Landfill

Defiance County Landfill

13207 Canal Road, Defiance, OH 43512

Before you go

  • Not accepted. It does not take asbestos beyond limited amounts/types (call for details).
  • How fees work. Fees are charged as a flat rate per load or vehicle. The posted rates are listed under Fees.
  • Good to know. Serves both waste haulers and individual customers.

At the gate

Type Landfill
Address 13207 Canal Road, Defiance, OH 43512
County Defiance County
Phone 419-784-2844
Website www.defiance-county.com/landfill/index.php
Last checked Oct 23, 2026

Hours

Mon 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tue 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wed 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thu 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Fri 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sat 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Winter weekday hours (October-March) stored; summer (April-September) weekdays open 7:30 AM

Accepted materials

Accepted materials solid waste, construction and demolition debris

Fees

Tipping fee Residential hand-unload: $1.50 per 30-gal bag (9 or fewer), car trunk $7, minivan/small pickup (2 cu yd) $14, full-size pickup (3 cu yd) $21, trailers $7/cu yd; car/pickup tires $4 ($5 on rim); untarped loads +$20; clean fill, concrete, asphalt, stone free
Fee schedule Operator's fee page

Facility facts

Ownership Public
Owner Defiance County Board of Commissioners, OH
Operational status Open
Waste types accepted (per permit) MSW
Year opened 1969
Planned closure year 2048
Composting on site No
Registry details (14)

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

Current area (acres) 69.7
Design capacity (tons) 9,217,718
Waste in place (tons) 4,845,200
Waste-in-place year 2022
Annual waste accepted (tons) 189,972
Annual waste figure year 2022
Landfill gas collection system No
Landfill gas energy project No
EPA GHGRP ID 1001101
EPA LMOP landfill ID 12206
Permit number MSWL018764
Ohio epa facility type Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
Permit status Issued
License expires 2026-12-31

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Hours
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Sources: epa.gov (facility record, phone, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) ; geo.epa.ohio.gov (facility record, phone, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) ; defiance-county.com (hours, phone, website, accepted materials and facility facts; fetched Oct 23, 2026) ; defiance-county.com (website and fees; fetched Oct 23, 2026) . Registry figures are as of Dec 3, 2025. Facility details were last checked on Oct 23, 2026.