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Turnkey Landfill is the big burying spot out on Rochester Neck Road that most haulers and towns use when their transfer trucks are full. Locals and commercial drivers both drop loads here; it’s the place trash ends up when nothing else will take it.
Drive in past a small entrance booth and then up onto a scale - they charge by weight, so expect to stop twice, in and out. The site looks like a working quarry with compacted rows of soil and cover, trucks and dumpsters moving around, and a long slope where loads get emptied. Commercial rigs are common, and tipping fees are set by weight/tonnage rather than by bag, so larger loads cost more overall. Weekends and spring cleanup times can be busy, with a line of trucks waiting to get on the scale.
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Before You Go
- Have your load secured and tarp ready; wind on the neck road can blow lighter stuff out of trucks during the drive in.
- Bring paperwork for commercial loads if applicable - haulers often need permits or manifests from their town or company.
- Expect to pull forward after the initial weigh-in so the scale operator can record the outbound weight before you leave.
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