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Your Guide to the Central Disposal Facility
The Central
Disposal Facility (CDF) is located
on Adamson Road in Cocoa. The property was first used for solid waste disposal
in the 1960's. Since then the County has continued to make improvements operationally
and environmentally. For example, the 192-acre permitted landfill area is lined
by a clay slurry wall, groundwater monitoring wells have been installed, and
a methane gas collection and flare system is in place.
The site originally consisted of 285 acres. CDF now totals 957 acres. Portions
of the landfill have been closed by capping it with a liner, two feet of
cover dirt, and sod. It is estimated Brevard County will have enough landfill
capacity
to handle the disposal needs for the county until 2014.
In addition to the landfill area itself, there are many other areas within
the landfill which emphasize waste reduction and environmental protection.
For more information on the landfill call Solid Waste Operations at (321)
633-1888
To schedule a group tour call the Recycling Program at (321) 633-2043
Scale House  |
All vehicles must check in with the Scale House to utilize the landfill.
Vehicles
bringing in debris are weighed on the scale.
The scale house attendant identifies the type of debris being brought
in and directs them to the appropriate area. |
Brevard County residents may bring their solid waste to
any of
our Facilities.
This Drop-Off Area was converted from the old
"Shredder Tipping Floor". |
Citizens Drop Off Center
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Tire Site
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State law prohibits burying whole tires, so they go directly to the Tire Pile
Area.
They are also pulled from the waste stream if they have been
disposed of with other waste.
The tires are then transported to an Auburndale,
FL
facility where they are shredded and used as a fuel source. |
Ferrous metals, such as steel
and "white
goods" (stoves, refrigerators, etc.) are separated from the waste stream and stored
at the metal pile then picked up by a vendor and recycled into
new products. |
Metals
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Landfill
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Garbage trucks and transfer trailers dump their waste onto the "working face"
of the landfill.
Heavy equipment then levels and compacts the garbage.
At the
end of each day, the garbage is covered to reduce odors,
and keep
birds and animals from feeding on the garbage. |
Yard waste is banned from Florida landfills but is used for daily cover material in the landfill after it's mulched.
Tens of thousands of pounds of mulch is sent to a facility in Auburndale to be converted to Green Energy.
The mulch is available FREE to
all Brevard County residents,
call (321)
633-1888 for
more information. |
Mulching
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Landfill Gas Conversion to Green Energy
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The gas produced by the Landfill (methane) is extracted through a vacuum system run by LES (Brevard Energy LLC) which in turn is connected to a power grid at the FP&L Facility
(Oleander Plant) and converted to Green Energy. |
Anaerobic bacteria break down the garbage in the landfill which produces methane
gas. These Flares were burning off the methane to reduce build-up in the landfill.
Now that the Landfill Gas Plant is up and running the Flare Station will be utilized only when necessary.
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Flare Station
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Leachate Tank
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Rainwater seeps through the landfill and creates liquid known
as leachate.
Computer-controlled wells around the perimeter of the landfill
automatically pump the leachate into the tank.
The
leachate is stored in this tank and then pumped to the South Central
Mainland Wastewater
Treatment Facility in Viera.
After the leachate is treated, it is
used as reclaimed water in some
residential
and commercial areas for
irrigation.
For information on reclaimed water, visit: http://brevardcounty.us/water-resources/
reusinfo.cfm
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The Collection Center provides for the safe disposal of household hazardous materials.
Items such as lawn and pool chemicals, automotive products
and paint products should be brought
to one of our three collection centers
where they will
be disposed of properly or recycled.
For more information, visit the: Household
Hazardous Waste page. |
Collection Center - Cocoa
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