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Atlanta dump fees: DeKalb County’s weight bands at Seminole Road
The calculator opens on a 450 lb pickup load at the Seminole Road Landfill. Move the weight across the bands to see the fee step up.
Independent site, not a waste hauler or a landfill operator.
At Seminole Road Landfill, Atlanta, GA
$24.75
10th most expensive of the 24 public sites we priced for this load.
| Load: Weight band up to 500 lbs | $24.75 |
| Total | $24.75 |
DeKalb County Sanitation (public), price list effective January 1, 2026, checked on November 7, 2026 on the official page. Loads under 2,000 lbs pay the minimum scale fee of their weight band; heavier loads pay $99.80 a ton.
No other public site in Georgia on our list.
For comparison only: the cheapest sites in other states
- 27th Avenue and North Gateway transfer stations (Phoenix, AZ)$0 for residentsFree only for: Phoenix residents who pay for full city trash service: one load up to a ton, once a month.
- Washington County landfill (St. George, UT)$0 for residentsFree only for: Washington County residents: one load under a ton a month.
- Trail Ridge Landfill (Jacksonville, FL)$1
- South Wake Landfill (Raleigh, NC)$8.33
- Franklin County Sanitary Landfill (Columbus, OH)$8.94
- McCommas Bluff Landfill (Dallas, TX)$11.20
DeKalb County, on the east side of the Atlanta area, is the only public operator among those we read that prices small loads in weight bands rather than with a single minimum. At the Seminole Road Landfill in 2026, a load up to 250 lbs pays $16.50, up to 500 lbs $24.75, up to 750 lbs $37.13, up to 1,000 lbs $55.69 and up to 1,999 lbs $83.53. From one ton, the load is charged $99.80 a ton. The county’s three transfer stations charge more per ton than the landfill. The schedule also lists tires, from $3.50 for a passenger tire under eighteen inches off the rim, and $50.40 for an appliance with refrigerant. It also prints a separate minimum processing fee that we leave out, because the schedule does not say how it combines with the weight bands.
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Seminole Road Landfill, 2026 schedule
| Line of the price list | Fee |
|---|---|
| Load up to 250 lbs | $16.50 |
| Load up to 500 lbs | $24.75 |
| Load up to 750 lbs | $37.13 |
| Load up to 1,000 lbs | $55.69 |
| Load up to 1,999 lbs | $83.53 |
| Trash, per ton | $99.80 |
| Yard waste | $99.80 a ton |
| Construction debris (construction and demolition material) | $99.80 a ton |
| Passenger tire | $3.50 each |
| Appliance with refrigerant | $50.40 each |
The bands mean a load of 260 lbs pays as much as one of 500 lbs, and a load of 1,001 lbs as much as one of 1,999. If you are close to a limit, it may be worth leaving a heavy item for the next trip, or adding one to fill the band you already pay for.
The county’s Central, East and North transfer stations take the same waste at $105 a ton, a little more than the landfill gate. Tires above eighteen inches and tires on rims are priced well above passenger tires. We have not read a fee schedule for the City of Atlanta, Fulton County or Cobb County, so this page covers DeKalb only; the Georgia list of open landfills shows the public sites in other counties.