Garbage Fees

• Commercial: $42 per ton (one ton = 2,000 pounds) with a $10 minimum
• Residential: $42 per ton
  • $1.50 per bag for up to six bags
  • Over six bags will be charged at a rate of $42 per ton rate with a $10 minimum
• Please Note: The Athens-Clarke County Landfill accepts Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) from Athens-Clarke County & Oglethorpe County ONLY. 

• Leaf & Limb Fees - Commercial: $18 per ton with a $5 minimum
• Leaf & Limb Fees - Residential: $18 per ton with a $5 minimum

Other Disposal or Recycling Services

• Car batteries: $1 per battery
• Mattresses & Box springs: $10 per item
• Paint: $2.00 per can or $10.00 per 5 gallon bucket
• Propane tanks: $1 per tank
• Tires: $3 per standard passenger / light truck tire, $10 per commercial truck tire
  • Tires cannot be on the rim. If a tire is on the rim the fee is $25.00 per tire. 

There is a $5.00 minimum when using at debit/credit card. We accept American Express, Discover, Mastercard & VISA.

Certain items are banned from landfills. Contact the Athens-Clarke County Landfill for a complete list of all prohibited items at (706) 613-3508. Please note: The landfill manager conducts random inspections of all loads entering the landfill and is authorized to inspect any suspicious loads.

Please Note: The Athens-Clarke County Landfill DOES NOT accept Construction and Demolition (C&D) material. That material should be taken to the Oglethorpe County C&D Landfill, which is 9.2 miles past our facility. Please see the Oglethorpe County C&D Landfill link in the menu for all pertinent information. If you are not sure what qualifies as C&D material, please call us. We are here to help.