College Station Landfill, Dump & Recycling — Hours, Fees & What They Take
Here's something most directories still get wrong about Bryan–College Station: it's free. The Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency eliminated tipping fees for both cities in July 2024 — a change that saves the two cities roughly $6 million a year between them. If you're a City of College Station or City of Bryan resident, you drive to the Twin Oaks Landfill, unload, and leave. No scale ticket, no gate charge.
Everyone else pays $30 a ton, which is still among the cheapest rates in Texas. Here's the site, the hours, and the closed landfill people still drive to by mistake.
Disposal sites in and around College Station
BVSWMA Twin Oaks Landfill
Regional Landfill
Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency — jointly owned by Bryan & College Station
Also closed on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. The landfill sits on 1,000 acres out on Highway 30 in Grimes County, near Anderson — a genuine drive east of Bryan–College Station, not a trip across town. Some listings show a Bryan mailing address; the site itself is in Anderson 77830. Allow for it. Call (979) 764-3832 to confirm what they'll take and any proof-of-residency requirement before a first trip.
Don't drive here. The Rock Prairie Road Landfill in College Station is closed. BVSWMA still maintains the site under its post-closure obligations, which is why it continues to appear in some directories and mapping data as though it were operating. All disposal now goes to Twin Oaks on State Highway 30.
On the Bryan side: the Bryan Composting Facility at 2988 Pleasant Hill Road for yard waste and brush, plus Texas Commercial Waste (1820 N Harvey Mitchell Pkwy), CCAA (3030 S Texas Ave) and Alamo Recycle Centers (6310 Hwy 21 W) for recycling and scrap. Call ahead — several are commercial operations rather than walk-in residential drop-offs.
Twin Oaks is open Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Closed Sundays, plus New Year's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
A 7 a.m. weekday start and a 5 p.m. close is a wide window by Texas standards — you can comfortably do a run before or after work. The Saturday morning is the busy one, especially at the start of a semester or around student move-out in May, when Bryan–College Station's waste volume spikes hard with a city's worth of abandoned furniture, mini-fridges and mattresses.
What it costs to dump in College Station
The short version: if you live in College Station or Bryan, nothing.
BVSWMA is jointly owned by the two cities, and in July 2024 the agency eliminated tipping fees for both. City trucks and city residents dump at Twin Oaks free. The saving to the two cities is about $6 million a year — which is the sort of number that tells you this is a structural change rather than a temporary promotion.
Outside the two cities, it's $30 a ton. Put that in context against the rest of Texas: Kerrville charges $99.93/ton, and most Texas cities that charge non-residents land somewhere in the $30–$75 range. College Station's non-resident rate is at the very bottom of that. See what it costs to dump in Texas for the full city-by-city comparison.
Two practical notes. First, "free" here means city resident — if you're in unincorporated Brazos County rather than inside either city limit, check with the scale house before you assume. Second, because it's free, there's no financial reason to cram one trip; if you'd rather make two comfortable loads than one dangerous one, do that. Just secure the load either way.
Haul it yourself, or hire junk removal? — College Station
When disposal itself is free, the economics change completely: you're only paying for labor and a vehicle. For most households with a truck and a free Saturday, hauling it yourself is clearly right here in a way it isn't in a $60-a-ton city.
The case for help is narrower but real — a rental turnover on a deadline, a second-floor apartment with no lift, an estate, or a remodel producing more debris than a pickup can shift. Two options:
Haul it yourself — cheapest by a long way if you have a vehicle and can lift it. The gate rates above are the whole cost.
Junk-removal crew — a crew carries everything out (you do no lifting) and hauls it. Usually the better call for heavy furniture, appliances, or a move-out on a deadline — which in this town is a very specific and very crowded week in May.
Not sure which is cheaper for your load? Check an upfront junk-removal price and weigh it against the gate fee — no obligation either way.
Getting rid of something specific in College Station?
Yes, for City of College Station and City of Bryan residents. BVSWMA eliminated tipping fees for both cities in July 2024, saving them about $6 million a year. Everyone else pays $30/ton.
What are the Twin Oaks Landfill hours?
Mon–Fri 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sat 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Closed Sundays, New Year's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
Where is the College Station landfill?
2690 State Highway 30, Anderson, TX 77830 — 1,000 acres in Grimes County, east of Bryan–College Station on Highway 30. Some listings show a Bryan mailing address; allow for a real drive.
Is the Rock Prairie Road landfill still open?
No — it's closed. BVSWMA maintains the closed site, which is why it still shows up in some directories and maps. Everything goes to Twin Oaks on Highway 30.
Where does household hazardous waste go?
Twin Oaks runs household hazardous waste collection alongside the landfill — paint, chemicals, motor oil and batteries. Call (979) 764-3832 for current arrangements.
I live in the county, not the city — do I still dump free?
Check first. The fee waiver is for City of College Station and City of Bryan. If you're in unincorporated Brazos County, call the scale house on (979) 764-3832 before you assume.
