Garbage Fees

• Commercial: $70 per ton (1 ton = 2,000 pounds) with a $20 minimum

• Residential: $70 per ton (1 ton = 2,000 pounds) with a $20 minimum

  • $3.00 per bag for up to six bags with our ACC Landfill punch card. Punch cards, 6 bags for $18, can be purchased at the landfill scale house.
  • Over six bags will be charged at a rate of $70 per ton rate starting with a $20 minimum
    
  • The Athens-Clarke County Landfill accepts Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) from Athens-Clarke County & Oglethorpe County ONLY. What is Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)? 

• We define MSW as furniture, kitchen waste, etc. Basically, most things from within a home that are not Construction and Demolition (C&D) Material/Remodeling Debris. Please see immediately below for the list of C&D Material/Remodeling Debris.

Construction and Demolition Material & Remodeling Debris is not MSW. What is C&D Material? 

• We define C&D Materiel and Remodeling Debris as: cabinetry, carpet, carpet padding and tack strips, concrete, doors and door jambs, flooring, hot tubs, lumber (decking, fencing, etc.), old picnic tables & saw horses made from lumber, pallets, plywood, sheetrock, shingles, shower stalls, siding, tile, toilets, wooden children's play/swing sets, wood scraps, etc. Basically, anything you uninstall from a home and/or remodel, or any structure you demolish, for example, a wooden dog house or shed. These materials are accepted at the Oglethorpe County C&D Landfill and/or the Walton County C&D Landfill.
• Please follow this link for hours, tipping fee, etc., for the Oglethorpe County C&D Landfill.
• Please follow this link for hours, tipping fee, etc., for the Walton County C&D Landfill.

Please note as there has been a recent change regarding Athens-Clarke County residents and disposal of C&D material. 

• Athens-Clarke county residents may dispose of small, household project and/or remodeling C&D material at the Oglethorpe County C&D Landfill. This is intended for residents ONLY, not contractors. Athens-Clarke County residents must show proof of address to use the Oglethorpe County C&D Landfill. If you have questions, please call us at (706) 613-3508 or the Oglethorpe County C&D Landfill at (706) 743-3649.

Leaf & Limb Fees

• Leaf & Limb Fees - Commercial: $25.50 per ton with a $5 minimum
• Leaf & Limb Fees - Residential: $25.50 per ton with a $5 minimum

Other Disposal or Recycling Services:
 

• Animal Carcasses (Cat, Deer, Dog): $20 minimum (Larger carcasses, call first)
• Car batteries: No charge (Batteries ARE NOT trash. They do NOT go in the trash.)
• Mattresses & Box springs: $10 per item
• Metal: Free (This includes old appliances, microwaves, treadmills, etc.)
• Paint: $2.00 per can/$10.00 per 5-gallon bucket
• Propane tanks: $5 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 $10.00 per tire.
     

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.