Koochiching County Landfill

Koochiching County Landfill is the county landfill serving International Falls and surrounding areas. Locals and small haulers bring household and commercial trash here; it’s the final place where things get buried rather than recycled or composted. Winters can change how people use it, so expect conditions to be different in January than in July.

Drive up to a scalehouse and be prepared to stop twice if they use a scale for ticketing-landfills of this size typically charge by weight. There’s usually a clearly marked entrance and a place to pull over at the booth to check in before heading to the tipping area. The site is mostly open ground and working cells of compacted soil and trash, with heavy equipment moving around; visibility can be limited on cloudy or snowy days. Recycling or indoor drop-off spaces are common in Minnesota facilities nearby, but this is primarily where material is buried rather than processed.