THORNE BAY SOLID WASTE FACILITY
Solid Waste Facility is Open EVERY Thursday, Friday and Saturday.Â
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