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Sanitary Landfill on Palmer Road is Clarksdale’s local burial site for municipal and commercial trash. Neighbors with pickup loads and larger haulers both end up here when things need to be buried rather than recycled. It’s a working landfill, not a drop-off recycling center.
Drive past an entrance booth and cross a scale - landfills of this type charge by weight, so expect to stop again on the way out. After the scale, follow gravel roads up to the active dumping area where you’ll see big mounds and heavy equipment moving around. Pull up to the tipping area, dump the load, then return to the scale to be weighed out; commercial trucks can slow the line. The site is dusty and can be smelly at times, and weekends (especially spring cleanup) tend to be the busiest.
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Before You Go
- Secure and tarp loose material before leaving home so nothing blows out on the drive and unloading goes faster.
- Try to avoid weekend mornings and peak spring-cleanup days if possible - lines build up with pickups and commercial trucks.
- Wear sturdy shoes and gloves, take it slow on the gravel, and be prepared to maneuver around larger trucks and equipment.
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