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Visit the Garland Transfer Station, where you can dispose of non-hazardous solid waste in a car or pickup truck. Box trucks, trailers, flatbed trucks, and similar vehicles must haul trash to the C.M. Hinton Jr. Regional Landfill located at 3175 Elm Grove Road in Rowlett.
- Loads must be tarped (PDF)
- Brick
- Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) containing items
- Closed drums, polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) waste
- Commercial loads of electronics, including televisions, office machines, and computer equipment
- Concrete
- Debris from non-hazardous chemical spills
- Dirt
- Friable asbestos
- Fuel tanks, used oil filters or other devices that use to contain petroleum-based compounds such as gasoline, fuel oil, hydraulic fluid, lubricants or other chemicals
- Hazardous waste
- High-pH and low-pH materials
- Infectious or hospital waste
- Lead acid batteries
- Liquid waste
- Motor-driven vehicles
- Pesticides or other home use chemicals
- Recyclable commodities, including scrap metal, plastic bottles, glass bottles, newspaper, magazines, shredded paper in clear bags. Recycling and scrap metal accepted at the Garland Recycling Center, co-located at the Transfer Station
- Refrigerators, air conditioners, or any item containing Freon
- Sandblast grit and non-liquid paint wastes
- Spent filter media residue
- Tires
- Bulky items such as furniture, carpeting, mattresses
- Construction/demolition debris
- Household trash
- Small commercial loads
Garland residents can use the Transfer Station at no cost with valid driver’s license. If you cannot supply proof of residency, you will be charged a non-refundable fee. There is a minimum charge of $10, plus state sales tax. Payment types include:
- Cash - no bills larger than $20
- Debit/major credit cards accepted except American Express
- Local checks
Non-Garland residents with small loads of commercially generated waste will be charged a per-ton fee based on the weight of the load. A security deposit is required and there is a minimum charge of $10, plus state sales tax. Payment types include:
- All major credit cards accepted except American Express
- Cash - no bills larger than $20
- Local checks - bring a copy of the driver's license of the person who signed the check
- Scavenging is prohibited.
- Residents must show a valid driver’s license and/or current utility bill as proof of residency.
- Users of the landfill are admitted under the direction of the attendant on duty
- Incoming loads will be inspected on a random basis.
- Attendant on duty will determine prohibited articles.
- No smoking allowed in the landfill facility.
- Children under the age of 12 must remain inside the vehicle.
- Vehicles hauling waste to these sites must be enclosed or be covered with a tarpaulin, net, or other means to properly secure the load in order to prevent trash from blowing or falling from the vehicle. Improperly secured loads will assess a $20 surcharge and will be required to purchase a tarp for a fee of $10. Find out more information on tarping requirements (PDF).
- Only brick and masonry goods that are 100% clean and free of trash will be accepted free of charge at the landfill. Customers hauling all other loads of brick, concrete, and masonry goods will be charged per load.
CONTACT US
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1434 Commerce Street
Garland, TX 75040
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HOURS
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed Saturday & Sunday