Construction Debris: What You Can (and Can't) Take to the Dump
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Read more →Rush County Landfill, 1125 CR 270, Rush Center, 67575, Kansas
Rush County Landfill is the county dump at 1125 CR 270 in Rush Center, listed for the La Crosse/Rush County area. Folks from households and local haulers bring everything that needs burying here. It’s a working, rural landfill - not a tidy transfer station or recycling center.
A small entrance booth and a scale are part of the setup, so plan on stopping to be weighed; tipping fees are typically charged by weight with a minimum fee at facilities like this. Pull up to the booth area and then follow the access road out to the disposal cell or pit where trucks and pickups unload. The site looks basic: dirt roads, piles or cells, and heavy equipment moving material, so expect dust in dry weather and mud after rain. Weekends and spring cleanup times often have the longest lines.
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