Kent County's landfill is DSWA's Sandtown Landfill at 1107 Willow Grove Road (Route 10) near Felton, open Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., at $80 a ton with a $7.50 minimum.
North of Dover, the Cheswold Collection Station on Fork Branch Road takes household trash for $1 a bag and doubles as a full recycling center.
Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA)
1107 Willow Grove Rd. (Rt. 10), Felton, DE 19943 Directions
| Mon–Sat | 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Accepts: Household trash (small-load area for residents), construction and demolition debris, appliances, tires, separated yard waste.
Won't take: Out-of-state waste, hazardous waste.
Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA)
54 Fork Branch Rd., Dover, DE 19904 Directions
| Mon–Sat | 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
Accepts: Bagged household trash, bagged or loose yard waste, free recycling (single stream, motor oil and filters, household batteries).
Won't take: Loose trash, bulky items, construction debris, hazardous waste.
| Load or item | FY27 rate (July 2026 to June 2027) |
|---|---|
| Trash or construction debris (landfills and transfer stations) | $80 a ton |
| Minimum charge | $7.50 a vehicle |
| Tires, more than 4 passenger tires | $280 a ton |
| Collection station: bag of household trash | $1 |
| Collection station: bag of yard waste | $1 |
| Collection station: loose yard waste, pickup bed or trailer / both | $7.50 / $15 |
| Recycling drop-off (cans, bottles, paper, motor oil, household batteries) | Free |
From DSWA's fiscal 2027 user fee schedule. Landfills and transfer stations weigh you in and out and take cash, checks and major cards; collection stations charge by the bag and take credit cards only. DSWA takes waste generated in Delaware only.
Every Delaware rate we've verified is side by side in our guide to what it costs to dump in Delaware.
Bagged household trash and yard waste go to Cheswold (credit cards only; no loose trash, bulky items or construction debris). Bigger loads, construction debris, appliances and tires go to Sandtown, which takes limited amounts of non-friable asbestos too. In the southern part of the county, DSWA's Milford Transfer Station is closer.
Cover or tarp your load and keep yard waste separate from trash. At a landfill or transfer station, drive onto the scale and the weighmaster directs you; residents use the small-load area; then weigh out and pay at the scale house. Questions about a specific item go to DSWA's Citizens' Response Line, 1-800-404-7080.
Delaware has banned yard waste from its landfills since 2007, so grass, leaves, brush and limbs have to be kept separate; DSWA recycles them. State law doesn't single out car batteries, tires, appliances or TVs, but DSWA removes refrigerants from appliances, limits tires at its transfer stations and runs separate electronics and household hazardous waste collections.
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