RCS Landfill

RCS Landfill on Crystal Lake Road in Jerseyville is where residential and larger hauls end up when there’s nowhere else to take them. Folks from around the area and commercial haulers use it; landfills of this size commonly charge tipping fees by weight and often handle commercial loads. Expect a working, no-frills site rather than anything tidy or landscaped.

There’s a yard booth and a scale near the entrance, so drivers usually pull up, get weighed, then are sent on to a dumping area and weighed again on the way out. The site is big and mostly dirt - heavy equipment moves around and there are mounded cells where material gets buried. Lines form, especially on weekends and during spring cleanups, so traffic can back up at the gate. Bring something to cover your load and be ready to maneuver a truck or trailer over uneven ground.