Where to Take Junk in Arlington, TX: Landfill, Drop-Off and Donation Options
Arlington has a short list of places that take what the curb will not. Each one has its own rules about who may use it, and the residency rules catch out more people than the item rules do.
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The short answer
Household junk from Arlington, TX can go to the Arlington Landfill, 800 Mosier Valley Road, where homeowners have three free visits a year and renters pay standard rates. Electronics go free to the landfill's Public Convenience Center, paint and chemicals to the Fort Worth Environmental Collection Center, usable furniture to Habitat's ReStore, Mission Arlington or the Salvation Army.
- Landfill
- 800 Mosier Valley Road, Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Free visits
- Three a year for Arlington homeowners; renters and landlords pay standard rates
- Electronics
- Free at the landfill's Public Convenience Center; batteries not accepted there
- Hazardous waste
- Fort Worth Environmental Collection Center, 6400 Bridge Street, free for residents
The Arlington Landfill, and who gets in free
Republic Services runs the Arlington Landfill at 800 Mosier Valley Road, and the public can use it Monday to Saturday from 7 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., as listed on the city's page in November 2026. It closes on New Year's Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. It accepts non-hazardous household waste, and turns away liquids, paint, chemicals and batteries.
The free visits are narrower than the headline suggests. Three free trips a year, and a discounted rate on further ones, belong to homeowners whose permanent home is in Arlington, and the city checks that your name, address and license number match the water utility account. Renters, apartment tenants, landlords and contractors pay standard rates. Passenger vehicles qualify, and so do trailers no longer than 16 feet. The allowance resets on January 1, and the city stopped requiring printed coupons in 2020.
A few extras are easy to miss. Up to four passenger-vehicle tires a year are accepted free during your free visits, once the rims are off. Old concrete is taken for recycling at no charge, and Arlington residents can bring un-bagged grass and leaves free as well. The scale house is on 817-354-2300 if you want to check something before you load the truck.
Electronics: the Public Convenience Center and the city's UTA events
The landfill's Public Convenience Center takes electronics from Arlington residents for free. Batteries are the exception, since the landfill does not accept them, so take them out of remotes, tools and anything else where they come out easily before you go.
Every so often the city also holds a free event in the UTA parking lot on the southeast corner of Mitchell and Cooper streets that pairs paper shredding with electronics recycling, open to residents who bring proof that they live in Arlington. Those events take TVs, computers, phones, small appliances, microwaves and batteries, but not refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners or anything else containing Freon. Dates appear on the city's community calendar; as of early November 2026, no further event had been listed.
For a television specifically, the state's Texas Recycles TVs program lists manufacturers that have told the TCEQ they offer take-back programs, with links to each brand's instructions. The TCEQ itself does not collect anything.
Arlington drop-off destinations, and who can use each one
As listed on each organization's own page in November 2026. Hours and rules change, so check before you load the car.
| Destination | What it takes, and who can use it |
|---|---|
| Arlington Landfill, 800 Mosier Valley Road | Non-hazardous household waste and bulky items; up to four car tires a year on free visits; concrete for recycling. Open to the public, with three free visits a year for Arlington homeowners only. |
| Landfill Public Convenience Center | Electronics, free for Arlington residents. No batteries. |
| City electronics and shredding events (UTA lot, Mitchell and Cooper) | TVs, computers, phones, small appliances, microwaves, batteries and paper for shredding. Open to anyone who can prove they live in Arlington; nothing containing Freon. |
| Fort Worth Environmental Collection Center, 6400 Bridge Street | Paint, cleaners and chemicals, automotive fluids and fuels, batteries, lawn and pool chemicals, light bulbs, cooking oil. Arlington residents with a driver's license or water bill; no business or contractor waste. |
| Trinity Habitat ReStore, 905 W. Mayfield Rd. | Furniture, working appliances and building materials. Free pickup for donations worth at least $250; drop off smaller ones. No used mattresses. |
| Mission Arlington | Reusable furniture, appliances (non-working refrigerators and stoves included), clothing and office equipment, picked up from Arlington homes. Call 817-277-6620. |
| Salvation Army, 1301 East Abram St. | Donation drop-offs Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pickup requests go through satruck.org. |
Hazardous waste goes west, to Fort Worth
Arlington residents have two free routes for paint, pesticides, household cleaners, oils and batteries. The year-round one is in Fort Worth: the Environmental Collection Center on Bridge Street, which Arlington participates in. There is no voucher; take ID in the form of a driver's license (Fort Worth's preference) or a water bill, and keep visits to about once a month. As listed on Fort Worth's page in November 2026, it opens Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The other is Arlington's own periodic collection events at city parks, which run from 8:30 to 11 a.m. or until the trailer is full. Either way, propane and butane cylinders are a separate problem: the Fort Worth center lists them among the things it does not take.
The leftovers that must not be left anywhere
Texas law makes it a crime to dispose of waste anywhere that is not an approved solid waste site, or to haul it somewhere for that purpose. Under Health and Safety Code Section 365.012 the penalty climbs with the amount, from a Class C misdemeanor for five pounds or five gallons or less up to a state jail felony at 1,000 pounds or 200 cubic feet. This is a plain-language summary, not legal advice.
If you come across someone else's pile, the city asks residents to report illegal dumping to its action center at 817-459-6777 or through its online contact form.
- Not beside an apartment or business dumpster
- Not outside a donation center after hours
- Not on a vacant lot or along a creek
- Report dumping to the city: 817-459-6777
When a drop-off costs more than it saves
Every option above assumes a vehicle, a free weekday or Saturday, and someone to help lift. For a homeowner with a pickup and an unused free visit, the landfill is hard to beat on cost, and you should use it. For a renter, the visit is not free, and a borrowed truck plus standard landfill rates starts to close the gap on a booked pickup.
In Junk Koala's price book the smallest job is $129 and a whole truckload $699, before sales tax. The crew loads from wherever the things are, sets usable pieces aside for donation, and sends electronics and appliances to the facilities that handle them. Paint, fuel, propane and chemicals stay behind for the Fort Worth center.
Rather skip the landfill run?
Photograph the load and get a written price, then weigh it against the drive, the gate fee and the lifting.
FAQ
Related questions
- Can renters use the Arlington landfill for free?
- No. Only homeowners whose permanent home is in Arlington get the free visits, checked against the city water account. Renters and apartment tenants can still use the landfill, but they pay standard rates.
- Where can I recycle electronics in Arlington for free?
- The Public Convenience Center, part of the city landfill (800 Mosier Valley Road). Electronics from Arlington residents go in at no charge there, but batteries do not. The city's periodic electronics events at UTA take batteries as well.
- Where do I take old paint and chemicals from Arlington?
- To the Environmental Collection Center in Fort Worth, 6400 Bridge Street. Arlington residents use it free, with a license or water bill as ID, about once a month. The Arlington Landfill does not accept paint, chemicals or liquids.
- How many free landfill trips do Arlington residents get?
- Three a year, plus a discounted rate on further visits. They reset on January 1, belong to homeowners who live in Arlington as their permanent home, and cover a car, a pickup or a trailer no longer than 16 feet.
- Does the Arlington landfill take tires?
- Yes, up to four passenger-vehicle tires a year at no charge during your free visits, with the rims removed. Tires are not collected at the curb at all.
Sources
- City of Arlington, TX - Arlington Landfill — checked
- City of Arlington, TX - Arlington Residents Get 3 Free Landfill Drop-Offs Per Year (June 2026) — checked
- City of Arlington, TX - Residential Curbside Collections — checked
- City of Arlington, TX - Recycling and Sustainability Programs — checked
- City of Arlington, TX - Community Calendar: Paper Shredding and Electronics Recycling — checked
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Texas Recycles TVs Program — checked
- City of Fort Worth - Environmental Collection Center Participating Cities — checked
- City of Fort Worth - Environmental Collection Center — checked
- City of Fort Worth - Household Hazardous Waste — checked
- Trinity Habitat for Humanity - Donate (organization's own page; non-government source) — checked
- Mission Arlington / Mission Metroplex - Scheduling Pickups (organization's own page; non-government source) — checked
- The Salvation Army USA Southern Territory - Fort Worth Adult Rehabilitation Center & Thrift Stores (organization's own page; non-government source) — checked
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 365: Texas Litter Abatement Act (environmental crimes reference) — checked
- City of Arlington, TX - Reporting and Preventing Illegal Dumping (April 2024) — checked
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Arlington, TX 76013