Fargo Landfill (North Dakota) — Hours, Rates & Rules
The Fargo Landfill is at 4501 7th Avenue North, open weekdays 7:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 7:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. It serves Fargo, West Fargo and rural Cass County.
Garbage costs $57 a ton with a $15 minimum for loads up to 600 pounds. Fargo residents can also use the landfill's Residential Transfer Station free for appliances, metal and cardboard.
Fargo residents: up to 2 a month free; others $35 each plus tipping fee
Refrigerators, freezers, other Freon appliances
Not accepted
Mattress (commercial and non-resident)
$15 each plus tipping fee
Passenger tire, 17 in. and under / 18 in. and over
$10 / $15 each ($15 / $20 on the rim)
Semi or large truck tire
$35 each ($50 on the rim)
Untarped or unsecured load
$25
From the City of Fargo's 2026 solid waste rate resolution, effective January 1, 2026. Haulers from outside Cass County pay $25 a ton extra. The landfill takes cash, checks and credit cards.
The Residential Transfer Station (building 4 at the landfill) is free year-round for Fargo residents with proof of residency. It takes non-Freon appliances (up to two a month), cardboard, car batteries and metal items such as grills, shelving, lawn mowers, patio furniture, snow blowers and bed frames. Commercial waste, building materials and concrete aren't accepted there.
Household hazardous waste goes to Fargo's Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 606 43 1/2 St. N., free of charge. Each spring the city also runs a curbside cleanup week (May 4–8 and 11–15 in 2026).
Rules
Tarp or tie down every load; the scale operator can charge $25 for one that isn't secured. On very windy days, loads of paper and other light material are turned away, though heavy material like wood may still be accepted.
North Dakota law keeps lead-acid car batteries, used motor oil and major appliances (washers, dryers, refrigerators, freezers, stoves, water heaters, furnaces, air conditioners and the like) out of landfills (NDCC 23.1-08-08), so landfills set appliances aside for recycling and usually charge for them. Stores that sell car batteries must take your old one as a trade-in. Whole tires aren't banned, but landfills charge for them one by one.
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Weekdays 7:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 7:15 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 4501 7th Avenue North. Hours may vary on legal holidays.
How much does it cost to dump at the Fargo landfill?
Garbage is $57 a ton in 2026 with a $15 minimum for loads up to 600 pounds. Inert waste and separated demolition material are $52 a ton.
Does the Fargo landfill take refrigerators?
No. Freon appliances such as refrigerators and freezers aren't accepted. The West Fargo Transfer Station takes them for $60 each for its residents.
Is there free dumping in Fargo?
Yes, for Fargo residents: the Residential Transfer Station at the landfill takes non-Freon appliances (two a month), metal, cardboard and car batteries at no charge, and untreated wood, trees and pallets are free at the landfill.
