Eagle Ridge Sanitary Landfill

Eagle Ridge Sanitary Landfill sits off Hwy VV in Bowling Green and is where residents, contractors, and commercial haulers drop off trash to be buried. It’s a working landfill with trucks, trailers and roll-offs coming and going rather than a tidy recycling center. Look for a gated entrance and a scale house as the main landmarks.

Drive up to an entrance booth and cross a scale - tipping fees are typically based on the weight recorded there. After the weigh-in, vehicles are sent to dumping areas; the site has gravel roads, compacted berms and plenty of big equipment moving around. The footprint is large, so allow time to find the right unloading spot and to navigate between piles. Weekends and spring cleanup periods often bring waits and more traffic than on a weekday.