Landfill

Brownsville Municipal Landfill

9000 FM 802, Brownsville, TX 78521

Before you go

Who can use it. No charge for accepted waste for customers paying for BFI collection through P.U.B. (bring the P.U.B. statement); four tires free with a verified account.
Not accepted. It does not take hazardous wastes, car or truck batteries, Class 1 industrial waste, closed drums, explosives, hot loads, liquids, oil, oil filters, PCBs and wet paint.
How fees work. Fees are charged by weight (per ton). The posted rates are listed under Fees.

At the gate

Type	Landfill
Address	9000 FM 802, Brownsville, TX 78521
County	Cameron County
Website	www.brownsvilletx.gov/646/Landfill
Last checked	Oct 23, 2026

Hours

Mon	7:00 AM – 3:45 PM
Tue	7:00 AM – 3:45 PM
Wed	7:00 AM – 3:45 PM
Thu	7:00 AM – 3:45 PM
Fri	7:00 AM – 3:45 PM
Sat	7:00 AM – 3:45 PM

Holiday hours vary. Gates often close to new loads 15–30 minutes before posted closing.

Accepted materials

Accepted materials	normal household waste, old furniture and bedding, refrigerators and A/C (with refrigerant-evacuation certification), stoves, washers/dryers, yard waste (grass, leaves, branches, trunks), construction, renovation and demolition waste (regular fees)

Fees

Tipping fee	Inside city limits: $9.73 (1-300 lb), $16.22 (301-1,000 lb), $22.71 (1,001-1,999 lb), $32.45/ton; outside city limits: $17.31, $27.04, $35.69, $45.43/ton

Facility facts

Ownership	Public
Owner	City of Brownsville, TX
Operational status	Open
Waste types accepted (per permit)	MSW
Year opened	1979
Planned closure year	2050
Composting on site	Yes

Registry details (15)

Figures and identifiers as published in the EPA and state permit registries cited below.

Current area (acres)	130
Design area (acres)	130
Design capacity (tons)	21,663,707
Waste in place (tons)	7,399,477
Waste-in-place year	2022
Annual waste accepted (tons)	408,521
Annual waste figure year	2022
Landfill gas collection system	Yes
Landfill gas energy project	No
EPA GHGRP ID	1004884
EPA LMOP landfill ID	12207
Permit number	1273A
TCEQ facility type code	1
Permit status	Issued
TCEQ regulated entity	RN102975026

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Sources: epa.gov (facility record, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) ; brownsvilletx.gov (hours, website, fees and residency rule; fetched Oct 23, 2026) ; brownsvilletx.gov (accepted materials; fetched Oct 23, 2026) ; brownsvilletx.gov (accepted materials; fetched Oct 23, 2026) ; tceq.texas.gov (facility record, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) . Registry figures are as of Oct 16, 2026. Facility details were last checked on Oct 23, 2026.