Rhea County Landfill

Rhea County Landfill on Sanitary Drive in Dayton is the county landfill - the place where trash gets buried. People from homeowners doing cleanouts to contractors bringing loads use it, so expect a mix of pickups and dump trucks on site.

There’s an entrance booth and a scale, and most users drive up to be weighed before and after dumping since tipping fees are charged by weight with minimums common. The yard itself is a working dirt/gravel site with large soil mounds and open tipping areas rather than a tidy transfer station. Commercial trucks usually use this kind of facility and are handled here, but they typically pay under a different fee structure than residential loads. Lines build up on weekends and during spring cleanup, so plan accordingly.