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Falmouth Waste Management Facility: hours, stickers and what it takes

A Cape Cod town transfer station with a gatehouse, hilltop scrap pile, a small swap shop and recycling bins among scrub oak and pitch pine

Hours, address and payment

The facility is at 458 Thomas B. Landers Road. It is open Tuesday to Saturday, 7:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day on the town page. The facility guide, revised December 2025, adds July 4 to the closed holidays. The gate phone is 508-457-9353. No separate summer or winter hours are posted.

Payment: checks, MasterCard, Visa and Discover; no cash, no Amex, no refunds. Loads must be covered. The town page notes the facility's when the old dump was capped in 1999, replaced by this transfer station, so everything is sorted for transport.

Stickers, trash fees and who can enter

The guide says the facility is for Falmouth residents only and waste must have come from Falmouth. The fee schedule prices stickers for residents and taxpayers: $40 for cars, vans and pickups up to 3/4 ton, $140 for a one-ton truck, $10 for the lower level only, one trip. Stickers run from January 1 for one year and are not transferable.

Trash costs $2.50 per bag up to 32 gallons, and single-stream recycling is $2.50 per 32-gallon quantity. Construction debris is charged by the load or barrel, from $10 per barrel to $400 for a one-ton truck, per a fee list last dated 2009. A pickup or small trailer is $220 per load.

What it refuses and what to do instead

Paints, stains and solvents may not be brought to the facility at all; oil-based products wait for the county hazardous waste day. Whole trees, stumps, brush, asbestos, ammunition and boat hulls over 17 feet are also refused. Brush and stumps go to a private yard, Blacksmith Shop Farms Inc.

Tires are $5 for rims up to 17 inches and $15 above that. TVs, monitors and computers are $25 each. Propane tanks are $15. Mattresses are $50 per item, sofas $35, bulky items $10, $20 or $30. Anything you would rather not drive: JUNKRUN loads a mixed pile for ${p:quarter} to ${p:full} by size, ${min} minimum.

Falmouth Waste Management Facility: fees and level

ItemLevelFee posted by the town
Household trashUpper (hilltop)$2.50 per bag up to 32 gal.
Single-stream recyclingLower$2.50 per 32 gal.
Mattress or box springLower$50 per item
TV, monitor, computerLower$25 per item
Refrigerator or A/CUpper, refrigerant area$20 each
Tires, 17 in. rim or lessUpper tire pile$5 per tire
Batteries, motor oil, books, clothingLowerNo sticker, no fee
Scrap metalUpperNo fee, sticker required

Local resources in Falmouth

Donation, reuse and recycling options near the pickup. We are not affiliated with these; confirm hours and what they accept before you go.

Quick answers

Is there a dump in Falmouth, MA?

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Yes: the Waste Management Facility at 458 Thomas B. Landers Road. It is a transfer station, not a landfill, open Tuesday to Saturday, 7:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Do I need a sticker for the Falmouth dump?

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Yes for the upper level. The annual combined sticker is $40, sold online or at the Town Clerk. A single trip to the lower level is $10.

Does the Falmouth facility take paint?

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No. The guide says paints, stains and solvents may not be brought to the facility at all.

Can summer visitors use the Falmouth dump?

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The guide says the facility is for Falmouth residents only, with proof of residency such as a tax bill or lease for out-of-state plates. Call 508-457-9353 for rentals.

What are the Falmouth facility's holiday closures?

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The town page lists Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. The December 2025 guide also lists July 4.

Sources

Rules, fees and hours change, so confirm with Falmouth before you go.

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