Dumps & landfills in Georgia
Georgia has 743 drop-off sites in our directory, in 137 counties. That includes 56 active landfills, 300 transfer stations and drop-off centers and 12 hazardous waste drop-offs. 290 are run by cities, counties or districts. Hours and fees are verified for 14 sites so far.
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Largest landfills by tons accepted
- Pine Bluff Landfill Landfill
- R&B Landfill (Site 2) Landfill
All counties in Georgia
- Appling County1
- Atkinson County1
- Bacon County1
- Baldwin County10
- Banks County1
- Barrow County8
- Bartow County19
- Ben Hill County5
- Berrien County4
- Bibb County12
- Bleckley County1
- Brooks County4
- Bryan County3
- Bulloch County7
- Burke County1
- Butts County11
- Camden County3
- Candler County2
- Carroll County7
- Catoosa County1
- Charlton County4
- Chatham County28
- Chattahoochee County1
- Chattooga County3
- Cherokee County10
- Clarke County13
- Clayton County11
- Clinch County1
- Cobb County29
- Coffee County2
- Colquitt County8
- Columbia County3
- Cook County2
- Coweta County31
- Crawford County1
- Crisp County2
- Dade County1
- Dawson County1
- Decatur County3
- DeKalb County21
- Dodge County1
- Dooly County4
- Dougherty County10
- Douglas County10
- Early County1
- Echols County1
- Effingham County2
- Emanuel County3
- Evans County1
- Fannin County4
- Fayette County5
- Floyd County4
- Forsyth County17
- Franklin County2
- Fulton County42
- Gilmer County3
- Glynn County7
- Gordon County5
- Grady County5
- Greene County3
- Gwinnett County36
- Habersham County5
- Hall County15
- Hancock County2
- Harris County2
- Hart County3
- Heard County1
- Henry County12
- Houston County4
- Jackson County7
- Jasper County1
- Jeff Davis County2
- Jefferson County3
- Jenkins County2
- Johnson County1
- Lamar County2
- Laurens County4
- Lee County2
- Liberty County3
- Lowndes County8
- Lumpkin County3
- Macon County1
- Madison County1
- McDuffie County3
- McIntosh County1
- Meriwether County4
- Mitchell County6
- Monroe County15
- Montgomery County3
- Morgan County11
- Murray County7
- Muscogee County11
- Newton County13
- Oconee County1
- Oglethorpe County3
- Paulding County7
- Peach County2
- Pickens County2
- Pierce County1
- Pike County1
- Polk County9
- Pulaski County1
- Putnam County2
- Rabun County5
- Randolph County1
- Richmond County10
- Rockdale County9
- Screven County1
- Spalding County6
- Stephens County3
- Sumter County4
- Talbot County1
- Tattnall County2
- Taylor County3
- Telfair County1
- Terrell County3
- Thomas County5
- Tift County7
- Toombs County2
- Towns County1
- Troup County6
- Turner County1
- Twiggs County2
- Union County3
- Upson County1
- Walker County2
- Walton County7
- Ware County2
- Warren County2
- Washington County2
- Wayne County2
- Webster County1
- White County3
- Whitfield County10
- Wilcox County2
- Wilkes County1
- Worth County2
Frequently asked questions
How many landfills are in Georgia?
We list 56 active municipal landfills in Georgia, based on EPA data and our own checks. Most residents drop off at a transfer station rather than the landfill itself.
What is the largest landfill in Georgia?
By tons accepted (EPA LMOP): Pine Bluff Landfill (1,476,613 tons in 2022), Chesser Island Road Landfill, INC. MSWL (1,455,159 tons in 2022) and Richland Creek Road Sanitary Landfill (971,757 tons in 2022).
Where can I dump household hazardous waste in Georgia?
Georgia has 12 permanent drop-offs for household hazardous waste in our list. See the hazardous waste page for Georgia.
Does every county in Georgia have a dump?
No. In 22 counties we found no place for household trash; residents there use a site in a neighboring county or curbside service.