Texas
Landfill
Grand Prairie landfill
Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Grand Prairie Landfill.
Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-11
Who can use it
For solid waste generated in Grand Prairie, from Grand Prairie residents and businesses. Residents need a current Texas driver's license with a Grand Prairie address and a current Grand Prairie water bill (no more than 30 days from due date) at the same address. Paperless customers bring the license or ID plus their water account number. Bills with termination notices are not accepted. Apartments and other homes without city curbside or alley trash pickup pay commercial rates.
Hours
- Monday-Saturday 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- Closes early at 3 p.m. on the last Thursday of every month, plus Wednesday Nov. 25, and Thursdays Dec. 17, 24 and 31, 2026
Sticker or permit
Required: No (see notes)
Price: No separate sticker price was established on the linked page; the eligibility and item fees below still apply.
Where to buy: Contact the facility about access requirements before loading.
Per-item fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Residential loads (delivered by a household member) | 5 free loads per year with a current water bill; $10 per load after that or without a current bill |
| Commercial or business loads | $40 per ton plus a $10 minimum per load |
| Auto and pickup truck tires | $1 per tire, up to 4 per visit |
| Truck tires | $5 per tire, up to 2 per visit |
| Tractor tires | $10 per tire, 1 per visit |
| Livestock | $15 per animal |
| Clean soil (tested, by appointment Monday-Friday) | Free |
| Clean pallets for residents | $5 each |
Hazardous waste
Household hazardous waste (bleach, aerosol cans, cooking oil, paint and thinners, medications, landscape and pool chemicals, fluorescent lights, used motor oil and filters, automotive and household batteries) is not allowed at the landfill. The city holds free household hazardous waste drop-off events for residents several times a year (sign-up required), and residents can also use the Environmental Collection Center in Fort Worth, 6400 Bridge St., (817) 392-3279.
Holiday closures
Closed Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 26, 2026), Christmas Day (Friday, Dec. 25, 2026) and New Year's Day (Friday, Jan. 1, 2027). Earlier 2026 closures were New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day. Open the day after Thanksgiving (Nov. 27) and Christmas Eve (until 3 p.m.).
Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-11 from official sources .
Other notes
- Accepted: metals, wood and brush, concrete, electronics, aluminum, fencing, and large items such as refrigerators, sofas and televisions. Electronics and televisions may carry a fee that the page does not state.
- Tires: the fee list prices tires, but the prohibited list includes "tires (unless quartered)." Call 972-237-8151 before bringing whole tires.
- Prohibited: lead-acid batteries, used oil filters, liquids, pesticides, CFCs, PCBs and other regulated wastes.
- Clean dirt is accepted only Monday-Friday by appointment, after testing and a signed form certifying no contaminants.
- Trash-Off events allow unlimited free resident trips; the 2026 events were April 4 and October 3.
- Real Christmas trees (no ornaments, stands, bags or artificial snow) are recycled free at the landfill for two weeks after December 25, and the resulting mulch is free to residents.
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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.