Baton Rouge City N Landfill

A working landfill outside Zachary where household and commercial trash ends up buried. Locals and small haulers use it for final disposal; it’s the kind of place people only go when they’ve got a truck or a trailer full to get rid of. It sits on Samuels Road and looks like a big, active dirt-and-gravel operation rather than a tidy transfer station.

Drive up to an entrance area with a booth and a scale - loads are typically charged by weight or volume at places like this, so plan on stopping twice. The site is large, with active cells and heavy equipment moving around; there’s usually a clear traffic flow for dumping and exiting. Because Louisiana landfills deal with high-moisture waste and storm seasons, parts of the site can be muddy after rain and there are wet-weather protocols in place. Weekends and seasonal cleanups bring lines, and commercial trucks come through regularly alongside residential vehicles.