Kenai Peninsula Borough Landfill & Transfer Facilities (Soldotna, Homer, Kenai)
The Kenai Peninsula Borough runs the Central Peninsula Landfill at Mile 98.5 Sterling Highway (46915 Sterling Hwy.) in Soldotna, open every day, 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., plus staffed transfer facilities in Homer, Seward, Kenai, Nikiski and Sterling.
Household trash is free at every borough site. Charges apply to items like vehicles, boats, trailers and kitchen grease, and to commercial and out-of-borough waste.
Disposal sites in Kenai Peninsula Borough
Central Peninsula Landfill
Landfill
Kenai Peninsula Borough Solid Waste
46915 Sterling Hwy. (Mile 98.5), Soldotna, AK 99669 Directions ↗
Accepts: Household trash, construction debris, metals, appliances, tires, recycling, batteries, used oil and filters, kitchen grease, animal carcasses and fish waste, ash, wood and land clearing debris; vehicles (5 a year per source).
Won't take: Ammunition, explosives, liquids, medical waste, radioactive material, RV dumping, sewage, tree stumps; asbestos by appointment only.
Accepts: Household trash, construction debris, metals, appliances, tires, recycling, batteries, limited used oil, wood and land clearing debris; boats and trailers cut to 10 by 10 feet.
Won't take: Liquids, medical waste, tree stumps, commercial fish waste, vehicles.
Accepts: Household trash, electronics, recyclables, fish waste (2 bags a day), bagged yard waste; bulky bin for non-refrigerant appliances (2 a day), furniture, regular tires, metal and building materials.
From the Kenai Peninsula Borough's solid waste fees. The borough's locations page says households pay only for vehicles, boats and trailers, kitchen grease and asbestos at the staffed landfill and transfer facilities; call (907) 262-9667 if you're unsure whether your load is chargeable.
Seward, Nikiski, Sterling and the free transfer sites
The Seward Transfer Facility (3200 Dimond Blvd., (907) 224-5327) keeps the same hours as Homer, Monday through Saturday 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. with Sunday afternoons May through September. Nikiski (55410 Poolside Ave.) and Sterling (Mile 85.5 Sterling Hwy.) work like Kenai: daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Sundays October through April, no fees.
Eight unstaffed transfer sites are open 24 hours, every day including holidays, with no fees: Anchor Point, Crown Point, Cooper Landing, Funny River, Hope, Kasilof, McNeil Canyon (Homer) and Ninilchik. They take household trash, electronics, fish waste (2 bags a day) and bagged yard waste only, with no construction debris, tires, scrap metal, furniture or appliances, and no commercial haulers.
Holidays and rules
The landfill and staffed facilities close at 1 p.m. on Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day and the day before Thanksgiving, and are closed New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Hazardous waste is taken only on designated collection days. No salvaging or dumpster diving at any site.
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.
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Getting rid of something specific in Kenai Peninsula Borough?
The Kenai Peninsula Borough's Central Peninsula Landfill at Mile 98.5 Sterling Highway (46915 Sterling Hwy.), open every day 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Is it free to dump trash on the Kenai Peninsula?
Household trash is free at all Kenai Peninsula Borough sites. Charges apply to items such as vehicles ($200), boats and trailers ($20 a foot), kitchen grease and to commercial or out-of-borough waste.
What are the Homer transfer station hours?
Monday through Saturday 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., and Sundays noon to 4 p.m. except from October 1 to May 1, at Mile 169.3 Sterling Highway.
What can I take to the Kenai transfer facility?
Household trash, electronics, recyclables, fish waste (two bags a day), bagged yard waste, and in the bulky bin non-refrigerant appliances, furniture, regular tires, metal and building materials. Loads are limited to a 1-ton pickup or 3 cubic yards.
