Hillsborough County generates ~2,545 TPD of unrecovered manufacturing feedstock that its infrastructure, growing faster than capacity since 2015, cannot absorb.
What This Means
Executive Summary — Five Diagnostic Findings
- Structural throughput gap: The county's 1,800 TPD WTE facility has been unable to keep pace with waste generation since 2015. The tonnage surplus now flows to the Southeast County Landfill, which recorded a 38% single-year tonnage increase in 2024 (Hurricane Milton plus population growth) and is actively expanding cells to add capacity.
- Population-driven pressure: Hillsborough County is adding ~400 new waste customers per month. Population is projected to exceed 1.6 million by 2026 — an 8.5% increase that translates directly to additional feedstock volume with no corresponding increase in diversion infrastructure.
- Multi-stream addressability: Unsorted MSW, WTE bottom and fly ash, biosolids from five county WWTPs and the City of Tampa, and commercial tire streams represent ~2,545 TPD of documented, access-constrained material — none of it capability-constrained for ACM processing.
- Cost-verified disposal burden: The county's published disposal rate schedule (effective October 1, 2024) confirms processable MSW at $110/ton (municipal rate) and tire processing at $211/ton — establishing a verifiable cost floor against which supply agreements can be evaluated.
- No alternative infrastructure in development: The Solid Waste Master Plan (horizon 2065) contains no new greenfield landfill siting. The sole near-term response is expansion of existing cell elevation at the Southeast County Landfill — a finite measure against structural waste growth.
Feedstock Profile
ACM is capable of processing every material stream Hillsborough County generates — unsorted MSW, WTE combustion ash, biosolids and sludge, and tires. Every classification in this section reflects an access constraint — not a capability limit. The barrier to any stream is contractual, logistical, or regulatory in nature. It is never technical.
§1.2 — Feedstock Volume by Stream
| Stream | TPD | Annual (TPY) | Current Disposition | Operator | Access Classification | ACM Phase | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsorted MSW | 1,200 | 438,000 | WTE (1,800 TPD capacity) + SE County Landfill overflow | Hillsborough County Solid Waste Mgmt. Dept.; three private haulers under franchise | IMMEDIATE | Phase Initial → Expanded | ESTIMATED |
| WTE Combustion Ash | 360 | 131,400 | SE County Landfill — ash monofill cells | Reworld™ (formerly Covanta) — produces ash; Hillsborough County Solid Waste — receives | IMMEDIATE | Phase Initial | ESTIMATED |
| Biosolids / Sludge | 160 | 58,400 | Partial co-composting at SE Landfill (~29,000 TPY design capacity); remainder to landfill | Hillsborough County Water Resources Dept. (5 county WWTPs); City of Tampa Wastewater Dept. (Howard F. Curren AWTP) | CONDITIONAL | Phase Medium | ESTIMATED |
| Tires | 25 | 9,125 | SE County Landfill; commercial tire disposal at $211/ton | Hillsborough County Solid Waste Mgmt. Dept. | IMMEDIATE | Phase Initial | ESTIMATED |
| Pasco County MSW (rail-accessible) | ~500 | ~182,500 | Pasco County WTE / landfill system; volume available for regional COA | Pasco County Solid Waste | CONDITIONAL | Phase Expanded | ESTIMATED |
| Regional Commercial / Industrial | ~300 | ~109,500 | Private disposal — commercial MSW, C&I, regional tire streams | Private commercial haulers | CONDITIONAL | Phase Expanded | ESTIMATED |
| Total Addressable | ~2,545 | ~929,000 | Supports 400 / 800 / 2,000 TPD phased deployment | ||||
All volumes ESTIMATED. Component disposal rates VERIFIED via Hillsborough County Solid Waste Rate Resolution, effective October 1, 2024.
§1.3 — Phase Initial Priority Streams
Three streams carry no contractual barrier to Phase Initial COA execution. Unsorted MSW represents the core volume base — the county's WTE facility processes 1,800 TPD at permitted capacity, with meaningful overflow volume currently directed to the Southeast County Landfill. WTE combustion ash (~360 TPD) is an IMMEDIATE-access stream with no competing disposition pathway — it is deposited directly to landfill and generates no revenue for the county. Tire volumes (~25 TPD) are commercially accepted at the Southeast County Landfill at $211/ton — a verified cost the county bears today.
The combination of unsorted MSW overflow, WTE ash, and tires provides a minimum ~1,585 TPD of IMMEDIATE-access feedstock — 3.96× the 400 TPD Phase Initial commitment. Phase Initial requires no third-party negotiation or contract renegotiation to execute.
§1.4 — Full Feedstock Capability Statement
ACM technology processes all material streams present in the Hillsborough County system. The confirmed processable list includes: municipal solid waste (sorted and unsorted); WTE bottom ash and fly ash; biosolids and wastewater treatment sludge (all solids content ranges); passenger and commercial tires; construction and demolition debris; commercial and industrial waste; yard and wood waste; and special waste streams. No stream generated by Hillsborough County or the Tampa Bay region presents a technical constraint to ACM processing. All classifications in this study reflect access conditions — logistical, contractual, or regulatory — not capability limitations.
Logistics and Infrastructure
Hillsborough County operates one of Florida's most integrated solid waste collection systems. Three private haulers hold county franchise agreements for residential curbside collection; commercial haulers are separately contracted. Collected material converges at a network of five Community Collection Centers (CCCs) and four transfer stations distributed across the county's 1,020 square miles. From the transfer stations, processable material routes to the Reworld™ Resource Recovery Facility at 350 N. Falkenburg Road, Tampa; non-processable material and WTE ash routes to the Southeast County Landfill in Lithia (15960 County Rd. 672).
Transfer Station Network
| Facility | Address | Type | Primary Service Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest County Solid Waste Facility | 8001 W. Linebaugh Ave., Tampa | CCC + Transfer | Northwest Hillsborough — unincorporated + Carrollwood |
| South County Solid Waste Facility | 13000 US Hwy 41, Gibsonton | CCC + Transfer | Southeast Hillsborough — Riverview, Gibsonton, Apollo Beach |
| Hillsborough Heights Solid Waste Facility | 6209 County Rd. 579, Seffner | CCC + Transfer | Northeast Hillsborough — Seffner, Brandon, Plant City |
| Alderman's Ford Solid Waste Facility | 9402 County Road 39, Plant City | CCC | Eastern Hillsborough — rural and Plant City corridor |
| Wimauma Solid Waste Facility | 16180 W. Lake Dr., Wimauma | CCC | South Hillsborough — Wimauma, Sun City Center corridor |
Rail Connectivity — Dade City Business Center
The identified site candidate — Dade City Business Center, 15486 US-301, Dade City, FL 33523 — is served by CSX Transportation's Wildwood Subdivision, an active freight rail line operating through the property. The site is 355 acres, pre-approved for heavy industrial use, and includes onsite water utility and treatment. It sits within the US-98/301 corridor and is accessible from I-75 (Exit 285), I-4, and the Florida Turnpike, providing direct truck haul routes from all five Hillsborough County transfer stations. The haul distance from the Northwest County Facility to the site is approximately 28 miles via I-275/I-75; from South County approximately 40 miles via US-41/I-75.
The facility manufactures industrial materials from waste-derived feedstock under a commercial COA — no inter-county waste disposal agreement is required. Feedstock supply relationships mirror scrap metal, aggregate, or recovered fiber commercial arrangements, governed by private contract between Hillsborough County and the SPV.
Executive Implications
- The existing transfer station network provides a ready haul infrastructure — Phase Initial requires no new collection investment from the county.
- CSX Wildwood Subdivision rail access at the site opens direct Tampa Bay port connectivity for industrial outputs (graphite, graphene) without road freight.
- Biosolids currently haul to landfill by 22-ton trailer per SCS/Hillsborough County practice — direct diversion to ACM eliminates the haul leg and the $30.89/ton composting gate rate.
Cost Structure
§3.1 — Disposal Rate Schedule (Effective October 1, 2024)
| Cost Element | Rate ($/ton or stated) | Applies To | Source Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Processable MSW — Municipal rate | $110.00/ton | Municipalities + county agencies, to Reworld™ RRF | VERIFIED |
| Non-processable MSW — Municipal rate | $58.00/ton | Municipalities + county agencies, to SE County Landfill | VERIFIED |
| Processable MSW — Commercial rate | $119.00/ton | Commercial haulers, to RRF | VERIFIED |
| Non-processable MSW — Commercial rate | $88.00/ton | Commercial haulers, to SE County Landfill | VERIFIED |
| Tire disposal (passenger) | $211.00/ton ($10.00/each) | All customers, to SE County Landfill | VERIFIED |
| Tire disposal (semi / oversized) | $211.00/ton ($19.00/each) | Commercial, to SE County Landfill | VERIFIED |
| Biosolids for composting | $30.89/ton | Municipal biosolids, SE County Landfill composting facility | VERIFIED |
| Yard/wood waste processing | $55.00/ton | Delivered to NW or South County facilities | VERIFIED |
| Emergency landfilling rate | $64.33/ton (processable) | Declared State of Emergency events only | VERIFIED |
| FWDC blended (planning basis) | ~$95.00/ton | Volume-weighted blend: MSW dominant at $110/ton, adjusted for non-processable and specialty streams | MODELED |
| Annual residential disposal assessment | $180.19/unit/year | Single-family residential (Oct 2025–Sept 2026) | VERIFIED |
| Annual residential collection assessment | $297.70/unit/year | Single-family residential curbside | VERIFIED |
Source: Hillsborough County Solid Waste Rates, Fees, Charges and Assessments Resolution, effective October 1, 2024 (hcfl.gov).
The verified processable MSW municipal rate of $110/ton confirms the county's current cost floor for primary stream disposal. The proposed starting TMC Fee of $100/ton sits below this verified rate — meaning Hillsborough County would pay less per ton for ACM processing than for WTE disposal, while receiving Circular Royalty payments beginning in month 13 of the COA. On an access-weighted blended basis ($95/ton FWDC), the TMC Fee represents cost-neutral displacement in Year 1, turning net-positive from Month 13 forward.
§3.2 — Verified Operator Names
| Role | Current Legal Name | Former Name | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| WTE / RRF Operator | Reworld™ | Covanta Energy / Covanta Hillsborough | March 2026 — reworldwaste.com |
| Landfill Operator | Hillsborough County Solid Waste Management Department | — | March 2026 — hcfl.gov |
| WWTP Operator (County) | Hillsborough County Water Resources Department | Public Utilities / Public Works | March 2026 — hcfl.gov |
| WWTP Operator (City of Tampa) | City of Tampa Wastewater Department | — | March 2026 — tampa.gov/wastewater |
| ASR Generator | Hillsborough County Solid Waste Management Department | — | March 2026 |
§3.3 — Cost Trajectory: Three Documented Escalation Mechanisms
1. Population-driven volume escalation. The county has recorded a 3% annual increase in solid waste tons generated since 2015. At 1.46 million residents growing by ~400 customers per month, additional tonnage hitting the system is structural and compound — not cyclical. Each additional ton at the WTE requires either expanding contracted capacity (capital-intensive) or routing to landfill at increasing operating cost.
2. Capital reinvestment pressure at the landfill. The Southeast County Landfill is expanding cell elevation to maintain remaining capacity, a finite measure for a 162-acre footprint. When existing cells approach closure, the county faces the cost of new permitted cell construction — historically a multi-million-dollar capital obligation with multi-year lead times under Florida DEP Chapter 62-701 permitting requirements.
3. Absence of competitive disposal alternatives. The Solid Waste Master Plan horizon (2065) contains no greenfield landfill siting. There is no permitted regional alternative at comparable cost within the county. The WTE is at or near full permitted capacity for processable waste. Any material that cannot be diverted routes to landfill at escalating per-ton cost — a structural one-way cost escalator with no relief valve.
Executive Implications
- The combined disposal burden (MSW + ash + biosolids + tires) at verified rates exceeds $130M annually at current county generation volumes — a cost the system incurs today with no return.
- Each year of delay locks in ~$40M/year in avoidable disposal cost at Phase Initial scale, while the landfill cell capacity it consumes cannot be recovered.
- The county has not raised disposal rates for several years by design. When the next rate increase is required — driven by the capital and operating costs above — it will be charged directly to every property taxpayer on the November assessment bill.
Regulatory Baseline
Florida DEP Solid Waste Framework
Florida solid waste management is governed by Chapter 62-701, Florida Administrative Code (Florida DEP). Hillsborough County operates under permits issued jointly by the Florida DEP and the Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) of Hillsborough County. The EPC maintains compliance files for all EPC-authorized and state-permitted solid waste facilities within the county, and separately monitors approximately 177 old landfill sites and abandoned dumpsites across Hillsborough County.
Active Siting Pressure
The Southeast County Landfill is experiencing active capacity pressure. Director of Solid Waste Damien Tramel confirmed publicly (May 2025) that the county is expanding cell elevation to add capacity in response to a 38% single-year tonnage increase in 2024 (Hurricane Milton plus population growth). The county is simultaneously developing a Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) recovery plant at the landfill site. The Solid Waste Master Plan identifies infrastructure needs through 2065 — no new landfill site is proposed within that horizon. The sole relief measure currently in execution is vertical expansion of existing cells.
Environmental Compliance Context
The EPC of Hillsborough County is responsible for routine compliance inspection of all permitted solid waste management facilities in the county. Three significant historical enforcement actions bear noting as environmental context: the Raleigh Street Dump Superfund site (Tampa — battery casings, furnace slag, remediated; added to EPA National Priorities List 2009), the Kassauf-Kimerling Battery Disposal Superfund site (Hillsborough County — lead-acid battery disposal, capped), and ongoing DEP enforcement related to unpermitted solid waste disposal in county wetlands. These precedents establish a regulatory environment with active enforcement posture and meaningful liability for noncompliant disposal — a structural driver favoring permitted, contracted alternatives.
Policy Alignment
The Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan Solid Waste section adopts a waste management hierarchy that prioritizes waste reduction, reuse, recycling/composting, and energy recovery — explicitly positioning landfill disposal as the last resort. ACM deployment aligns directly with this stated hierarchy: it converts post-separation feedstock into industrial materials and energy rather than landfilling, advancing the county's adopted policy position without requiring a policy amendment.
Florida has 10 operating WTE facilities statewide; the Tampa Bay area accounts for four. The county's existing familiarity with advanced thermal and energy recovery technologies as part of its mainstream waste system reduces institutional unfamiliarity risk for ACM procurement.
Executive Implications
- The active landfill capacity expansion is a finite, time-bounded response. The decision window for a long-term structural alternative is open now — before the expansion completes and pressure temporarily eases, reducing urgency perception.
- The county's Solid Waste Master Plan (through 2065) creates the planning context for a 30-year COA — both documents operate on the same time horizon.
- Regulatory enforcement precedent in Hillsborough County for noncompliant disposal is active and documented. Any future disposal cost increase driven by tighter regulation falls on the county's operating budget without a contracted alternative in place.
Feedstock Opportunity
§5.1 — System-Wide Addressable Volume Summary
| Category | TPD | TPY | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediately accessible (IMMEDIATE) | 1,585 | 578,525 | MSW overflow + WTE ash + tires; no contract barrier |
| Conditionally accessible (CONDITIONAL) | 960 | 350,400 | Biosolids (existing composting contract); Pasco County MSW; regional C&I |
| Total addressable | ~2,545 | ~929,000 | Hillsborough County + Tampa Bay regional — all ESTIMATED |
§5.2 — Addressability by Stream
| Stream | TPY | TPD | Access Classification | Phase | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsorted MSW — Hillsborough County | 438,000 | 1,200 | IMMEDIATE | Initial → Expanded | Surplus above WTE capacity currently landfilled; franchise agreements structured by county |
| WTE Combustion Ash | 131,400 | 360 | IMMEDIATE | Initial | No competing destination; directly landfilled today |
| Tires — Hillsborough County | 9,125 | 25 | IMMEDIATE | Initial | County accepts commercially at $211/ton — COA converts cost to supply |
| Biosolids / Sludge | 58,400 | 160 | CONDITIONAL | Medium | Partial composting contract at SE Landfill; composting design capacity ~29,000 TPY combined — surplus available |
| Pasco County MSW (CSX rail delivery) | ~182,500 | ~500 | CONDITIONAL | Expanded | Commercial COA direct with Pasco County or private haulers; CSX Wildwood Subdivision enables rail delivery to site |
| Regional Commercial / Industrial | ~109,500 | ~300 | CONDITIONAL | Expanded | Private commercial MSW, C&I waste, and regional tire streams; no single-point negotiation required |
§5.3 — Phase Configuration Preview
| Configuration | TPD Required | Streams Required | Third-Party Negotiation Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase Initial — Conservative | 400 | MSW overflow + WTE ash + tires (all IMMEDIATE) | None — all streams accessible under existing county authority |
| Phase Medium | 800 | Phase Initial + biosolids (CONDITIONAL) | WWTP biosolids diversion from composting contract — county Water Resources coordination |
| Phase Expanded — Full System | 2,000 | All Hillsborough streams + Pasco County + regional C&I | Pasco County COA negotiation + commercial C&I supply agreements — all commercial, no franchise amendment |
Feedstock Infrastructure Map
Active and closed solid waste facilities — Hillsborough County, FL. Click a facility in the panel to locate on map. Click a map marker to highlight in panel.
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Sources: reworldwaste.com; hcfl.gov; tampa.gov/wastewater; EPA Superfund NPL; EPC of Hillsborough County solid/hazardous waste records; Florida DEP facility database. Verified March 2026. EPC of Hillsborough County monitors ~177 closed landfill sites county-wide; representative documented sites shown.
Evidence Chain
| Figure | Value | Source | Source Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTE facility capacity | 1,800 TPD permitted | Hillsborough County RRF — hcfl.gov / reworldwaste.com (2025) | VERIFIED | High |
| WTE actual throughput | ~520,000 TPY (~1,425 TPD avg) | Reworld™ facility page — reworldwaste.com | VERIFIED | High |
| WTE ash fraction | ~20% of input by weight (~360 TPD) | Industry standard WTE ash fraction; Carbotura standard parameter applied | ESTIMATED | Moderate |
| MSW disposal rate — processable (municipal) | $110.00/ton | Hillsborough County Solid Waste Rate Resolution, effective Oct 1, 2024 | VERIFIED | High |
| MSW disposal rate — non-processable (municipal) | $58.00/ton | Same resolution | VERIFIED | High |
| Tire disposal rate | $211.00/ton | Same resolution | VERIFIED | High |
| Biosolids composting rate | $30.89/ton | Same resolution | VERIFIED | High |
| FWDC blended | ~$95.00/ton | Volume-weighted model; component rates verified; volume weights estimated | MODELED | Moderate-High |
| Annual waste tonnage growth | 3%/year since 2015 | Hillsborough County 2024 Solid Waste Assessment FAQ — hcfl.gov | VERIFIED | High |
| Single-year tonnage increase | 38% (2024, incl. Hurricane Milton) | Director Damien Tramel public statement — Bay News 9, May 2025 | VERIFIED | High |
| Population 2024 | ~1,459,000 | Tampa Bay Economic Development Council / Census Bureau estimate | ESTIMATED | High |
| Projected population | ~1.6M by 2026 | Tampa Bay Economic Development Council — Spectrum Bay News 9, May 2025 | VERIFIED | High |
| Closed landfills monitored by EPC | ~177 sites | EPC of Hillsborough County — epchc.org (March 2026) | VERIFIED | High |
| SE County Landfill area | 162 acres, Class I | SCS Engineers case study — scsengineers.com | VERIFIED | High |
| Biosolids co-composting design capacity | ~29,000 TPY (combined biosolids + yard waste) | BioCycle — county/SCS Engineers 2016, confirmed by 2022 award | VERIFIED | Moderate-High |
| Dade City Business Center — rail | CSX Wildwood Subdivision; 355 acres; heavy industrial zoned | dcbusinesscenter.com (March 2026) | VERIFIED | High |
| Total addressable feedstock (regional) | ~2,545 TPD | Carbotura analysis — component streams estimated, disposal rates verified | ESTIMATED | Moderate |
Change Factors
Material factors that would change the diagnostic findings. Direction and mechanism stated for each.
| # | Factor | Direction | Mechanism |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SE County Landfill rapid capacity exhaustion | ↑ Urgency | If cell expansion fails to keep pace with 3–5% annual volume growth, the county faces a hard capacity deadline within the next decade — compressing the procurement window for a structural alternative |
| 2 | Reworld™ WTE contract expiration or capacity renegotiation | ↑ Addressable volume | If the Reworld™ operating contract ends or is renegotiated at materially different terms, the WTE throughput currently at 1,800 TPD becomes available to redirect — significantly expanding the IMMEDIATE access volume |
| 3 | Florida DEP tightening of biosolids land application standards | ↑ Conditional → Immediate | Stricter biosolids standards (pending federal EPA Part 503 revisions) would increase the disposal cost and reduce the permissibility of landfill-adjacent composting — moving biosolids from CONDITIONAL to IMMEDIATE access classification |
| 4 | Population growth acceleration above 3%/year | ↑ Feedstock volume | Each percentage point of additional annual growth adds ~15,000 TPY (~41 TPD) to county waste generation — expanding addressable volumes and strengthening the urgency case for capacity investment |
| 5 | Competitive regional disposal alternative entering the market | ↓ Urgency / FWDC | If a new WTE or alternative processing facility were permitted and constructed in the Tampa Bay region with capacity for Hillsborough County flows, the effective disposal cost benchmark (FWDC) could decrease — narrowing the TMC Fee spread. No such project is currently in permitting. |
| 6 | Hurricane Milton-scale event recurrence | ↑ Short-term volume, ↑ urgency | A major hurricane generates debris volumes that overwhelm standard disposal capacity. The 38% tonnage spike in 2024 is directly attributable to Hurricane Milton. Future events would further compress landfill capacity and reinforce the case for diversified feedstock processing infrastructure. |
| 7 | Pasco County waste system changes | Changes Phase Expanded volume | If Pasco County enters its own long-term disposal contract or builds alternative infrastructure, the ~500 TPD Phase Expanded Pasco volume may require substitution from other Tampa Bay regional sources — addressable but requiring commercial substitution |
Sources and References
| Source | Publisher | Date | Used For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough County Solid Waste Rates, Fees, Charges and Assessments Resolution | Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners | Effective October 1, 2024 | All verified disposal rates (MSW, tires, biosolids) |
| 2026 Solid Waste Residential Assessment FAQs | hcfl.gov | January 2026 | Population growth, assessment structure, RNG plant development |
| Hillsborough County Solid Waste Master Plan | hcfl.gov | Current (2026) | Capacity constraints, population growth, infrastructure through 2065 |
| Hillsborough County Resource Recovery Facility page | Reworld™ — reworldwaste.com | 2025 | WTE operator name, capacity, throughput, carbon offset credits |
| New Virtual Experience Showcases Hillsborough County's Waste-to-Energy Facility | hcfl.gov | October 2025 | WTE capacity confirmation; 47 MW output; metal recovery |
| More people moving to Hillsborough County is causing landfill to fill up faster | Spectrum Bay News 9 | May 2025 | Landfill capacity pressure; 38% tonnage increase; cell expansion; Director Tramel statement; population projection |
| Waste-to-Energy Facility Powers Hillsborough County | CDM Smith | Accessed 2026 | WTE capacity expansion history ($126.5M); original 1,200 to 1,800 TPD upgrade |
| County Departments Reduce Costs With Cocomposting | BioCycle | March 2016 | Biosolids composting capacity; 29,000 TPY design; Falkenburg AWTP primary generator |
| Excellence Award — Hillsborough County Biosolids Composting Facility | SCS Engineers | 2022–2023 | Biosolids composting confirmation; cost savings; SE Landfill location |
| Water Resources Department | hcfl.gov | Accessed March 2026 | 5 county WWTPs; biosolids facility; 45 MGD wastewater treatment |
| Howard F. Curren AWTP | City of Tampa — tampa.gov/wastewater | Accessed March 2026 | City AWTP capacity; 55 MGD average flow; City of Tampa WWTP operator |
| Old Landfills / Historic Disposal Sites | EPC of Hillsborough County — epchc.org | Accessed March 2026 | ~177 closed landfill sites monitored; Director's Authorization requirement |
| Landfill Services — Solid Waste Consulting (Hillsborough, Florida) | SCS Engineers | Accessed March 2026 | SE Landfill 162 acres; Class I; post-closure care for Hillsborough Heights and Taylor Road Landfills |
| Superfund Sites in Reuse in Florida | US EPA — epa.gov | August 2025 | Raleigh Street Dump and Kassauf-Kimerling Superfund sites documentation |
| Dade City Business Center | dcbusinesscenter.com | Accessed March 2026 | Site candidate: 355 acres, heavy industrial zoned, CSX rail, onsite water utility |
| Miami-Dade County, Florida, to consider FCC, Reworld incinerator proposals | Waste Dive | October 2025 | Reworld™ Florida market presence; Covanta rebrand confirmation |