Macon Dump & Disposal — Where to Go Now the Landfill Is Closed
If you are looking for the Macon-Bibb County landfill, here is the short version: it is closed. What replaced it is a network of convenience centers, and they are genuinely better for a homeowner — because everything they take, they take free.
The catch is that the three open centers keep completely different hours, and only one of them is open seven days a week. Turn up at the wrong one on a Tuesday and you will find a locked gate. Below is each location, its hours, and the one material rule that differs between them.
Nothing, if you live in Bibb County and bring the right ID.
Every material the convenience centers accept — bagged household garbage, furniture, tires, yard debris, building material, recycling and scrap metal — is taken at no charge. There is no scale, no per-ton rate and no minimum. That makes Macon the cheapest city we track in Georgia for bulky household junk.
The price of admission is the ID. You need a valid, current driver's license showing a Bibb County address. Not a utility bill, not a piece of mail — a license. If you have recently moved and your license still shows your old address, sort that out before you load the truck.
Compare that with Athens, where a single mattress costs $50, or Columbus at $85 a ton, and the Macon arrangement looks generous. It is also a deliberate policy: the County opened the third center specifically to give people an easier alternative to illegal dumping.
The rules that differ between the three sites
They are not interchangeable, and two differences matter.
Concrete, batteries and paint go to 11th Street only. It is the only one of the three that takes them. Drive a load of broken concrete to Ninadel Drive and you will be turned around.
Scrap metal goes to 11th Street or Fulton Mill Road, not Ninadel Drive.
Everything else — bagged household garbage, furniture, tires, yard debris, building material and recycling — is accepted at all three.
What none of them will take: oils, hazardous liquids, insulation or roofing material. Yard debris is accepted but logs and tree stumps are not, which catches people after a tree comes down. Limits apply to some items, tires included, so call (478) 803-0499 before arriving with a large quantity of any one thing.
Hours at each location are subject to change for weather, holidays and other circumstances. The 11th Street site is the safe default because it is the only one open every day.
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No. The county landfill is closed. Macon-Bibb now runs convenience centers instead, three of which are open, including one at 11th Street near the entrance of the closed landfill. Everything the centers accept, they accept free.
How much does it cost to dump in Macon, GA?
Nothing. Bagged household garbage, furniture, tires, yard debris, building material, recycling and scrap metal are all accepted at no charge at the Macon-Bibb convenience centers. There is no scale and no minimum charge. You do need a valid current driver's license showing a Bibb County address.
What are the Macon convenience center hours?
They differ by site. 11th Street is open seven days a week, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Fulton Mill Road is Thursday to Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Ninadel Drive is Saturday and Sunday only, 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Hours can change for weather and holidays.
Where do I take concrete, paint or batteries in Macon?
The 11th Street convenience center, and only that one. It is the only site of the three that accepts concrete, batteries or paint. The other two will turn those materials away.
What won't the Macon convenience centers take?
No oils, hazardous liquids, insulation or roofing material at any location. Yard debris is accepted but logs and tree stumps are not. Some items, tires among them, have quantity limits, so call (478) 803-0499 before bringing a large load of one thing.
