Northampton County Landfill

Northampton County Landfill is the county’s municipal landfill on Landfill Road in Jackson, used by residents and commercial haulers who need to bury household and business refuse. It’s a working landfill - big dirt piles, compactors, and active tipping areas - not a tidy transfer station or recycling center.

Drive up to a gated entrance and you'll see a scalehouse where vehicles are weighed; charges are based on weight so most people stop twice - once in and once out. Pull up to the tipping area when directed, unload at the active cell or pile, and then drive back across the scale for the final ticket. The site looks industrial: heavy equipment, gravel drives, and large mounds of compacted trash; recycling or drop-off bins, if present, are usually off to the side of the main flow. Commercial loads are handled there, and tipping fees follow the usual weight-based and commercial-rate structure rather than a flat per-vehicle fee.