Elk River Landfill

Elk River Landfill is the regional landfill on Hwy. 169 NW that people from Elk River and nearby towns use when household or commercial trash needs to be buried. It's the kind of place drivers bring full pickup loads, trailers, or roll-offs rather than small curbside bags. Expect a working-site feel rather than a tidy drop-off center.

There's a scale house and an entrance booth where vehicles stop to be weighed, since tipping fees are charged by weight at facilities like this. Drive up to the scale first, then follow the traffic flow to the active cell or unloading pad; the site is large with dirt roads and compacted areas. Visual cues matter here-look for piles of cover soil, heavy equipment moving around, and staging areas for trucks. In winter the lot can get icy and snowbanks are common, and some sites in Minnesota have indoor options nearby for bad weather.