Ford County Landfill

A working county landfill on the west side of Dodge City, used by locals, contractors and haulers from around Ford County. Big, open cells and heavy equipment are the main sights; this is where trash ends up buried rather than dropped off at a small transfer site. People come with everything from a pickup load of household junk to full commercial trucks.

Drive up to a simple entrance area with a weigh scale and an attendant booth nearby; loads are weighed so expect to stop twice if traffic is light. The site itself is mostly wide dirt roads, piles of compacted material and large machines moving trash - not a tidy neighborhood transfer station. Pull up where instructed, watch for big trucks backing up, then follow the crew’s directions for where to dump. Because it’s a regional landfill, commercial deliveries are common and the place handles larger loads than a city drop-off.