Hours / Fees
Hours
The Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency is open Monday through Saturdays, 7:30 am to 3:30 pm. We are closed on the following holidays during 2022:
- New Year's Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Eve
- Christmas Day
- New Years Eve
Fees
The DMASWA is not tax-supported and is financed by the fees charged for services. The following pricing structure will be effective starting July 01, 2021.
Services Charged Per Ton
- Solid Waste Tipping Fee - $48 (Minimum Charge - $16)
- Special Waste Tipping Fee - $96 (Minimum Charge - $32)
- Asbestos Waste Tipping Fee - $96 (Minimum Charge - $32)
- Impacted/Contaminated Soil Fee - $72 (Minimum Charge - $24)
- Auto-Shredder Tipping Fee - $25 (Minimum Charge $20)
- Rubble (clean concrete, brick, no rebar) Tipping Fee - $20 (Minimum Charge $20)
- Tires (Mounted or Non-Passenger) - $300
- Organics - $35 (Minimum Charge $20
Services Charged Per Cubic Yard
- Finished Compost - $17.50 Per Cubic Yard (Minimum Charge $35)
Services Charged Per Item
- Appliances - $10
- Passenger Vehicle Tires (Limit of Four) - $5
- Electronic Screens (Monitors, TVs, Laptops) - $15
- Untarped Load Fee
- Commercial - $25
- Residential - $10
Tarped Loads Policy
View the Tarped Loads Policy