268
Permit
$50-$100 typical
Public right-of-way (street/curb)
Permit required
Yes
Cost
$50-$100 typical
Max days
Variable
Authority
City of Dover Public Works Department (302-736-7025; Weyandt Hall, 5 E Reed St, Dover DE 19901).
Portal
cityofdover.com permit portal
Processing
3-5 business days
Special rules
**Right-of-Way Permit Public Works Department** (302-736-7025; Weyandt Hall, 5 E Reed St). **WCF Right of Way Permit Application** (cityofdover.gov). **Containers placed no earlier than 7:00 PM evening before collection day; removed to side/rear of structure no later than 8:00 PM day of collection**. **NO tires, concrete, hazardous, rock, trees, brush, scrap building materials, or construction/remodeling trash** — Call **Delaware Solid Waste 1-800-404-7080** for disposal locations. **City does NOT pick up tires** — see DSWA website. **System Operations Center after-hours 302-736-7086** (5pm-8am). **DPW Sanitation collects ~16,000 tons/year refuse** from **8,000+ residential + 600 commercial customers** to **Sandtown Landfill**. **Curbside Recycling**. **City Hall 15 Loockerman Plz**, 302-736-7005. **NO trash pickup** on holidays: New Year, MLK, President's, Good Friday, Memorial, Juneteenth, Independence, Labor, Veteran's, Thanksgiving + Friday after, Christmas. **DSWA 1102 Natural Minor air permits** — Division of Air Quality, State Street Commons 100 W. Water St, Dover. **DNREC** state regulator. **State Capital DE**. Kent County (county seat). **Dover Air Force Base (DAFB)** military demographic. **Dover International Speedway** ("Monster Mile"). **Delaware State University**. NOT Dover NH, NJ, OH, PA, TN.
Private property (driveway/yard)
Permit required
No
Cost
$0
Max days
HOA-dependent
Special rules
Military housing rules.
Prohibited items & penalties
State landfill bans
Delaware bans: Lead-acid batteries, used oil, whole tires, yard waste (with Cherry Island exception), electronics (e-waste ban 2010: TVs, computers, monitors, laptops, printers), mercury devices. Universal Recycling Law (2010).
Common prohibited
Hazardous waste, paints, oils, batteries, tires, electronics, refrigerants, asbestos, medical waste, propane, fluorescent bulbs
Max fine
Variable
VERIFIED Apr 2026 against cityofdover.gov Public Works + Sanitation + WCF ROW App + DNREC.
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