Waste Management - Hastings Landfill

This is the Hastings Landfill run by Waste Management, the big hill of trash just off M-43 that farmers, contractors and homeowners use when their pickup or trailer is full. Locals bring anything from yard cleanup bags to construction debris - it’s the final burial spot for things that can’t be recycled or returned. The place sees both residential and commercial traffic.

There’s a scale house at the entrance where vehicles stop to be weighed, so expect to pull up and wait briefly before being waved on. A small booth handles the initial check-in and directions toward the active tipping face; after dumping, trucks go back over the scale to record the outbound weight since tipping fees are weight-based. The site is large and mostly open dirt and compacted trash berms, with clearly cut drive lanes; recycling or special material drop-offs are typically grouped off to the side. Weekends and spring cleanup days tend to be the busiest, so lines can form at the gate.