Waste Management - Waters Landfill

Waste Management - Waters Landfill is the local burial site for municipal and commercial trash near Frederic, Michigan. Neighbors and small haulers use it for loads that need final disposal; it's a large, working landfill rather than a drop-off recycling center.

Drive up the access road to a gatehouse where vehicles are checked and routed; there’s a scale to drive over so trucks are charged by weight, which means stopping twice if coming in loaded. The tipping face and piles of cover material are obvious from the public areas, and commercial trucks usually get directed to larger drop spots while smaller rigs and pickups pull to the side. The recycling containers (when present at landfills) and any bottle/can returns are typically separate from the main disposal area, so don’t expect one-stop sorting at the burial site.