Not the county’s website. This guide is from Lake Lanier Junk Removal, a referral service. The facts were checked on October 17, 2026; hours and fees change, so check the county's solid waste page before you go.
The landfill
- Where: 1700 Oakbrook Drive, Gainesville, GA 30507.
- Open: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Closed on Sundays and nine holidays, including Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
- Who can use it: only waste generated in Hall County is accepted. You show a driver's license when you check in.
- The basic fee: at least $20, which covers a load of up to 665 pounds. Heavier loads are charged at $60 a ton. The landfill takes cash, local checks and major cards.
Extra fees
On top of the load charge:
- Mattresses and box springs: $10 each.
- Fridges, freezers and other units with Freon: $10 for one, $12 each for more than one.
- Tires, up to 24.5 inches: from $3 to $15 each without a rim, depending on size, and from $10 to $30 on a rim.
- Paint for recycling: latex, oil or solvent-based, not mixed. $1 a pint, $1.25 a quart, $5 a gallon, $25 for a 5-gallon bucket, and $2 a spray can.
What the landfill won't take
- Yard debris: trees, stumps, leaves and grass clippings.
- Bulk Styrofoam.
- Large construction debris, such as concrete and asphalt.
- Pressurized tanks.
- Chemical, hazardous or liquid waste.
- Mobile homes and boats.
Roofing shingles are accepted, at the landfill only.
The compactor sites
Hall County has 12 compactor sites around the county, including in Flowery Branch, Lula and Murrayville. They are for Hall County residents only, and open Monday to Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
They take bagged household garbage, cardboard, paper, glass, plastics, cans, used motor oil and textiles.
They don't take mattresses, furniture, tires, paint, windows, mirrors, swing sets or bulky plastic toys. Those go to the landfill, for a fee.
The recycling center
The county's Recycling Center is at 1008 Chestnut Street, Gainesville, open Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. It takes, free:
- computers, flat-screen TVs and monitors, phones and printers;
- small appliances such as microwaves;
- scrap metal;
- car and lawnmower batteries, and motor oil.
It doesn't take old tube TVs or monitors, or anything with Freon in it. Tube TVs aren't accepted anywhere in the county's system.
Paint and household chemicals
For paint, the landfill's paint recycling is the simplest route. Georgia EPD says liquids can't go in household trash, but paint that has dried out or been solidified, for example with cat litter, can.
The landfill refuses chemical and hazardous waste, and the county's pages list no collection for household chemicals, pesticides or fuel. Ask the county's Resource Recovery division before you throw them away.
When hiring a hauler is easier
- You don't have a truck or trailer, or the load is heavy.
- Things are upstairs or in a basement, or need taking apart first.
- It's a whole room, a garage or a house: several trips to the landfill.
- The waste comes from outside Hall County, which the landfill won't take.
A junk removal company charges for the job, including its own disposal fees. Ask for the price before work starts.