Taunton Sanitary Landfill

Taunton Sanitary Landfill is the big municipal dump on East Britannia Street that both residents and commercial haulers use when trash needs to be buried rather than recycled. It’s a true landfill - not a transfer station - so anything taken here is headed for final disposal. Locals swing by with construction debris, household junk that won’t fit curbside, and commercial loads when needed.

Drive into a gated entrance and there’s a scale house where vehicles are weighed; because tipping is handled by weight, expect to stop on the way out for a second weigh-in. The site is large, with compacted waste cells and dirt roads leading to drop areas rather than neat rows of bins; it looks like a working earth-moving site more than a recycling center. Recycling rules in Massachusetts matter here, so the facility will want materials separated and certain items are not accepted - bring loads already sorted. Weekends, especially during spring cleanup, can get backed up so lines and waiting are common.