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Dakota Landfill in Gwinner is the regional burial site where bulky household junk, construction debris and haulers' loads end up. Locals, contractors and county trucks use it when there’s too much for curbside pickup, and it feels like a proper working dump rather than a tidy recycling center.
There’s a scale on the drive in so vehicles are weighed - tipping fees are charged by weight, meaning most trucks stop twice (in and out). A small entrance booth handles check-in and payment after the scale. The site is large and rough: gravel roads, dirt mounds, big equipment moving around and open dumping faces where trucks back in. Because it’s a regional landfill, it commonly takes commercial loads as well as residential trucks, and winter conditions can make the access roads icy or slow.
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Before You Go
- Tie down loose material and cover loads; loose trash blowing out on the road makes the whole stop take longer.
- Know your truck’s empty weight or have it written down so estimating the scale charge is quicker once weighed.
- Expect slowdowns during spring clean-up and weekends, and allow extra time in winter when roads and tipping areas can be slick.
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