Main Landfill
3127 N Iron Springs Rd
Cedar City, UT 84720
(opens in a new tab)Hours
- Businesses: Mon–Sat 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Residents: Mon–Sat 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- All customers must be unloaded and out by 6:00 PM
- Closed Sundays and all major holidays
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Solid Waste
Locations, hours, accepted waste, fees, payments, and holiday pickup information.
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Locations
For billing and residential trash collection questions, contact the Clerk’s office.
Secondary Landfill
588 S 1200 W, Parowan UT 84761
(1 mile south of Parowan on Old Highway 91)
(opens in a new tab)Hours
- 1st & 3rd Saturday: Open (Wed–Sat 8 AM – 6 PM that week)
- 2nd, 4th & 5th Saturday: Closed (Tue–Fri 8 AM – 6 PM that week)
- All customers must be unloaded and out by 6:00 PM
- Closed Sundays and all major holidays
Delinquent accounts
- Accounts delinquent on the first day of the billing cycle are issued a $5 late fee.
- Accounts delinquent from 3rd & 4th Quarter (previous year) and/or 1st & 2nd Quarter (current year) will be attached to Property Taxes on Sept 15, with an additional $25.00 attachment fee.
Ways to pay
- Online at Iron County Utility Billing
- Mail a check (note account number) to PO Box 429, Parowan, UT 84761
- Call 435-477-8343 or 435-477-8345 to pay by card (3% merchant fee)
Common questions
- What waste is accepted
- Asbestos
- Refrigerators or freezers
- Tires
- Rules for residential customers
- Recycling and mulch
General information
Attention
- All loads must be covered and secured.
- Propane/oxygen tanks: Tanks must have the valve removed before entering the landfill.
- Unincorporated Iron County residents: If your pickup day falls on a holiday, place your can out the following business day.
- Free to residential customers (up to 500 lbs/month) to dispose of mattresses, couches, etc. at the county landfill. Fines apply for illegal dumping.
All asbestos loads need to be scheduled through Iron County Landfill prior to disposal.
What type of waste is accepted?
Cedar landfill accepts all wastes except hazardous wastes (batteries, pesticides, oil, etc.) or liquid wastes (paint, oil, etc.).
Parowan landfill does not accept business/commercial waste except construction and yard waste.
Refrigerators or freezers: Any appliance/equipment that has ever contained Freon is accepted for $10 per unit (regardless of current status).
Tires: Up to 12 non-commercial tires per resident for $4.00 each. Tires with rims and tires over 24.5″ are not accepted. No business tires accepted.
All fees are per ton using the Iron County State Certified Scales. A two-week notice is required for all asbestos-related material.
Friable asbestos
- Pipe insulation
- Blown on insulation
- Packing/roping
- Boiler casing
- Plaster
- Duct insulation
- In county: $500
- Out of county: $750
- Minimum fee: $300
Non-friable asbestos
- V.A.T./mastic
- Brick
- Roofing/tile
- Soils
- Utility piping
- Transite
- Lab countertops
- In county: $65
- Out of county: $100
- Minimum fee: $50
Demolition debris containing asbestos fee
- In county: $500
- Out of county: $750
Recycling
We recycle metal and green-waste (trees/trimmings, Christmas trees, bushes).
Mulch
Ground green waste is sold for $35.00 per loader bucket or $35 per ton and is loaded by landfill staff.
Fees & payments
Residents of Iron County can dispose of reasonable amounts of household residential waste and yard debris from their own residence at no charge (e.g., pickup or pickup + small trailer). Anything beyond household/yard debris, or delivered in a commercial vehicle, will be charged per the fees below.
The landfill uses a tonnage-based system. A copy of all weigh tickets is provided as customers cross the scales.
| Class | Fee |
|---|---|
| Class I Landfill – MSW | $22.00 a ton |
| Mixed Loads – Class I | $22.00 a ton |
| Class IV-b Landfill (clean loads only; acceptable waste listed below) | $22.00 a ton |
| Camp Trailers, Campers and Boats | $22.00 a ton |
| Large Dead Animals | $22.00 a ton |
| Uncovered/Uncontained Loads | Residential: $10.00 |
| Uncovered/Uncontained Loads (Commercial) | Commercial: $25.00 |
| Special Handling Fee (small demands) | $25.00 |
| Special Handling Fee (large demands) | $50.00 |
| Tires under 24″ (no commercial tires) | $4.00 each |
| Pickup/Small single-axle trailer ≤ 500 lbs | $5.00 C&D/Business |
| All other vehicles | Weighed and charged at the above fees |
Scale House / Office: 435-865-7015 (Mon–Sat 8:00 AM–5:30 PM)
Class I Landfill hours: Mon–Sat 8:00 AM–5:30 PM
Class IV-b Landfill hours: Mon–Sat 8:00 AM–5:30 PM
Out of county waste (Double fee for waste type/disposal area.)
Allowed in Class IV-b landfills: construction wastes (including packaging, empty paint cans/caulking/sealers with ≤10% product), demolition wastes (furnaces, pipes, ducting, water heaters; remove furniture/other non-structural items), untreated wood (including pallets), crates, asphalt from roads and surfaces.
Prohibited from Class IV-b landfills
Household Waste, Contaminated Soils, Friable Asbestos, Tanks, Railroad Ties, Cardboard not from construction/demolition, Furniture, Metal not from construction/demolition, Electronics, Treated Lumber, Tires, Dead Animals
Business name and container location must be disclosed to the scale attendant during weighing/ticket generation. Prohibited waste found in the wrong area must be reloaded and removed to the appropriate disposal area by the delivering vehicle.
Loads containing hazardous substances are not accepted. The entire load will be rejected, reloaded, and DEQ notified.
Holiday trash pickup — 2026
The landfill will be closed and there will be no pickup on these dates.
If your regular scheduled day falls on a holiday, see the pickup day below.
Please have your can at the street by 7:00 a.m. on your pickup day.
| Holiday | Closed (regular day) | Pickup day |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial Day | Monday — May 25, 2026 | Tuesday — May 26, 2026 |
| Independence Day | Landfill closed Saturday July 4th 2026 | |
| Pioneer Day | Landfill closed Saturday July 24th 2026 | |
| Labor Day | Monday — September 7, 2026 | Tuesday — September 8, 2026 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday — November 26, 2026 | Wednesday — November 25, 2026 |
| Christmas Eve | Thursday — December 24, 2026 | Thursday — December 24, 2026 |
| Christmas Day | Landfill closed Saturday December 25th 2026 | |
| New Year's Day | Landfill closed Saturday January 1st 2027 |