Hastings Sanitary Landfill

A working municipal landfill on the south side of Hastings that mainly handles residential and commercial trucked loads from the surrounding farming area. Locals and haulers bring everything here to be buried, so expect a functional, no-frills site rather than a tidy transfer station. Trucks and farm trailers are common sights; this is where things end up for good.

Drive up to a small entrance booth and then over a scale - they charge by weight, so there’s usually a stop going in and another coming out. Large compacted berms and fresh dirt piles dominate the view, with heavy equipment moving material around. Pull into the tipping area when directed; commercial rigs share the lanes with pickups and utility trailers, and surfaces are often gravel or packed earth. Operations are straightforward: check in at the booth, get weighed, tip, and drive back over the scale.