Coffey County Landfill

Coffey County Landfill is the county dump out on 12th Lane SE by Burlington, where folks from town and nearby farms take household junk and bigger clean-up loads. It’s the working landfill - the place trash ends up buried - used by residents, local haulers, and contractors. Don’t expect anything fancy; it’s a practical, rural site for getting rid of large amounts of trash.

Pull up to an entrance area with a booth and a weigh scale; tipping fees are charged by weight so expect to be weighed. After the scale, traffic moves out to the active dumping area where trailers and trucks unload, and the lanes can be narrow. The surface is mostly dirt and gravel with piles of compacted refuse and cover soil, so it gets dusty in dry weather and messy after rain. County landfills typically accept both residential and commercial loads, though commercial haulers usually face different fee structures.