POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — For 22 years, residents in unincorporated Polk County could leave their recyclable materials on their curb to be picked up by county haulers. That will come to an end when a ...

Polk County, Florida, is hiring a new Solid Waste Director to manage waste operations and environmental compliance.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — After more than 20 years, Polk County is about to end its residential recycling service, saying it's just gotten too expensive because of global market issues. But, even as they ...

To keep up with Polk County’s population boom, a corresponding growth in solid waste facilities will be coming online this year and for years to come. There is the planned expansion of the North ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Starting Wednesday, Polk County residents will be paying more in solid waste disposal fees. The Polk County Board of Commissioners approved the increase at the North Central ...

Polk County’s Commissioners voted Wednesday morning to grant a solid waste franchise to a company that has proposed building the facility at the former Rickreall Dairy. The county commissioners ...