What it costs to dump in Maine: 2026 fees by town
In Maine your town runs the dump and sets the price. Stickers run from free to $150 a year, many towns charge for trash by the bag, and demolition debris costs 10 to 20 cents a pound where it's weighed.
2026 cost to dump in Maine, town by town
| Town | Small load | Bigger loads | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Portland | First sticker free; overflow trash $5 a bag | Brush or debris $5 to $50 a load, by vehicle | Cash or local check only |
| South Berwick | Free sticker; blue bags $8 to $10 a roll | Other fees set by the attendant | No leaves, grass or ash |
| Belfast | $5 sticker; bag tags $2 to $6 | 10 cents a pound for demo | Mattress $5 to $8 |
| Wells | $5 permit; orange bags $10 to $20 for 5 | 12 cents a pound for demo | Mattress $40 |
| Bridgton | $10 household sticker | 20 cents a pound for demo | Sunday: trash and recycling only |
| New Gloucester | $10 sticker per vehicle | Demo containers on site | No brush or ash since June 2026 |
| Falmouth | $15 sticker; yellow bags | No construction debris | $5 tickets not sold at the station |
| Waterboro | $20 sticker ($10 at 65+) | $50 a yard for mixed demo | Refrigerator $65 |
| Standish | $40 sticker | $40 a yard for demo ($5 minimum) | No cash; closed Wednesdays |
| Saco | Recycling overflow and metals free | Shingles $45 a yard, brush $3 | Closed in snowstorms |
| Cape Elizabeth | Permit with proof of residence | Demo and brush containers; some fees | No town curbside pickup |
| Hampden | Decal required | Demo weekends, 2nd and 4th of the month | Trash only until Nov. 12, 2026 |
| Gray | Household trash free ($10 permit) | $25 a cubic yard for demo | Mattress $10 |
| Biddeford | Free sticker; no household trash | $20 a cubic yard for demo | No sheetrock |
| Oakland | Mattress or couch $11 | $105 a ton for demo | Open Wednesday to Sunday |
| Yarmouth | $2 sticker | $30 a cubic yard for demo wood | Closed Tuesday and Wednesday |
| Sanford | $7 permit; orange bags $18 a roll | $31 a cubic yard for demo | Mattress or sofa $19 |
| Winthrop | $10 sticker for two years | $210 a ton (10.5 cents a lb) | No stumps |
| Poland | $10 permit | Couch $10 to $20 | Mattress $30 |
| Ellsworth | $4 sticker per bag | $160 a ton by weight | $8 minimum by weight |
| Lewiston | EZCard: 1,000 lbs free a year | Over the limit, pay by card | Tenants pay $25 for the card |
| Kittery | Sticker required | Demo $60 to $90 a pickup load | Mattress or sofa $65 |
| Lisbon | $104 permit | No bulky items since Sept. 2026 | Household waste only |
| Rockland | $150 permit or $1–$2.75 bags | 10 cents a lb for demo | Debris must be from Rockland |
Rates verified from each town's own published pages, October 2026. Mattresses, appliances, tires and electronics cost extra almost everywhere. Confirm with the station before a big load.
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Why prices vary so much in Maine
Each Maine town runs its own transfer station, or shares one with its neighbors, and sets its own sticker, rules and fees. Some stickers are free (South Berwick, Biddeford, and South Portland's first), others cost $2 (Yarmouth) to $40 (Standish), and Lisbon ($104) and Rockland ($150) charge the most. On top of that, many towns use pay-as-you-throw: Wells and Sanford sell orange bags, Falmouth yellow bags and South Berwick blue bags, Belfast sells bag tags from $2 to $6, and Ellsworth $4 bag stickers. Lewiston uses an EZCard that covers 1,000 pounds a year.
Big items are where the money goes. Demolition debris is priced by the pound (10 cents in Belfast, 12 in Wells, 20 in Bridgton), by the yard ($40 in Standish, $50 in Waterboro) or by the size of your vehicle (South Portland). A mattress runs from $5 in Belfast and $10 in Gray to $25 in South Portland and Waterboro, $40 in Wells and Standish, and $65 in Kittery.
Free and nearly free options
- South Berwick stickers are free, and so is South Portland's first.
- Belfast takes recycling, scrap metal, grass and leaves free, and its prices are low: $10 for a couch, $8 for a queen mattress.
- Saco takes overflow recycling, metals, car batteries and residents' leaves free.
- Falmouth takes paint, waste oil, scrap metal and residents' leaves and brush free; Waterboro takes metal, paint, batteries and motor oil free.
- South Portland takes residents' leaves and grass at no charge.
- Gray takes household trash free with its $10 permit, and Lewiston's EZCard covers 1,000 pounds a year free for homeowners.
- Oakland charges just $11 for a mattress or couch, and Yarmouth takes stoves, washers and dryers free.
The catches that cost people money
- Check the day. Standish is closed Wednesdays, Falmouth opens at noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Hampden takes only bagged household trash until full service resumes November 12, 2026. Yarmouth is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and Poland Tuesday to Thursday.
- Bring the right payment. Standish takes no cash; South Portland takes only cash or a local check; Bridgton adds 3% for cards; Falmouth's disposal tickets aren't sold at the station.
- Check what your station refuses. Falmouth takes no construction debris; New Gloucester stopped taking brush and home ash in June 2026; South Berwick no longer takes leaves, grass or ash; Hampden takes no tires or yard waste. Since September 1, 2026, Lisbon takes household waste only, with no furniture, mattresses, appliances or construction debris, and Biddeford takes no household trash or sheetrock.
What Maine law keeps out of the trash
Maine law bans lead-acid (car) batteries from disposal (38 M.R.S. §1604), and stores that sell them must take used ones back. It also bans cathode ray tubes from solid waste facilities (§1306), and the Maine DEP says televisions and computer monitors can't go in the trash; they go to universal waste collection instead.
Maine has a paint stewardship law, so leftover paint goes to PaintCare drop-off sites, and stations like Falmouth take it free. Maine doesn't ban tires from landfills; state rules set how landfills handle them, and each town decides what it takes. There's no appliance ban and no mattress recycling law.