Where to Dump Household Junk in Dallas, TX
Dallas crews juggle tight urban job sites, big mixed-use builds, and a dense ring of transfer stations and landfills inside Loop 12 and along I-30.
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What counts as household junk?
Bagged trash, old furniture, mattresses, household clean-outs, and bulky items from move-outs and estate cleanouts.
Typical Dallas pricing
Free for residents at most city drop-off and transfer stations (Fort Worth's four drop-off stations are covered by the municipal sanitation fee; Dallas Southwest, Northeast, and Northwest transfer stations are free for eligible Dallas residents; Garland Transfer and Custer Road are free with residency; Mansfield Environmental Collection Center is free for Mansfield residents). Commercial gate rates run $43–$72 per ton — McCommas Bluff $43.60/ton, City of Denton Landfill $48/ton ($25 minimum), Northwest (Bachman) Transfer Station $71.28/ton. Wise County dumpsites price by item ($1 per 30-gal bag, $2 for larger, $5–$15 per couch or mattress, $8 per appliance).. Gate fees in Dallas County run close to the DFW average. Prices move a few dollars per ton each quarter and vary by load cleanliness — use the live search above for the current rate at each site.
Where household junk is accepted near Dallas
City drop-off and transfer stations across Dallas, Fort Worth, Garland, Plano, Mansfield, and Denton; MSW landfills (McCommas Bluff, C.M. Hinton Jr., City of Denton, Corsicana Regional, 121 Regional, Turkey Creek, City of Waco); Wise County dumpsites for per-item drop-offs.
Pro tips
Refrigerators, freezers, and AC units usually need a freon-removal certificate or an extra fee — the Fort Worth Environmental Collection Center and Mansfield Environmental Collection Center take freon items free for residents. Wise County tracks tires separately ($3 auto, $10 truck, $20 tractor).
Frequently asked questions
- How much does it cost to dump household junk in Dallas?
- Free for residents at most city drop-off and transfer stations (Fort Worth's four drop-off stations are covered by the municipal sanitation fee; Dallas Southwest, Northeast, and Northwest transfer stations are free for eligible Dallas residents; Garland Transfer and Custer Road are free with residency; Mansfield Environmental Collection Center is free for Mansfield residents). Commercial gate rates run $43–$72 per ton — McCommas Bluff $43.60/ton, City of Denton Landfill $48/ton ($25 minimum), Northwest (Bachman) Transfer Station $71.28/ton. Wise County dumpsites price by item ($1 per 30-gal bag, $2 for larger, $5–$15 per couch or mattress, $8 per appliance).. Exact gate fees depend on the facility and how clean the load is — Dump Finder 9000 pulls the live prices from every site near you so you don't have to call around.
- What's the closest place to dump household junk near Dallas?
- Closest depends on which part of Dallas you're hauling from. Enter your job site address in the finder above and we rank every accepting site by real driving distance, not straight-line miles.
- Do Dallas dump sites take household junk on weekends?
- Some do, some don't. City drop-off and transfer stations across Dallas, Fort Worth, Garland, Plano, Mansfield, and Denton; MSW landfills (McCommas Bluff, C.M. Hinton Jr., City of Denton, Corsicana Regional, 121 Regional, Turkey Creek, City of Waco); Wise County dumpsites for per-item drop-offs. Saturday hours are common; Sunday is rare. The finder shows live open/closed status for each site so you don't drive to a closed gate.
- Any tips for hauling household junk in DFW?
- Refrigerators, freezers, and AC units usually need a freon-removal certificate or an extra fee — the Fort Worth Environmental Collection Center and Mansfield Environmental Collection Center take freon items free for residents. Wise County tracks tires separately ($3 auto, $10 truck, $20 tractor).