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Rush County Sanitary Landfill is the county landfill in La Crosse where household and commercial trash ends up buried. Locals from La Crosse and surrounding rural areas use it for larger loads that won’t fit in curbside pickup, and regional haulers bring commercial loads here as well.
Expect a working landfill setup: an entrance with a vehicle scale and an attendant booth, since tipping fees are charged by weight and loads are weighed on arrival and departure. Vehicles pull up onto the scale, get directed to the drop area, dump, then return to the scale to pay based on the net weight; residential and commercial loads are typically billed under different fee schedules. The site is an open, industrial yard-gravel drives, heavy equipment moving around, and piles or cells where material is buried and compacted.
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Before You Go
- Secure and tarp loose material before coming so nothing blows out while driving to the scale or around the site.
- Have ID and any needed documentation for commercial accounts handy; commercial loads are handled and billed differently than residential ones.
- Plan for slow times to avoid queues-weekends and spring cleanup periods tend to be busiest, and large trucks can cause backups on the entrance scale.
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