Ironwood Municipal Solid Waste Landfill

Small-town landfill just outside Florence that handles municipal solid waste for the area. People from households and local businesses use it when curbside pickup won’t cut it or for large cleanouts. It’s the kind of place where trucks come and go, and the desert setting is obvious.

Drive up to a single entrance with a check-in/scale booth visible from the road; vehicles are weighed so expect to stop twice. The site is open dirt and compacted cover material with working faces and piles in the distance, not a paved, tidy transfer station. Commercial loads are commonly accepted at municipal landfills and charges are generally handled as tipping fees based on weight. Weekends and spring cleanup times tend to be busier, and dust, sun and wind are part of the experience in Arizona’s dry climate.