EREF 2023 at a glance
- Founding price: $99/mo flat, up to 3 trucks
- Your $49 deposit counts toward your first month
- Confirmation emailed to you after purchase
Your founding-member confirmation is emailed to you after purchase. Your $49 counts toward your first month and is fully refundable any time before you start. Refund policy
Average MSW landfill tipping fee by region (2023)
| EREF region | Avg tip fee ($/ton) | Change vs 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Northeast | $84.44 | +$8.52 |
| Pacific | $62.28 | -$6.74 |
| Midwest | $57.24 | -$4.78 |
| Mountains/Plains | $49.86 | -$0.98 |
| South Central | $45.25 | -$3.45 |
| Southeast | $43.18 | -$1.56 |
How to price around your tip fee
- Get your real rate. Call your landfill or transfer station; ask MSW vs C&D rates, minimums and surcharges (tires, mattresses, appliances).
- Price the included tons. Disposal built into a flat rate = included tons x tip fee. At the $56.80 average, 3 tons is $170; at $84.44 it is $253.
- Set overage above cost. Overage per ton = (tip fee + handling) / (1 - margin). Never set overage at your tip fee - you lose the handling and the truck time.
- Estimate heavy loads. EPA factors: roofing ~731 lbs/cu yd, concrete ~860, dirt ~929. Put heavy debris in smaller cans.
- Bill from the ticket. The certified scale ticket is your evidence; put its number on the invoice.
Turn your tip fee into a price
Builds a price from your own costs: truck time, disposal at your tip fee, container wear and a share of fixed overhead, then applies your target margin. Defaults are placeholders - replace them with your numbers.
- Founding price: $99/mo flat, up to 3 trucks
- Your $49 deposit counts toward your first month
- Confirmation emailed to you after purchase
Your founding-member confirmation is emailed to you after purchase. Your $49 counts toward your first month and is fully refundable any time before you start. Refund policy
Planning estimate only. Your real costs, local market prices and tip fees decide what you can charge. Not financial advice.
Get a printable price sheet (all 5 sizes)
Blank customer-facing price sheet for 10-40 yard containers, plus a print / save-as-PDF copy of your results above.
Software for roll-off operators
- Founding price: $99/mo flat, up to 3 trucks
- Your $49 deposit counts toward your first month
- Confirmation emailed to you after purchase
Your founding-member confirmation is emailed to you after purchase. Your $49 counts toward your first month and is fully refundable any time before you start. Refund policy
Frequently asked questions
What is the average landfill tipping fee?
$56.80 per ton unweighted ($57.63 ton-weighted) for US municipal solid waste landfills in 2023, per EREF.
Which region has the highest tipping fees?
The Northeast, averaging $84.44 per ton in EREF’s 2023 analysis. The Southeast was lowest at $43.18.
What is a transfer station fee?
The per-ton (or per-load) gate fee at a transfer station, where waste is consolidated before going to a landfill. It is set locally and often higher than landfill gate fees in the same area.
Are tipping fees by state available?
EREF publishes regional averages and a facility list. For your state, call the landfills and transfer stations you would actually use - the rate that matters is yours.
Sources
- EREF - Analysis of MSW Landfill Tipping Fees (2023 data) (accessed 2026-09-23)
- US EPA - Volume-to-Weight Conversion Factors for Solid Waste (April 2016) (accessed 2026-09-23)