Douglas County Demolition and Landfill

Douglas County Demolition and Landfill is the local landfill outside Alexandria where construction debris and household trash end up. Neighbors, contractors, and anyone cleaning out a garage or tearing down a shed are the typical users. It’s a county-sized landfill rather than a small drop-off, so expect a broad working site with heavy equipment moving around.

There’s usually an entrance booth and a scale-loads are billed by weight, so most people stop on the way in and again when they leave. Vehicles pull up to a tipping area where crews or operators direct you where to dump; the site is large and primarily dirt and gravel with piles and compacted cells spread out. Given Minnesota winters, parts of the site can be icy and snow-covered and there may be indoor drop-off options nearby at similar facilities for bad weather.