Maine Transfer Stations & Dumps
Where to dump in Maine, town by town, with the real hours, fees and sticker rules from each town's own pages. The finder shows 192 town transfer stations and recycling centers from the state Department of Environmental Protection's list; the towns below are checked by hand.
Maine towns
How disposal works in Maine
In Maine the town runs the dump: most towns have a transfer station, and almost every one we've checked is for residents, usually checked by a windshield sticker. Stickers run from free (South Berwick, Biddeford, and South Portland's first) to $10 (New Gloucester, Bridgton, Gray, Winthrop, Poland), $40 (Standish), $104 (Lisbon) and $150 a year (Rockland). Lewiston uses an EZCard instead, with 1,000 pounds a year free.
Many towns use pay-as-you-throw: trash goes in official bags or with bag tags (Wells, Falmouth, South Berwick, Belfast, Sanford, Ellsworth), while Gray takes household trash free. Some stations take no household trash at all (Biddeford), and Lisbon has taken household waste only since September 2026. Bulky items, mattresses, tires, appliances and TVs usually cost extra, and some towns, like Cape Elizabeth, have no curbside pickup at all.
We're writing Maine up town by town: 25 are live, and our guide to what it costs to dump in Maine puts their rates side by side. The finder covers the town stations on the state's list.