Alachua County residents will be able to drop off food waste at the county’s five rural collection centers for composting starting Saturday, Jan. 3, and continuing through Dec. 31, 2026.

Alachua County has partnered with O-Town Compost through a Circular Economy Grant, according to a county release, which will divert food waste from the landfill and turn it into compost so it may be used by farmers, gardeners, landscapers, and others.

Rural Collection Center Locations:

• Alachua/High Springs – 16929 NW US Hwy 441
• Archer – 19401 SW Archer Rd.
• Fairbanks – 9920 NE Waldo Rd.
• North Central – 10714 N State Rd. 121
• Phifer – 11700 SE Hawthorne Rd.

All of the Rural Collection Centers are open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The Alachua/High Springs location is also open from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

For more information, contact Patrick Irby in the Alachua County Solid Waste and Resource Recovery Department at 352-338-3233 or pirby@AlachuaCounty.us.