COVID Ends Dollar Day; Summer Hours Begin at County Landfill

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Summer hours return at Russell Gulch Landfill on Monday, April 6: during the hotter months of the year, business hours will be 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-through-Saturday.

April also brings an end to the second-Saturday-each-month ‘dollar dump day’ that brought crowds to both Gila County landfills. The monthly discount day is indefinitely suspended until the COVID-19 pandemic ends.

“This step is being taken for two main reasons: the main one is to follow federal, state and county emergency declaration guidelines to reduce crowds -- and, on a more personal and individual basis -- the safety of each and every landfill user, and safety of our small staff who operate the landfill and interact with every customer who arrives at the landfill,” said Steve Sanders, Public Works Director.

Landfills Remain Open

Russell Gulch Landfill hours are Monday-through-Saturday from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. closed on Sundays and holidays (the next of those is Memorial Day). Need to confirm the landfill schedule? Call 928-425-7470.

Staff remind residents to tarp, cover and secure your trash. Arizona state and local laws require all loads must be covered or secured - that applies to residential haulers as well as commercial.

Most loads Cost $7.50

Landfill staff say $7.50 includes up to 280 pounds, with an additional three-cents per pound for heavier loads. And for all other waste (construction, mixed loads, metal, large brush). Hauling a load of residential grass clippings, leaves, limbs and shrubs? That’s considered ‘green waste’, and the fee is $5 for 280 pounds or less, plus a slight surcharge for heavier loads. A ‘brush rate’ applies when tree limbs are larger than four inches diameter. For answers to specific questions, call Russell Gulch landfill staff during daytime business hours at 928-425-7470.