Northern Plains Regional Landfill

Northern Plains Regional Landfill sits out on 420th Avenue in Graettinger and handles the area's household and construction trash. Neighbors, local haulers and contractors all stop there - it's the large, open site where refuse gets buried. From the road it looks spread out, with dirt access lanes and working piles in view.

There’s a small entrance booth and a weigh scale; vehicles are weighed in and weighed out because tipping fees are charged by weight at landfills like this. The active dumping area is out on a working face, so expect dust on dry days and mud when it’s wet. Pickup trucks and larger haul rigs share the approach, so take it slow when backing a trailer in. Weekends and spring clean-up times can get backed up, particularly when people are dropping bulky items.