Jamestown Landfill

Jamestown Landfill sits out on 35th St SE and is what locals use when stuff won’t fit in the curbside bin. The state Department of Environmental Quality oversees solid waste in North Dakota, and this is one of the regional landfills people from Jamestown and surrounding farms drive to. Winters can slow things down, so expect it to feel different in January than in July.

There’s a small office/booth near the entrance and a scale - vehicles are usually weighed, so plan on stopping more than once. The site is large and mostly dirt and gravel roads with big piles and open cells; trailers and commercial trucks are common, so give them room to maneuver. Traffic backs up on weekends and during spring cleanup, and the access road can get rutted or icy in cold weather. Drop-off spots are spread out, so follow the signs and the flow of traffic rather than trying to cut through.