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Emanuel County Transfer Station

Household garbage free up to a ton; business waste by weight

Hours
Monday to Tuesday8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Thursday to Friday8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
SundayClosed
  • Hours are in Eastern time.
  • Holiday closures aren’t posted. Call ahead near a holiday.
  • The county’s dumpsite cans here are open around the clock, like its other dumpsites.

8799 GA Highway 297, Swainsboro, GA 30401

Get directionsCall the center: 912-562-4280

Not yet verified. Call ahead to confirm. Source checked Oct. 21, 2026.

Sources: Emanuel County: Using the Transfer Station; Emanuel County: Solid Waste; Emanuel County: Dumpsite Locations

Run by Emanuel County Solid Waste.

Emanuel County rules

  • The transfer station takes up to a ton of residential household garbage free; heavier loads and all business waste pay by weight, up to $57.62 a ton. Check in at the gate, cross the scale, and staff will help you unload. It doesn’t take concrete, asphalt, batteries, hazardous materials, asbestos, or limb debris.
  • Emanuel County closed its landfill in 2002. Garbage from the dumpsites and the transfer station goes to a landfill in another county.

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