Georgia
Landfill
Augusta landfill
Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Richmond County Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (Augusta Landfill).
Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-11
Who can use it
The Landfill Division page describes the site as Augusta's landfill and does not state a residency restriction for general customers. Hours are listed for all customers. Tires are accepted from non-business entities; scrap tires are not accepted from entities required by the state to be permitted scrap tire generators or transporters. Special waste and asbestos need prior paperwork.
Hours
- Monday-Friday 6:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., all customers.
- Saturday 7:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., all customers.
- The Environmental Services Department says these hours are in effect to streamline services.
Sticker or permit
Required: No (see notes)
Price: No sticker or permit price is listed for ordinary household customers. A landfill account application is linked for credit accounts.
Where to buy:
Notes: Special waste requires a waste profile and may require laboratory testing and written approval before arrival.
Per-item fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Asbestos | $25.80 per cubic yard |
| Construction and debris | $32.70 per ton |
| Inert waste | $22.40 per ton |
| Municipal solid waste and special waste, 0 to 1,999 tons per month | $40.30 per ton |
| Municipal solid waste and special waste, 2,000 to 3,999 tons per month | $36.30 per ton |
| Municipal solid waste and special waste, 4,000 to 7,999 tons per month | $33.30 per ton |
| Municipal solid waste and special waste, greater than 8,000 tons per month | $30.30 per ton |
| Non-profit MSW | $30.10 per ton |
| Tires 17 inches or smaller | $3.00 each |
| Tires larger than 17 inches | $8.00 each |
| Tires by the truck load | $180.00 per ton |
| Loads weighing less than 6,000 lbs. (printed as 'Loads Weighting Less Than 6,000 lbs.') | $5.00 per occurrence |
| Recycling | Free ($0.00 per ton) |
| 3 household bags or less | No charge |
Common disposals
Pulled from the same official sources as the fee table. Confirm with the town if anything conflicts.
- Mattress / box spring: Listed among accepted household waste.
- TVs / electronics: Televisions are listed among accepted household waste.
- Tires: Accepted from non-business entities at the posted per-tire or truck-load rates. Not accepted from state-permitted scrap tire generators or transporters.
- Appliances: Accepted as household waste. Metal items such as washers, dryers, refrigerators, and lawnmowers should be placed in the marked metal area.
- Yard waste / brush: Yard trimmings, stumps, limbs, logs, leaves, and pine straw are listed as accepted inert waste.
- Household hazardous waste: Household quantities of hazardous waste are accepted under the limits on the Landfill Division page. Bulk liquids, lead-acid batteries, oil, wet paint, PCBs, and radioactive wastes are not accepted.
Hazardous waste
The landfill is permitted to accept household quantities of hazardous waste. Conditionally exempt small quantity generators may dispose of up to 100 kg or 220 pounds (about 26 gallons) per calendar month of hazardous waste. Bulk liquids, lead-acid batteries, oil, wet paint, PCBs, and radioactive wastes are listed as unacceptable. The page says the landfill is not permitted to accept materials classified as hazardous, that contain PCBs, or that are radioactive, and that wastes should pass the Paint Filter Test.
Holiday closures
The Landfill Division page says the landfill is closed on New Year's Day, MLK Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. It does not list calendar dates for those holidays.
Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-11 from official sources . Source: Augusta, GA: Landfill Division .
Other notes
- Fees are from the Landfill Fee Structure PDF linked from the Landfill Division page. No effective date is printed on that sheet.
- Accepted waste includes household waste (garbage, trash, sanitary waste, non-metallic furniture, televisions, porcelain, mattresses, and appliances); inert waste (soil, concrete, cured asphalt, rock, bricks, yard trimmings, stumps, limbs, logs, untreated and unpainted lumber, leaves, and pine straw); construction and demolition waste; and metal waste, which should go to the marked metal area.
- Asbestos-containing materials need an asbestos manifest with each load. Special waste requires a waste profile before arrival. Contact the landfill before bringing large animal carcasses. Recognizable human body parts are not accepted; biomedical sharps and other disposable medical materials must be treated before disposal.
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Sources
Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-11. If something conflicts, trust the town.