Dayton Dump & Transfer Station — Rates, Hours & What's Free

Dayton's answer is the Montgomery County transfer station in Moraine, and it is one of the more resident-friendly setups in Ohio — open until 7 p.m. on weekdays, free yard waste, and ten free tires a year.

But the posted rate is not the rate you pay, and one packaging mistake turns the free part into a billed one. Both are below.

Disposal sites in Dayton & Montgomery County

Montgomery County Solid Waste Transfer & Recycling Facility

Transfer Station

Montgomery County Solid Waste District

1001 Encrete Lane, Moraine, OH 45439 Directions

📞 (937) 225-4999

Hours
Mon–Fri	6:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sat	8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Sun	Closed

Fees

Trash — $30.50 per ton, plus $4.75 Ohio EPA fee and $3.65 general fees per ton
Construction & demolition debris — $60 per ton plus fees
Yard waste — free for residents. Commercial $30 per ton
Montgomery County residents get 10 passenger car or truck tires a year at no charge. Beyond that, tires are $280 a ton

Accepts: Household trash, Construction & demolition debris, Yard waste (brush, branches, grass clippings, leaves, logs up to 24 inches, Christmas trees year-round), Mixed recycling — glass, metal cans, plastic bottles, paper, cardboard, cartons

Won't take: In yard waste: food waste, loose soil, mulch, plastic bags, sod, stumps, wood chips. In recycling: plastic bags, electronics, batteries, polystyrene foam, scrap metal, ceramics, light bulbs, garden hoses, car parts

Weekdays until 7 p.m., so an after-work run is realistic. Gates close promptly at the posted time, so arrive well before. Minimum charge $5 plus fees; card payments carry a 2.3% transaction fee.

The one rule that catches people: plastic bags. Yard waste has to arrive loose or in paper bags; plastic bags aren't accepted. Empty them before you leave home.

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Household Hazardous Waste drop-off

Hazardous Waste

Montgomery County Solid Waste District — residents only

1001 Encrete Lane, Moraine, OH 45439 (under the green recycling canopy) Directions

📞 (937) 225-4999

Hours
Mar–Oct	Every Tuesday, 1:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Nov–Feb	First Tuesday of the month, 1:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Fees

Free for Montgomery County residents (proof of residency)
No business waste

Accepts: Batteries (all types), Paint (latex and oil-based), Pesticides & herbicides, Fertilizers, Pool chemicals, Household cleaners, Thinners & stains, Vehicle fluids, Fluorescent lights, Propane tanks, Fire extinguishers

No items over 25 lbs or 15 gallons, and no asbestos, explosives, medications or unlabeled containers. Small amounts of latex paint can simply be dried out and put in the trash.

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Stony Hollow Landfill

Municipal Landfill

WM (Waste Management)

2460 S Gettysburg Ave, Dayton, OH 45417 Directions

📞 (937) 356-6203

Hours
Mon–Fri	7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Sat & Sun	Closed

Won't take: Hazardous materials

Closed at weekends, which rules it out for most household clear-outs. The county transfer station is open Saturday mornings and is set up for residents.

WM's disposal listing shows payment by credit or debit card or a credit account, but no gate rate or residential self-haul policy. Call (937) 356-6203 and ask both before driving out.

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What it costs to dump in Dayton

The headline number is $30.50 a ton. You will not pay $30.50 a ton. Montgomery County stacks two separate charges on top of the trash rate:

Line	Per ton
Trash	$30.50
Ohio EPA fee	$4.75
General fees	$3.65
Effective rate	about $38.90

That is still competitive — a little under Columbus at $39.75 and below the median of about $65 a ton across the cities we track — but it is not the number on the sign, and it is worth knowing before you budget a big load. Every Ohio rate we have verified is in our guide to what it costs to dump in Ohio.

Construction and demolition debris is $60 a ton plus the same fees, roughly double household trash. That is the opposite of Columbus, where C&D and household waste cost the same $39.75. If you are remodeling in the Dayton area, the drive to Grove City may genuinely pay for itself on a large load.

The two things that are free — and why

Both of Dayton's free allowances follow from Ohio's landfill rule (OAC 3745-535-620), which bars landfills from accepting source-separated yard waste and whole or shredded scrap tires, so the county has to route both somewhere else.

Yard waste is free for residents. Brush, branches, grass clippings, leaves, logs up to 24 inches across, and Christmas trees accepted year-round. Commercial loads pay $30 a ton.

The plastic bag rule is the one that costs people money. Yard waste must arrive loose or in paper bags. Turn up with it in plastic sacks, or mixed in with household trash, and the load is charged a disposal fee instead of going through free. Empty the bags before you leave home.

Note also what the yard waste stream will not take, even though you might assume it would: food waste, loose soil or dirt, mulch, sod, stumps and wood chips. Stumps in particular catch people after a tree comes down — logs up to 24 inches are fine, the stump is not.

Ten tires a year, free, for Montgomery County residents with proof of address. Past that it is $280 a ton, which reflects routing them to a tire recovery facility.

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Common questions

How much does it cost to dump in Dayton, Ohio?

The Montgomery County transfer station charges $30.50 a ton for trash, plus an Ohio EPA fee of $4.75 and general fees of $3.65 a ton, so the effective rate is about $38.90. The minimum is $5 plus fees. Construction and demolition debris is $60 a ton plus the same fees.

Is yard waste free in Dayton?

Yes, for residents, at the Montgomery County transfer station. Brush, branches, grass clippings, leaves, logs up to 24 inches across and Christmas trees are all accepted free year-round. It must arrive loose or in paper bags, though. Yard waste in plastic bags, or mixed in with trash, gets charged a disposal fee instead.

How many tires can I get rid of free in Montgomery County?

Ten passenger car or truck tires a year, at no charge, with proof of Montgomery County residency. After that tires cost $280 a ton, which reflects routing them to a tire recovery facility.

What are the Montgomery County transfer station hours?

Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., closed Sunday. Gates close promptly at the posted time. Household hazardous waste is taken on Tuesdays, 1 to 7 p.m. (every Tuesday March to October, the first Tuesday November to February).

Can I take household waste to Stony Hollow Landfill?

Stony Hollow is a WM landfill at 2460 S Gettysburg Ave, open Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and closed at weekends. WM doesn't publish a gate rate or a residential self-haul policy for the site, so call (937) 356-6203 before you load. For a household clear-out the county transfer station is the more practical option.

Where is the Moraine dump?

The Montgomery County Solid Waste Transfer & Recycling Facility at 1001 Encrete Lane in Moraine is the dump for Dayton and Montgomery County. It is open weekdays 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; trash is $30.50 a ton plus state and general fees, and yard waste is free for residents.

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