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Plumb Thicket Landfill
Plumb Thicket Landfill, 440 NE 150th Road, Harper, 67058, Kansas
Plumb Thicket Landfill is the place most folks from Harper and the surrounding farms take bulky trash, construction debris and yard waste when it needs to be buried. Contractors and homeowners both use it; larger haulers stop through as well. It sits out on NE 150th Road a short drive northeast of town.
The approach is gravel and there’s typically an entrance booth and a scale-landfills like this use tipping fees, usually charged by weight or by load size. Pull up to the booth area, then follow the drive to the active dumping area and return over the scale on the way out. The site looks like graded dirt roads with high mounds of compacted material and heavy equipment working the face. Expect lines on weekend mornings and during spring cleanup season.
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Before You Go
- Keep loose material covered so stuff doesn’t blow out of the truck on the drive in; it saves time and hassle at the drop-off.
- Sort out recyclables, metal and bulky items before getting there so unloading is quicker and less back-and-forth.
- If bringing a commercial trailer or multiple loads, have trailer dimensions and load descriptions ready-it speeds the check-in and scale process.
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