The dump (transfer stations)
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For the things that won't fit in the trash can: an old recliner, a pile of yard trimmings, the leftovers from a project. Transfer stations take them for a small fee and send them on to the landfill. Here's where they are, when they're open and what they cost. Cover and tie down your load before you go.
2 listings, in no particular order. Everything here comes from each listing's own website or a public resource page, and I've linked it under each one so you can check it yourself.
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Paulden Transfer Station (Yavapai County)
The county's drop-off site in Paulden for household trash, yard waste, building debris, mattresses and appliances.
- Address
- 23750 N Marblehead Ave, Paulden
- Tuesday to Saturday 8 to 4; off Big Chino Road (per Yavapai County)
- Household trash $2 a bag up to 30 gallons, or $12 a cubic yard; yard waste $10 for up to 5 cubic yards; mattresses $10; appliances $10, or $40 with refrigerant (per the county's 2025 fee sheet)
- First five car tires a year free without wheels (per the county's 2025 fee sheet)
- Closed on major holidays, including Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and Christmas (per Yavapai County)
- Free mulch is sometimes available; call 928-771-3183 to check (per Yavapai County)
From their website and another page, checked November 3, 2026. Suggest a correction
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Prescott Transfer Station (City of Prescott)
The city's drop-off site for household trash, furniture, appliances, yard waste and building debris. You're weighed on the way in and out, and charged by weight.
- Address
- 2800 Sundog Ranch Rd, Prescott
- Monday to Saturday 7 to 3; just north of Prescott Lakes Parkway, off Highway 89 (per City of Prescott)
- Trash $125 a ton and clean brush $91 a ton, $20 minimum; cash, check or card (per City of Prescott)
- Not accepted: tires, paint, propane tanks, car batteries, asbestos or hazardous waste. Appliances with Freon need a certificate that it was removed (per City of Prescott)
- Loads must be covered and secured (per City of Prescott)
- Free wood chips for the garden, weekdays 9 to 2 (per City of Prescott)
- Closed Nov 11, Nov 26 to 28, and Dec 25 and 26, 2026 (per City of Prescott)
From their website, checked November 3, 2026. Suggest a correction
Hours and fees change, and holidays close these sites, so please call or check the website before you load up the truck.
Know a place I should add, or see something out of date? Please tell me.
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