The Carson City Landfill at 4000 Flint Drive is open Monday through Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Residents with proof of residency pay $30 a ton with a $10 minimum; out-of-county loads pay $74 a ton.
Each spring the city mails residents a free disposal voucher good for one load, and motor oil, antifreeze, car batteries and household recycling are always taken free.
Bring proof of residency for in-county rates. Cash, credit, debit or an account. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Motor oil, antifreeze, car batteries and household recycling are taken free.
From the city's posted rates (effective July 1, 2023; the trash rate can be adjusted each May for inflation). Mixed loads are charged at the rate of the most expensive material in them.
As part of Carson Spring Clean-Up, the city puts a free disposal voucher in residents' March or April utility bills (tenants pick one up at Public Works, 3505 Butti Way, with photo ID). It covers one residential load, up to a pickup bed plus a 4-by-8 trailer, including up to four tires and three car batteries. The 2026 vouchers can be used through October 31, 2026.
Household hazardous waste (paint, pesticides, fertilizers, liquids) is taken free by appointment only: (775) 283-7955. Curbside recycling comes from Waste Management, (775) 343-7596.
Nevada law makes it illegal to dump a car battery, tire or motor oil anywhere that isn't permitted to take it, landfills included, so ask before you bring them. In a county with a permitted tire-processing facility, tires can't be landfilled at all; elsewhere landfills cut or split them first.
Find a disposal site near you
Enter your city or ZIP for the nearest sites across Nevada, then call ahead — hours and access rules vary a lot here.
