Waste Management - Burnsville Sanitary Landfill

Burnsville Sanitary Landfill is the large municipal landfill on Cliff Road that residents and businesses use when other drop-off options won’t take their load. Big trucks and pickup loads both show up here, and it’s the final spot where trash gets buried rather than recycled or composted. Folks from around Burnsville and nearby suburbs come here for larger or mixed loads.

Drive up to a scalehouse where vehicles are weighed; tipping fees are charged based on weight, so expect a return trip across the scale after unloading. The site is expansive with open tipping areas and staged piles of cover material; visual landmarks are the scale, an entrance booth, and long access drives. Weekends and spring cleanup times tend to be busiest and lines can form at the booth or scale. In Minnesota winters many facilities nearby offer indoor drop-off options for cold-weather days, though availability varies by site.