Solid Waste

Emanuel County’s Solid Waste department is responsible for all collected trash and proper disposal within our county. Currently Emanuel County has 20 active dumpsites throughout Emanuel County.  On average our transfer station collects and ships out approximately 36 million pounds of trash per year.

The Transfer Station also accepts all household garbage up to one ton at no charge for all county residents, and for anything over a ton, residents are charged a tipping fee based on weight, not to exceed $54.72 per ton.

All business-related tonnage is charged a tipping fee based on weight, not to exceed $54.72 per ton.

The Transfer Station does not accept the following:

  • concrete
  • asphalt
  • batteries
  • hazardous material
  • asbestos
  • limb debris