Perdido Landfill
Learn how the landfill works
Place Website: Escambia County Perdido Landfill
Getting there
Located along the western border of Escambia County, it’s a 25 minute drive from downtown Pensacola, 40 minutes from Perdido Bay, 30 minutes from Pace, 30 minutes from Gulf Breeze.
About
The cost to dump is based on weight. As you enter the facility your car will be weighed, and you’ll be given a card with a number. Hold onto this- you return it when you leave so that your total weight dumped can be calculated.
Rates are subject to change, but at the time of this posting, they were as follows:
$11.64 minimum charge
$45.06 per ton of general waste
$27.62 per ton yard waste
No additional charges are required for:
Up to 10 fluorescent bulbs
Up to 5 gal waste oil
Up to 10 gallons of fuel
Tires however, DO require additional fee
Enter the facility through the weigh station
You are given a card – make sure to keep this!
After being weighed it’s time to find the dump bins! If you have any question about where to go you should ask the weigh station attendant – it’s not obvious the first time you visit where to go next. We had miscellaneous trash, so we followed the signs for “CCC” which takes you to large dump bins. An attendant then told us which lane to use, and we backed in for easier offloading.
This is where you can dump your trash – but you’ll have to drive all the way around the facility to get to these bins
Closer look at the CCC area
Follow the “CCC” arrows for general trash
At last, the entrance to the CCC area! There is an attendant, but you may have to look around to find them.
You will be told which lane to pull into
After emptying your vehicle of all the objects no longer wanted head back to the entrance weigh station.
Over this hill is the “Class I” trash area, which seems to be construction debris and dirt
Yard waste should be left in this area with the other yard debris
The exit weigh station
A receipt showing the minimum charges for trash.
On your right as you enter are these bins for dumping your cardboard boxes and paper.