Buckhead Mesa Landfill

A working landfill out by Payson, the Buckhead Mesa Landfill is where local trash ends up when the curbside truck or a private hauler has nowhere else to go. Neighbors, landscapers and commercial haulers all use it - it’s the kind of place folks bring full loads to bury and move on with their day.

Expect a fairly industrial, dusty site with large open cells and heavy equipment moving about; it looks like a big dirt operation rather than a tidy transfer station. There’s usually an entrance area with a booth and a scale somewhere near the gate, so vehicles are weighed and tipping fees are charged by weight or by vehicle type. Pull up slowly, follow the flow of trucks, and be prepared to stop for instructions at the booth. Weekends and spring cleanup times get busy, so lines can form and it can be noisy from compactors and loaders.