Landfill 33 Ltd

Landfill 33 Ltd is the county landfill out on S Willow in Effingham, used by both residents and haulers bringing trash for burial. It's the kind of place locals drop off big loads that don't fit in curbside cans. The setting is rural-big open cells and the usual rows of compacted earth and cover soil.

Drive up the access road and you'll see a scale house near the entrance where trucks stop to be weighed; landfills like this charge by weight, so plan for that second stop on the way out. Pull up to the tipping area and there is a clear spot to dump, with large piles and heavy equipment working the cells in the background. The site looks industrial rather than tidy: tire tracks, compactors and earth-moving gear, and berms separating active areas. Weekends and spring cleanup times tend to be busier, so lines can form at the scale booth.