Load rules / Mississippi disposal law
What goes in a dumpster in Jackson, MS.
Most of a cleanout or demo rides without a second thought. The exceptions come from state disposal rules, and knowing them before you load is what keeps the pickup on schedule.
01 / LOAD RULES
Load by category, not by guess.
Mississippi writes the rules; the metro’s facilities enforce them at the gate. Here is both halves.
What loads without a question
Furniture and household contents. Remodeling and construction debris — wood, metal, drywall, cabinetry. Brick, mortar, concrete, stone, and asphalt as quoted dense loads. Cardboard. Shingles and roofing tear-off with the right weight terms. Natural vegetation: limbs, stumps, and leaves. Appliances, once the motor is removed. That list is not ours — it tracks what Mississippi’s solid waste regulations allow a Class I rubbish site to receive, which is where the metro’s C&D-type loads are headed.
What stays out, statewide
The same rule prohibits a specific set of materials at every rubbish site in Mississippi: household garbage and other food and drink waste; liquids, sludges, and contaminated soils; paint, paint buckets, oil containers, and chemical containers; engines, motors, whole tires, and all types of batteries; toxic or hazardous waste; regulated asbestos; medical waste; and refrigerators or air conditioners unless specifically approved. If an item on that list ends up under ordinary debris, the whole load inherits the problem — which is why we say stage it, name it, and let the call sort it.
Two bans that follow the item, not the box
Lead-acid batteries are banned from landfill disposal across Mississippi, and state law puts the return path in the store: a retailer that sells you a new battery is required to accept the old one. Waste tires carry their own system under Title 17 of the Mississippi Code — municipal landfills must exclude whole tires, hauling fifty or more (or any amount for pay) requires an MDEQ waste tire hauler ID, and every county is required to run a waste tire collection program for residents and small generators. Neither item has any business in a roll-off, and both have a legal destination that costs you nothing to use.
We do not claim bans Mississippi has not written: there is no statewide yard-waste or e-waste landfill ban on the books that we could verify. Vegetation is an accepted rubbish category, and electronics are a name-it-on-the-call item.
Where metro loads actually go
Debris from our boxes routes by category through MDEQ-permitted facilities around the metro. The roster below is the active list for this market — useful context for what your load can contain, and for anyone weighing a small self-haul against a rental. MDEQ’s own advice applies either way: contact a facility before bringing waste.
| Type | Facility | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class I rubbish site | City of Jackson Class I Rubbish Facility | 6810 I-55 South Frontage Rd, Byram | City-owned; listed contact 601-373-5863 |
| Class I rubbish site | Faircloth Rubbish Landfill | 1312 Springridge Rd, Clinton | Faircloth Landfill, Inc. |
| Class I rubbish site | Madison South Rubbish Landfill | 2950 North County Line Rd, Ridgeland | Madison County |
| Class I rubbish site | Mt Helm Road Class I Rubbish Site | 495 Mt Helm Rd, Brandon | Southern Environmental Group Inc. |
| Municipal solid waste landfill | Little Dixie Landfill | 1716 N County Line Rd, Ridgeland | Republic Services company; (601) 982-9488; Mon–Fri 5:00 am–4:00 pm, Sat 6:00–11:00 am, closed Sunday |
| Municipal solid waste landfill | Canton Sanitary Landfill | Canton | Owned by the City of Canton |
| Transfer station | Jackson Transfer Station | 1450 Country Club Dr, Jackson | Waste Management of Mississippi |
| Transfer station | City of Pearl Transfer Station | 101 Landfill Rd, Pearl | City of Pearl |
Checked against the MDEQ active solid waste facility listing (October 2025), August 2026.
Dense material is a weight question, not a yes/no
Concrete, brick, dirt, and shingles are all acceptable material — the constraint is that the truck must haul the box legally, and dense debris hits that limit long before the container looks full. So dense loads are quoted into the 15-yard box at a set fill depth, kept separate from light debris, and kept clean. Mixed a little rubble into a renovation load? Fine. Planning a full slab demo? That is its own box. Call (601) 401-6530 with the material list and the split gets settled before delivery, not at the scale.
02 / FAQ
Material questions, answered.
The items people ask about most, with the state rule behind each answer.
Odd item in the pile?
Phone (601) 401-6530Name it before you load it and the answer is usually simple.Can bagged household garbage go in the roll-off?
Keep food and drink waste in your regular collection. Household garbage is prohibited at every Mississippi rubbish site, so it cannot ride in a box headed for the C&D stream. A cleanout box full of contents and furniture is fine; the kitchen trash bag is not.
What about an old refrigerator or window AC unit?
Stage it beside the box and name it on the call. Mississippi rubbish sites exclude refrigerators and air conditioners unless specifically approved, while other appliances are accepted once the motor is removed. The right answer depends on the unit, so ask before it goes over the wall.
Why can’t batteries and tires go in?
State law. Lead-acid batteries are banned from landfill disposal in Mississippi, and the retailer that sells you a new battery is required to accept the old one. Whole tires are excluded from municipal landfills, hauling 50 or more requires an MDEQ waste tire hauler ID, and every county must run a waste tire collection program for residents bringing fewer than ten a week.
Does dirt or old paint change the load?
Completely. Clean soil and rubble are quotable dense loads for the short box, but contaminated soils are prohibited at all rubbish sites — one fuel spill in the pile disqualifies it. Paint, paint buckets, and oil or chemical containers are prohibited outright, wet or dry, so set them aside and tell us what you have.