Landfill and Recycling
Salvaging from the metal pile at the Dillingham Landfill is allowed. Ask landfill staff for the details.
Dillingham Landfill Schedule
Tuesday - Saturday: 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Monday- Sunday : Open ~ 12 Noon to 1:45 PM for Fish Waste
Special Fish waste dump hours: Ending on August 18th :Monday – Sunday 12:00 – 1:45 Daily
Aluminum Can Recycling is available at the Senior Center
To volunteer contact: Sue Flensburg (sflensburg@gmail.com; 907-250-0391)
Download a flyer from the Supporting Documents Section
Everyone is expected to sort their garbage and recycle
- SEPARATE: Glass, Metal Cans, other Metal Items, and Alkaline Batteries from your trash. The melted product will cause damage to the incinerator. Download a flyer from the Supporting Documents Section
- Empty, dried-up paint cans go to the metal yard
- For all non-oil-based paint cans, not dried up, you'll be directed to a container van. The landfill DOES NOT accept oil-based paint
| SORT AND/OR RECYCLE | DELIVER TO | CHARGE |
| Aluminum cans | Landfill | Landfill charges |
| Ammunition | Public Safety Building | Landfill charges |
| Batteries | NAPA Store | Landfill charges |
| Clean used motor oil | City Shop. Clean used motor oil only. | Landfill charges |
| Electronics, including cellphones, TVs | Landfill | Landfill charges |
| Fishing nets | Boat Harbor | Landfill charges |
| Fluorescent bulbs | Landfill. DO NOT BREAK. | Landfill charges |
| Glass | Landfill | Landfill charges |
| Refrigerators and freezers | Landfill. Landfill operators are certified to remove Freon. | Landfill charges |
| Scrap metal/appliances | Landfill | Landfill charges |
| Smoke alarms | Return to manufacturer | |
| Tires - remove rims | Landfill. Rims will go in the scrap metal bin. | Landfill charges |
| Vehicles | Landfill. Remove all fluids. | Landfill charges |
Supporting Documents
Don't Forget: Sort Your Garbage (104 KB) 
