Western Plains Regional Landfill

Western Plains Regional Landfill is the large county/regional landfill just south of Garden City that handles household and commercial loads. Locals, haulers, and businesses drop off here when stuff needs to be buried rather than recycled or reused. The site is clearly industrial-big dirt cells, mounds, and heavy equipment moving about.

Drive up to an entrance booth and then across a scale; tipping fees are assessed (typically by weight or by load) so expect to stop on the way in and again on the way out. The laydown areas and working faces are wide open and dusty, with trucks lining up on busier days; commercial loads are accepted given this is a regional landfill. Recycling or drop-off bins are usually off to the side of the main traffic flow, and the tipping area sits beyond the active working face. Watch for large equipment and follow the traffic pattern-everything looks utilitarian, not like a neighborhood drop-off.