The Trash on Trash

Jeff Davis County does not provide garbage pickup or dumpster service. Everyone in DMR must drive their refuse to the Fort Davis in-town Receiving Station and pay fees, OR pay for their own private dumpster service. The dumpsters in DMR (as well as any dumpsters you see in town) are all privately paid for and are not for public or "community" use. Illegally using a dumpster that you don't pay to use is considered theft of service and if caught can result in legal action.

Don't be that person who dumps trash into a random dumpster you don't pay for or have permission to use, it is not only rude, if the owner of that dumpster finds out who you are, they can take legal action against you.

West Texas Disposal Systems in Alpine (and possibly Duncan Disposal) can provide private dumpster service. Garbage pick ups are usually every Monday, and although the monthly charge is the best in years, the cost remains close to $150 per month for 1 dumpster (that price is subject to change, and it also depends on what size dumpster you choose and the frequency of pickup). If you'd like to share use of an existing private dumpster in DMR, that is the most economical way to have a dumpster in the DMR.

For now, there isn't a specific person keeping up with dumpster sharing availability, the best thing to do is go to the DMR Facebook page (join if you aren't already a member) and ask there. The office manager does not have a list of available dumpster openings.

Receiving & Recycling Station

There is no phone at the county's station, and since the station operates on a first-come-first-serve basis you may want to check in with manager Dustin Barr onsite prior to hauling large loads. The standard fee for yard-loads is currently $25.00/YD (subject to change). But there are special disposal fees and items which cannot be accepted (tires, paint or chemicals or such containers, metal fencing, concrete, rock, etc.).

https://www.jeffdaviscounty.texas.gov/upload/common/2021/Receiving%20Station%20Web%20Info.pdf

Remember, Recycling is FREE and there's a new access drive. Cardboard, glass, and metal must be separated and placed in designated containers. But numerous mixed materials can be placed in the compactor without sorting: aluminum & tin cans, plastics 1-7, pasteboard (cereal/product packaging), and all kinds of paper (office, newspaper, magazines). ALL RECYCLABLE CONTAINERS MUST BE EMPTY.

State regulations prohibit dumping anything on the ground (only brush at the community Brush Pile is allowed). We can be held liable by State Law for any illegal dumping which means all of us could wind up paying for fines. Dumping costs YOU money. Formal, written reports of illegal dumping addressed to the DMPOA, Inc. are encouraged.

Illegal Dumping