Waste Management - Milam Landfill

Milam Landfill in East St. Louis is the local landfill where loads get buried rather than sorted. Truck drivers and contractors use it alongside residents hauling big loads, and it’s a fairly large operation sitting off Madison Road. Expect a working, industrial site rather than anything tidy or pretty.

Drive up to an entrance booth and then across a scale that records the truck weight; tipping fees are charged by weight at landfills of this type, so there’s usually a weigh-in and weigh-out. After the scale, traffic lanes lead to the active tipping area where trucks back up and dump; the site is mostly compacted earth, gravel, and heavy equipment moving about. Lines can form, especially on weekends or during seasonal cleanups, and the whole place can be dusty or muddy depending on the weather.