THORNE BAY SOLID WASTE FACILITY
Solid Waste Facility is Open EVERY Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Saturday hours vary depending on the time of year. See the schedule below:
All Year (Jan-Dec)
- Thursday’s & Friday’s 9:00am – 4:00pm
Partial Year:
Saturday’s
- 10am – 2pm during winter months (October 1 – February 28)
- 9am – 4pm during Spring & Summer months (March 1 – September 30)
Garbage is picked up on Tuesday’s for all Residential and Commercial Accounts.
Dumpsters are picked up on a schedule of 1x/week or 2x/week.
Dumpsters on the 1x/week pickup are picked up on Friday’s.
Dumpsters on the 2x/Week Dumpster’s are picked up Tuesday’s and Friday’s.
Solid Waste will be CLOSED on the following Holidays
New Year’s Day January 1st
Martin Luther King Day Third Monday in January
President’s Day, As observed nationally
Seward’s Day, Last Monday in March
Memorial Day, Last Monday in May
Fourth of July, July 4th
Labor Day, First Monday in September
Alaska Day, As observed by the State of Alaska
Veteran’s Day, November 11th
Thanksgiving Day, fourth Thursday in November
Day after Thanksgiving
Half-day Christmas Eve, 12 p.m. of December 24th
Christmas Day, December 25th
Rate Schedule
- Commercial Dump Sales $0.10 / per pound
- Residential Dump Sales $0.10 / per pound
- Scrap Metal Fee $0.08 / per pound
- Tipping Fee $28.75
- Vehicle Disposal Fee $100 / Flat rate for Residents & $200 / Flat for NON Residents
- Residential Garbage Fee $41.00 / per month
- Residential Garbage Extra Can Charge $18.00 / per can
- Commercial Garbage 2 Cans $41.00 / per month
- Commercial Garbage Extra Can Charge $18.00 / per can
- Dumpster Rate 1 pickup a week $142.00 / per month
- Dumpster Rate 2 pickups a week $284.00 / per month