checked Oct. 18, 2026.

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