{"id":3164,"date":"2026-04-21T12:56:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ancientislands.org\/?p=3164"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:56:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:56:41","slug":"commissioners-ok-pilot-plan-to-reduce-illegal-dumping-in-northeast-polk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ancientislands.org\/?p=3164","title":{"rendered":"Commissioners OK Pilot Plan To Reduce Illegal Dumping In Northeast Polk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientislands.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dumping02-scaled.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ancientislands.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dumping02-1024x871.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ancientislands.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dumping02-1024x871.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ancientislands.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dumping02-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ancientislands.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dumping02-768x654.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ancientislands.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dumping02-1536x1307.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ancientislands.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dumping02-2048x1743.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polk County Commissioners agreed Tuesday to spend $551,227 to set up a pilot program to collect waste from residents that might otherwise end up along roadsides or in the woods in northeast Polk County.<br>This is a one-year pilot program will involve asking residents to bring non-commercial waste to the former Northeast landfill on Bannon Island Road near Haines City for set fees that will be based on volume.<br>Up until now, the only legal publicly operated disposal site was in around the North Central Landfill located between Winter Haven and Lakeland. <br>The thinking is that if this works, it will reduce the amount of time Polk County Sheriff&#8217;s Office and Polk County Code Enforcement staff have to devote to investigating and dealing with illegal dump sites in response to citizen complaints.<br>The dump sites have included relatively undeveloped sections of Poinciana, the edges of some conservation lands and roadsides throughout the region. <br>No date was set for the opening of facility pending permitting and other details.<br>Watch for more news, including in this space, once the project begins operation. <br>The site will be staffed to make sure waste is disposed of properly in roll-off containers that will be transported to the North Central Landfill daily and that the site is not used to dispose of hazardous wastes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancientislands.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dumping01-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"941\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ancientislands.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dumping01-941x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ancientislands.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dumping01-941x1024.jpg 941w, https:\/\/www.ancientislands.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dumping01-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/www.ancientislands.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dumping01-768x836.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ancientislands.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dumping01-1411x1536.jpg 1411w, https:\/\/www.ancientislands.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dumping01-1882x2048.jpg 1882w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 941px) 100vw, 941px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polk County Commissioners agreed Tuesday to spend $551,227 to set up a pilot program to collect waste from residents that might otherwise end up along roadsides or in the woods in northeast Polk County.This is a one-year pilot program will involve asking residents to bring non-commercial waste to the former Northeast landfill on Bannon Island 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