Odessa landfill & dump sites

Q: 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.

Most of what Odessa residents haul doesn't need to go to the landfill. The City's Keep Odessa Beautiful Facility on West 42nd Street takes furniture, mattresses, appliances, electronics, TVs, paint and chemicals, motor oil, batteries and tree limbs. The landfill is the Republic Services Charter Landfill on West Murphy Street. It's private, doesn't publish rates, and is where construction and remodeling debris has to go. Here's what each one takes.

What to know before you haul in Odessa

Furniture, mattresses, appliances, electronics, household hazardous waste, oil and tree limbs: Keep Odessa Beautiful Facility, 814 W. 42nd Street (card below). No contractors or commercial loads.
Construction, demolition and remodeling debris, roofing, concrete, brick and dirt: the Republic Services Charter Landfill, 12035 W. Murphy Street. The City sends those loads there, including leftovers from a contractor you hired, which the homeowner has to get rid of.
The landfill is privately operated and doesn't publish its gate rates or hours. Call (432) 381-6726 before you drive out.
Odessa's trash carts won't take yard waste, furniture, debris, tires, dirt, rocks or bricks, liquids, or hot ashes. Carts hold up to 200 lbs, and trash must be bagged.

Disposal sites in Odessa

Keep Odessa Beautiful Facility

Citizen Drop-Off

City of Odessa (Keep Odessa Beautiful)

814 W. 42nd Street, Odessa, TX 79764 Directions

📞 (432) 335-4686

Hours
Mon–Fri	8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (closed noon – 1:00)
Saturday	8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Sunday	Closed

Accepts: Furniture, Mattresses & box springs, Appliances & water heaters (emptied), Refrigerators (compressor removed by a licensed tech), Grills, Exercise equipment, Bicycles, Yard equipment (emptied), Electronics & TVs, Paint, Pesticides, Household cleaners, Automotive fluids, Pool chemicals, Batteries (terminals taped), Used motor oil, antifreeze & cooking oil, Household recycling, Tree limbs

Won't take: Commercial loads, Contractors, U-Haul or rental trucks, Remodeling or demolition debris, Roofing, Concrete, Brick, Dirt, Sod, Large amounts of fencing, windows or lumber

Formerly the Household Hazardous Waste Facility, Citizen Bulk Drop Off and Odessa Recycle Center, now one site. Tree limbs: City residential customers only, 4 visits a year per household. Oil, antifreeze and cooking oil: up to 5 gallons a visit, 4 times a year. Chemicals must be in original containers of 5 gallons or less.

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Republic Services Charter Landfill

Municipal Landfill

Republic Services (private)

12035 W. Murphy Street, Odessa, TX 79763 Directions

📞 (432) 381-6726

Fees

Gate rates not published. Call (432) 381-6726 for current pricing
No city resident discount (privately operated)

Accepts: Construction, demolition & remodeling debris, plus general waste. Call to confirm your load

Republic doesn't post this site's hours online, so call before you drive out West Murphy Street.

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City of Odessa services

Neighborhood Bulk Drop-Off events

City Service

📞 (432) 368-3510

The City's Solid Waste team runs Saturday Neighborhood Bulk Drop-Off events (8 a.m. to noon) around the city, roughly monthly in spring and summer. They take furniture, appliances, water heaters, hot tubs, above-ground pools, emptied outdoor equipment, pianos, trampolines, small truckloads of pallets and home electronics. No construction debris, paint or chemicals, tires or tree limbs, and you unload your own items. The 2026 season is over, so watch the City's Solid Waste page for the 2027 schedule.

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Curbside rollout carts: $23.99 a month

City Service

📞 (432) 368-3509

Neighborhoods on rollout carts get collection twice a week, Monday and Thursday, starting at 7 a.m. One cart is included in the $23.99 monthly trash fee. Extra carts are $8.28 a month each, up to three per home. Odessa is still moving neighborhoods from alley dumpsters to carts. The next area, west of Faudree Road to Billy Hext Road, runs March through October 2026. Report broken carts at (432) 368-3509.

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Getting rid of something specific in Odessa?

Common questions

Where can I drop off furniture and mattresses in Odessa?

At the City's Keep Odessa Beautiful Facility, 814 W. 42nd Street, open weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed noon to 1) and Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon. It takes furniture, mattresses, box springs, appliances, electronics, household hazardous waste and more. It doesn't take contractor or commercial loads, or remodeling and demolition debris. Those go to the Republic Services Charter Landfill on W. Murphy Street.

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.

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