Dumps & Landfills
Landfill

Temple Landfill

706 Landfill Road, Temple, TX 76501

Hours

March 8 to October 31, 2026: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday. November 1, 2026 to March 14, 2027: 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Closed Sunday. The City lists the landfill as closed Thursday, November 26, Friday, December 25 and Friday, January 1, 2027.

What it takes

Accepted

  • Household trash

Safety vest required inside the landfill (sold at the scalehouse). Entrance at the end of East Avenue H, east side of Loop 363. The phone is the City's general line. At the City's Solid Waste Complex, 2611 E. Ave. H, Temple utility customers can drop off motor oil, cooking oil and usable latex paint year-round (paint: Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., free). Temple holds a household hazardous waste collection event at the Solid Waste Complex (last listed: Saturday, October 24, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.) for residents of Bell, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Milam, Mills and San Saba counties.

Who can use it

Open to non-residents (minimum charge applies). Temple residents get one free dump a month with a current water utility bill showing the residential garbage rate. Bring ID showing where the waste was generated.

Payment: Check, or credit card (Visa, MasterCard and Discover only).

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