My wife and I just closed on our home here in Peoria. The previous homeowners were snowbirds. I'm guessing they did not want their backyard overrun with weeds. On top of the native soil in the backyard, they laid down a few sheets of thick black plastic. On top of that plastic sheeting, they laid down 3" - 6" of brown gravel. I contacted a couple contractors and hauling companies who wanted anywhere from $900 to $2,800 to remove the gravel + a dump fee. F that! Now that my wife and I came to the conclusion that we not only don't have $2,800 lying around at our disposal but even if we did - we certainly wouldn't be paying someone else to haul out this gravel for us. So... now that we decided we were going to commit ourselves to this kind of manual labor - where in the hell are we gonna dump all this fricken gravel?! I called the City of Peoria who suggested I call the City of Glendale and talk to their landfill. So I called their landfill and the ady who answered said - we could take it for you, but why not go to Dirt 101? It's closer to you AND it's cheaper! Dirt 101, you say? ...never heard of 'em. So I looked them up and called their number. The nice woman who answered said - of course we'll take it! $15 for as much as you can squeeze into the bed of your truck! SOLD! So my wife and I put ourselves through the ringer and loaded up these totes by hand in the backyard. Since we don't have a small bobcat or skid steer, that meant shoveling each tote and hauling it out to the truck... by hand. ughhhh. Needless to say, it has been a long morning. Fast forward....so Dirt 101 is conveniently located right on Northern Ave. just a couple of miles off the 101. You can't miss it. There is a large sign right at the gated entrance that says DIRT 101. It's also more or less across the street from the landfill / recycling area. So, you pull up to the entrance, cough up your 15 bucks and the woman points you were to go. I owe them an enormous apology because I misinterpreted her first set of directions for me. I ended up dumping the first load near the concrete section much sooner than Area # 1 as I was told. Ughhh... sorry everyone! So we repeated the process and headed out for our second load when a nice gentleman saw us and corrected us. It is sort of confusing as you're essentially surrounded by piles of dirt, asphalt, gravel and concrete. So once he showed me where we SHOULD be dumping our load of gravel - we were on the straight and narrow. So to everyone at Dirt 101 - I apologize for dumping my first load in the incorrect area! We are about a third of the way done and will definitely be back to Dirt 101. I would highly highly highly recommend them for all your material recycling needs. DO NOT dump your shit out in our deserts!! DO NOT destroy the native habitats! Dirt 101 is an awesome business with friendly people who will gladly take your materials for a nominal fee. I would not hesitate to recommend them to my family, friends or fellow Yelp'ers! read more

Dirt 101 - Truck bed full of gravel ready to dump! - Recycling Center Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

Always very nice and polite workers and a great service they provide! Absolutely can't beat the price and convince of dirt 101!

Great company offering a great service for a good price and no nonsense communication. Unlike the Glendale city landfill where you get different answers depending on who you talk to, this company has it down. Pull in with your load. Pay the polite employee and dump your dirt, etc. in and out, no hassle. No wait. Was an absolute joy to not struggle to get rid of yard/construction waste. Yay! Thx Dirt 101. read more

they are definitely the best place to go for recyclable dirt, concrete rocks, etc. I highly recommend this place, the staff is excellent friendly and helpful. Great service, great people, wouldn't go anywhere else. Thank you,dirt 101. read more

This place is amazing! I previously went to the glendale dump just one street over and spent $49 for a load of dirt. Not to mention I'm a Avondale resident and I get a whopping $3 discount. My beautiful wife told me about a place called Dirt 101 that just took dirt for a lower price. Well folks that lower price is $15 for any size load. That's a $34 savings, not to mention the 45 minutes your gonna waste at the dump in line. This place has no line, people that work there are friendly, you wont leave this place with nails in your tires. If you have dirt you need to get rid of this is your place. The Glendale dump is a huge joke. Thank you Dirt 101! read more

Great place to dump inert material! It has been very convenient for me as a contractor. Also very inexpensive. I would definitely recommend this place. read more

Close to the 101 on Northern ave. Currently $15 for a pickup truck full. They were busy but only had to wait about 1 minute to drop off. Way less than going to the dump. They only take concrete, rock, dirt, etc. No trash. It was nice they are open on sat because most people work during the week! read more

I was here today, 1st time in my life ( was recommended to go there) and I had a horrible experience!! Bad attitude, they have no manners, worse customer service I ever had to deal with! read more