Food waste composting special use permit voted down

The Gaston Tree & Debris request to compost human-grade food waste was met with considerable neighborhood opposition.


This drone image shows The Canyons Zipline and Adventure Park in relation to the site of Gaston Tree & Debris Recycling at 8510 and 8548 NW Gainesville Road, Ocala. [Aerial image by Michael Warren/Special to the Ocala Gazette]

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Posted June 3, 2026 | By Belea T. Keeney, [email protected]

In a nearly full auditorium on June 2, the Marion County Board of County Commissioners voted 4-0 to deny a special use permit that would have allowed grocery store food waste to be processed at the Gaston’s Tree & Debris composting facility on Northwest Gainesville Road. Wood Resource Recovery, LLC, is the parent owner of […]

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