The Fairbanks North Star Borough's Solid Waste Facility (the landfill) is at 455 Sanduri Street, open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays 9 to 4 and Sundays noon to 4.
Residential loads are free: anything from a residence hauled in a car, pickup or a one- or two-axle trailer. Commercial waste is $148 a ton under the borough's fiscal 2027 fees.
Borough residents who live outside the City of Fairbanks can also use the borough's neighborhood transfer sites, which are for residential trash only; businesses found using them are fined and turned away. Commercial trash, hazardous materials, 55-gallon drums, business cooking oil and old vehicles go to the Solid Waste Facility instead. A separate recycling and household hazardous waste facility is open Tuesday through Saturday.
Tarp or secure every load, and cut lumber, pipe and metal to less than 8 feet. The facility is closed New Year's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
We didn't find an Alaska law that bans car batteries, tires, appliances or electronics from landfills. Alaska DEC treats lead-acid batteries as hazardous waste to keep out of the trash and requires batteries to be pulled from junked vehicles, and most borough sites collect car batteries, appliances and electronics separately, so ask at the gate.
Outside the road system, the village landfill is often the only disposal site in a community. The finder above lists the active community landfills Alaska DEC regulates; call the city or tribal council office for hours and rules.
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Weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays noon to 4 p.m., at 455 Sanduri Street. It's closed New Year's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Is the Fairbanks dump free?
For residential loads, yes: waste from a residence hauled in a passenger vehicle, pickup or a one- or two-axle trailer is accepted free. Commercial waste is $148 a ton.
Can I take a junk car to the Fairbanks landfill?
Yes. Residential junk vehicles are accepted free (the borough requests the title and has a disposal form); commercial vehicles are $160 each.
Who can use the Fairbanks transfer sites?
Only borough residents who live outside the City of Fairbanks, and only for residential trash. Commercial waste goes to the Solid Waste Facility on Sanduri Street.
