Omaha Dump and Drop-Off Fees
What it costs to drop off waste in Omaha, opening hours, what you need to bring, and what they will turn away.
Before you load the car: every route out of Omaha compared
Driving it yourself is the only route that costs you a trip. Here is what each of the others asks instead — the cap, the condition, and what simply will not be accepted.
| Route | What it costs | How much it takes | The condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| River City Transfer | Omaha does not run its own site. It holds a contract with River City Transfer that gets city residents a subsidised price, capped at four subsidised loads a calendar year; the subsidised rate itself is not published, and tires and yard waste never qualify for it. Anyone living outside the city limits pays the full cost of disposal. | — | — |
| Hire a hauler | You pay — quotes come from local companies bidding against each other. | No item cap and no wrapping, residency or vehicle rule. | They carry it out; nothing has to reach the curb under its own steam. |
What a trip to River City Transfer actually costs you
- What it costs
- Omaha does not run its own site. It holds a contract with River City Transfer that gets city residents a subsidised price, capped at four subsidised loads a calendar year; the subsidised rate itself is not published, and tires and yard waste never qualify for it. Anyone living outside the city limits pays the full cost of disposal.
- Opening hours
- From Easter to Thanksgiving, Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. From Thanksgiving to Easter, Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Or have someone take it
City routes are cheap but slow, and they all assume you can get the item to the curb yourself. If it is upstairs, if it is heavy, or if you need it gone this week, a local pro is the faster answer.
Post the job free, and local pros in Omaha bid on it. You pick the offer you like and pay your pro directly — JunkerClub takes no cut of the price.
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What people actually pay — measured, not estimated
And a flat rate is only one company's number. When we put one real job out to bid, 12 local pros priced the same pile from the same photos: $225 to $1,250, median $525. Nobody else publishes this, because nobody else runs the auction.
Drop-off sites in Omaha — common questions
Does it cost anything to drop a mattress off in Omaha?
Omaha does not run its own site. It holds a contract with River City Transfer that gets city residents a subsidised price, capped at four subsidised loads a calendar year; the subsidised rate itself is not published, and tires and yard waste never qualify for it. Anyone living outside the city limits pays the full cost of disposal.
When is the Omaha drop-off site open?
From Easter to Thanksgiving, Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. From Thanksgiving to Easter, Monday to Friday 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Where this comes from
Checked against official sources on 2026-09-16. City rules change — if something here does not match, the city page wins.
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