Steele County Sanitary Landfill

Steele County Sanitary Landfill on SE 64th Avenue in Blooming Prairie is the county landfill where residents, farms and local businesses bring trash that’s going to be buried. It’s used for big cleanouts as much as routine hauls, and it feels like a working site rather than a tidy transfer center.

Expect a gravel drive with a scale/entrance booth area common to county landfills; tipping fees are charged (often calculated by weight at places like this), so plan for a brief stop before and after dumping. The site is open, with earth mounds, gravel roads and active tipping areas where trucks and pickups pull up to dump. Commercial loads are typically accepted at a sanitary landfill, and larger trucks will be directed to the appropriate dumping area. Weather shows on the site-dry spells get dusty, wet spells get muddy-so dress and drive accordingly.