Savannah Landfill, Dump & Recycling — Hours, Fees & What They Take
Savannah splits along the city line. City of Savannah residents can drop off waste from their own homes at the Dean Forest Road landfill and the Bacon Park Transfer Station, and bulk items go out at the curb on trash day with no scheduling. Unincorporated Chatham County residents use the County's three drop-off centers, which take furniture, appliances and yard waste at no extra charge. The City landfill is open to them only as paid annual subscribers, with a stamped form from the Revenue Department.
Here's which site applies to you.
Disposal sites in Savannah & Chatham County
Dean Forest Road Landfill
Municipal Landfill
City of Savannah Refuse Disposal — for waste from residents' own homes
1327 Dean Forest Road, Savannah, GA 31405 Directions ↗
City of Savannah residents — garbage, household recyclables, yard trash and excess household dry trash from their own home; bring proof of residency
Up to 4 tires a calendar year
Unincorporated Chatham residents — paid annual subscribers only; containerized garbage and recyclables only
Accepts: Household garbage, Recycling, Yard trash, Excess household dry trash, Bulk items, Tires (4 a year), Scrap metal
No commercial waste, including waste from managing rental property. Subscribers from unincorporated Chatham pay a non-refundable annual fee in advance at the Revenue Department (Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street) and show the stamped Annual Tipping Fee Credit Form at the scale; no payments are taken at the landfill. Residents of Pooler, Port Wentworth, Garden City, Bloomingdale, Thunderbolt, Vernonburg and Tybee Island can't use it. Closed City holidays.
No household garbage here, and no commercial or rental-property waste. It's closer to midtown and the southside than Dean Forest Road, and it's open Sundays. The City says new hours are coming in 2027.
Chatham County Public Works — supported by County property taxes
Wilmington Island (7022 Concord Road) · Chevis Road (763 Chevis Road) · Sharon Park (50 Kelly Hill Road, Garden City) Directions to Wilmington Island ↗
No additional charge — funded by County property taxes
Paint recycling at Chatham Paint Center is separate and charged
Accepts: Dry trash, Bulk items, Furniture, Appliances, Yard waste (paper bags or loose), Recycling, Scrap metal, Used oil (Wilmington Island)
No household garbage, tires or car batteries. No construction debris from full-house demolitions or major renovations, no land clearing, stumps, liquids or undried paint. Sort recyclables before you arrive, keep yard waste and bulky items separate, and no plastic bags for yard waste. Closed New Year's Day, July 4, Thanksgiving and Christmas, and from noon on Christmas Eve.
Bulk items (furniture, mattresses, appliances, toilets, bicycles, metal) at the curb on your regular trash day, with no scheduling
Up to 4 tires at the curb (a separate truck collects them, within about a week)
Bagged leaves and grass (brown paper bags) collected weekly, up to 15 bags
The five-minute rule: bulk items, or a pile of limbs, that take more than five minutes to collect are charged a fee under the City's Revenue Ordinance. So are bulk items put out off schedule, more than 15 yard bags, yard waste in plastic bags, and pickups from vacant rental property. Put items out by 7 a.m., neatly, away from mailboxes, fences and poles, and never in the street.
Dean Forest Road runs Monday to Thursday 7:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Friday to 3:15 p.m., and Saturday to 2:45 p.m. The closing times get earlier as the week goes on, so Saturday is the shortest day. Bacon Park is open Wednesday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
The County drop-off centers are open Tuesday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wilmington Island is also open Sunday noon to 5 p.m. For a Sunday run: Bacon Park (City residents) or Wilmington Island (County).
What it costs to dump in Savannah
Savannah splits along the city line, and which side you're on decides your route.
City of Savannah residents: bulk items go out at the curb on trash day, and the Dean Forest Road landfill and Bacon Park take waste from your own home. Watch the five-minute rule at the curb, and remember that neither site takes commercial or rental-property waste.
Unincorporated Chatham County: the County drop-off centers take dry trash, bulk items, furniture, appliances and yard waste at no additional charge, funded by your property tax. Household garbage isn't accepted there. Using the City landfill means a paid annual subscription, arranged in advance at the Revenue Department.
For contractor loads and construction debris, the City lists two private landfills: WM Superior Landfill (3001 Littleneck Road, 912-927-6113) and Republic Regional Industrial Landfill (84 Clifton Blvd., 912-964-2812). Call for rates. Full statewide picture in our guide to what it costs to dump in Georgia.
Haul it yourself, or hire junk removal? — Savannah
With curbside bulk on trash day and free County drop-offs, hauling it yourself in Savannah is cheap. The friction is rules and timing, not money. Where that stops working:
Haul it yourself — cheapest by a long way if you have a vehicle and can lift it. The gate rates above are the whole cost.
Junk-removal crew — best for heavy furniture, an estate, a second-floor flat, or anything likely to trip the five-minute rule at the curb. A junk-removal crew removes both the lifting and the stopwatch risk.
Not sure which is cheaper for your load? Check an upfront junk-removal price and weigh it against the gate fee — no obligation either way.
Find a drop-off near you
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No. Payments aren't accepted at the landfill. City of Savannah residents can drop off waste from their own homes. Residents of unincorporated Chatham County must be paid annual subscribers: pay in advance at the Revenue Department (305 Fahm Street) and show the stamped Annual Tipping Fee Credit Form at the scale.
What are the Dean Forest Road landfill hours?
Monday to Thursday 7:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Friday to 3:15 p.m., Saturday to 2:45 p.m. Closed Sunday and City holidays. Saturday is the shortest day, not the longest.
Are Chatham County drop-off centers free?
Yes, at no additional charge; they're funded by County property taxes. They take dry trash, bulk items, furniture, appliances, yard waste and recycling, but not household garbage, tires or car batteries. Wilmington Island, Chevis Road and Sharon Park are open Tuesday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wilmington Island is also open Sunday afternoons.
Is bulk pickup free in Savannah?
For City residents, bulk items go out at the curb on your regular trash day with no scheduling needed. But items that take more than five minutes to collect, or that are put out off schedule, are charged under the City's Revenue Ordinance. Break things down and stack them neatly.
Who can use the Bacon Park Transfer Station?
City of Savannah residents only, at 6400 Skidaway Road south of Bona Bella Avenue, Wednesday to Sunday 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. It takes recyclables, yard trash and excess dry trash, not household garbage. Unincorporated Chatham addresses should use the County drop-off centers.
Where can I take an old fridge?
City residents can put it out at the curb as a bulk item on trash day, or take it to Dean Forest Road or Bacon Park. Unincorporated Chatham residents can take appliances to a County drop-off center at no additional charge.
