Central Missouri Landfill

Central Missouri Landfill just off Oak Grove Lane is the big dirt-and-grass site on the south side of Sedalia where city and commercial trucks dump final disposal loads. Local contractors and homeowners doing major cleanouts use it; expect a working, no-frills place rather than anything pretty. The scale is noticeable - long berms and flat tipping areas stretching across the property.

Drive to the entrance and slow down for the weigh scale and attendant booth; most people stop twice, once in and again on the way out since tipping fees are charged by weight. After the booth the road leads to paved and unpaved tipping pads and marked lanes for different types of loads, with large piles and compaction equipment visible from the drive. Commercial loads are accepted here, so there are often roll-off trucks and dump trailers waiting their turn. On busy weekends or spring clean-up days there can be a line to get onto the scale, and the working area smells like a typical landfill.