Nacogdoches City Landfill & Dump — Hours, Fees & What It Takes
Nacogdoches runs its own city landfill on NW Stallings Drive, and it's a good deal if you're a city resident — you get one free pickup-load of trash a month plus unlimited brush and yard debris, just by showing a city water bill. Here are the hours, what the resident benefit covers, and what the landfill won't take.
Nacogdoches sits in the Pineywoods, so brush and storm debris are a big share of what comes
through the gate — which is exactly what the city's free unlimited brush drop-off is for. For
everything else, here's how the city landfill works, what it costs, and your options when you've
got more than one load to get rid of.
This is a pickup service, not a drop-off site. You sign up online, they deliver recycling bags, and they collect them from your curb twice a month. It serves Nacogdoches and Lufkin.
Takes: Mixed paper, flattened cardboard, rinsed plastic containers, aluminum and tin cans — no sorting needed
The City of Nacogdoches Landfill on NW Stallings Drive is open Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and is
closed Sunday. Holidays can change the schedule, so call
(936) 560-5422 before a holiday-weekend run.
What it costs to dump in Nacogdoches
Most pages tell you to call for the price. You don't have to — the City publishes its whole landfill rate schedule in its solid waste ordinance. Here is what it says.
First, the free load. A City of Nacogdoches water bill gets you one free delivery a month. The fine print matters more than people expect:
The water bill must be no more than one month old, and you need photo ID with it — a Texas license or state ID card.
One delivery per water bill per month. Two bills, two households.
You cannot save them up. The ordinance states free disposal cannot be accumulated and taken at one time, so three skipped months does not buy you a three-load day.
A qualifying load is a standard pickup truck with no sideboards, frames or load extenders. Build the sides up and it stops being a free load.
Past the free load, you're charged by the cubic yard — measured by the employee on duty at the gate, not by weight:
Who
Per cubic yard
Minimum
City resident
$7.75 loose / $8.52 compacted
$16.96
Non-resident
$15.29 loose / $16.77 compacted
$33.80
Commercial brush & yard waste
$9.17
$20.64
Living inside the city limits is worth roughly double at this gate, and the minimum charge means a small load costs $16.96 either way — the per-yard rate only starts to matter above about two cubic yards.
The rule that sends people home: non-residents may not bring brush to the landfill at all. Not at a higher rate — at all. If you live in Nacogdoches County outside the city limits and you have a trailer of limbs, this gate is not your answer.
Items priced separately, whoever you are:
Large appliance — $16.96. Small appliance — $9.44.
Mattress — $16.96 each.
Special waste (anything needing handling other waste doesn't) — $16.96 a cubic yard for city residents, $30.99 for everyone else.
Tires — charged under the state tire recycling fee schedule.
And genuinely, in the ordinance: a dead animal no bigger than a dog is $16.96; a large one is $87.47 — and the City will not take dead animals from outside the city at all.
These are the fiscal-year 2027 rates, in effect since October 1, 2026, from the City of Nacogdoches rate ordinance (Ordinance 2063-10-25). The same ordinance raises them again each October 1 through 2028, so confirm the exact figure with the landfill at (936) 560-5422 if you are budgeting a big job.
The landfill won't take batteries, liquid paint, or household hazardous waste at any price. For latex paint the City's advice is to mix it with kitty litter, dirt or sawdust and leave it open to dry, then it can go out as solid waste. See our battery and paint guides.
Haul it yourself, or hire junk removal? — Nacogdoches
Clearing out a whole house, a rental, or a remodel? One free monthly load won't cover it.
Two ways people handle the big stuff here:
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 shows up, carries everything out (you don't
lift a thing), and hauls it to the landfill for you. Usually the better call for heavy furniture,
appliances, or a cleanout on a deadline — like a Stephen F. Austin move-out or an estate cleanup.
Nacogdoches brush & yard waste collection — there is no schedule
If you're looking for the Nacogdoches brush pickup schedule, here's the honest answer: there isn't one. The City doesn't schedule brush or bagged yard waste collection at all. Crews work on a rotating basis, and the cycle typically takes two to four weeks for limbs and brush and about four weeks for bagged yard waste, depending on volume. Residential addresses only.
The free brush benefit has conditions people trip over. The yard waste has to have been generated, cut or felled inside the City of Nacogdoches, you need the qualifying water bill, and nothing else can be mixed into the load. No tree or limb over 12 inches in diameter. Bagged yard waste has to be emptied out at the site — no plastic may be left behind. And the one that catches homeowners: the landfill does not allow free dumping of brush hauled by a hired contractor or yard-care service. If you pay someone to cut it, they cannot use your free benefit to dump it.
So the pile you put out today may sit for a month. That's worth knowing before you cut anything down.
How to stack it so it actually gets taken:
On the street right-of-way, or within 3 to 6 feet of the curb.
Stacks no larger than 6 ft long × 4 ft wide × 4 ft high.
Maximum three piles.
Largest limb no more than 12 inches in diameter.
Not willing to wait a month? This is where the city water bill earns its keep: a customer with a City of Nacogdoches water bill can dispose of unlimited brush and debris at the city landfill at no cost — provided it's unmixed with anything else. Unlimited, free, on your own timetable. For anyone clearing a lot after a storm, that beats waiting for the rotation.
Note what this program is not: it's brush and yard waste. Furniture, appliances and other bulky household items aren't part of the rotating collection — for those, the landfill or a haul-off is the route. Our bulk trash pickup guide shows how other cities handle it.
The City of Nacogdoches Landfill is at 4602 NW Stallings Dr, Nacogdoches, TX 75964, open Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., closed Sunday. City residents get one free pickup-load of trash a month and unlimited brush with a city water bill. Call (936) 560-5422.
When is brush pickup in Nacogdoches?
There is no schedule. The City collects brush and bagged yard waste on a rotating basis — roughly a two-to-four week cycle for limbs and brush, about four weeks for bagged yard waste, depending on volume. Stack within 3–6 ft of the curb, max 6×4×4 ft, three piles, nothing over 12 inches diameter. Don't want to wait? With a city water bill you can take unlimited brush and debris to the landfill free, as long as it's unmixed.
Does it cost anything to dump at a landfill?
Usually yes. Most Texas landfills charge by weight (a per-ton gate rate) or by the load, and many cities give residents a discount or a set number of free drop-offs if you can show a current utility bill. Small transfer and collection stations sometimes take household trash for free. Exact fees are listed per facility above.
What's the difference between a landfill and a dump?
In everyday use people say "the dump," but a modern landfill is an engineered, permitted site with liners and monitoring. A transfer station is a smaller site where waste is collected and hauled to a landfill. Both take household junk; a transfer or collection station is often closer and quicker for small loads.
What's the cheapest way to get rid of junk for free?
Check whether your city offers free bulk-trash pickup on a set week, use county household-hazardous-waste and cleanup events, and give away usable items. For a landfill drop-off, bring proof of residency to get resident rates. If it's more than you can move yourself, a junk-removal quote is often cheaper than multiple trips plus gate fees.
How do I get rid of large or heavy items?
Bulky items — furniture, appliances, mattresses, construction debris — either go to the landfill (often for an extra per-item fee) or get hauled by a junk-removal service. If you'd rather not rent a truck and pay gate fees, check an upfront junk-removal price.
How much does it cost to dump at the Nacogdoches city landfill?
City residents get one free pickup-load of household trash a month plus unlimited brush and yard debris, just by showing a current city water bill. Past the free load, city residents pay $7.75 a cubic yard with a $16.96 minimum; non-residents pay $15.29 a cubic yard with a $33.80 minimum. Call (936) 560-5422 to confirm before a big load.
Does the Nacogdoches landfill take appliances?
Yes, priced per item rather than by volume: $16.96 for a large appliance and $9.44 for a small one under the City’s published schedule. Anything holding refrigerant, such as a refrigerator, freezer or window air-conditioning unit, normally needs the refrigerant certified-removed first, so call the landfill at (936) 560-5422 before you load one.
Can I use the landfill if I live outside the Nacogdoches city limits?
Yes for household waste, but at roughly double the rate — $15.29 per cubic yard loose against $7.75 for a city resident, with a $33.80 minimum instead of $16.96. There is one hard limit worth knowing before you hitch a trailer: non-residents may not bring brush to the landfill at all. Not at a higher price — the City's ordinance excludes it outright.
What are the Nacogdoches landfill hours?
The City of Nacogdoches Landfill on NW Stallings Drive is open Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. It's closed Sunday. Hours can change on holidays, so call ahead if you're cutting it close.
