Hyland Landfill

Hyland Landfill on Herdman Road in Angelica is the local spot where area residents and haulers take trash to be buried. New York's DEC oversees waste management statewide, and upstate towns like this one tend to use landfills rather than transfer stations.

This is a working landfill, so expect a drive up to a weigh scale and a small entrance booth before getting to the active tipping area. Vehicles usually pull up, unload at the face, then stop again to be weighed out since tipping fees are typically charged by weight. Commercial loads commonly face different fee structures and municipal permit requirements, so hauling paperwork is often part of the process. The site looks industrial - graded roads, piles of cover material, and heavy equipment moving about - and lines can form on weekends and during spring cleanup season.