Garland County Landfill

Garland County Landfill is the county landfill just off Cedarglade Road in Hot Springs, used by residents and commercial haulers when trash needs to be buried rather than dropped at a transfer station. It's the kind of place local contractors, landscapers and households with big cleanup jobs head to. Expect a working landfill - not a recycling center or drop-off boutique - where loads are taken to the final disposal area.

Drive past an entrance booth and then cross a scale so the staff can weigh the truck - tipping fees are typically calculated by weight at facilities like this. Pull up to the unload area where trucks and pickups back into a pit or open area to dump; there are large compacted berms and cover soil piles nearby. The site looks industrial: heavy equipment, dirt roads, and active cells being filled. Traffic can be slow if several commercial trucks are there, so plan for a bit of waiting time.