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American Environmental Landfill in Sand Springs is the local landfill where residential and commercial haulers bring material to be buried. It’s the kind of place truckers, contractors and homeowners dropping off big cleanups use when there’s no other option. Located on 177th W Ave, it handles larger volumes typical of a municipal-area landfill in Oklahoma.
Drive up to a small entrance booth and you’ll usually pass over a scale; charges are by weight so expect to stop both coming in and going out. The site is large, with rows of compacted working faces and wide haul roads-plan for turnaround space if towing a trailer. Commercial loads are accepted alongside residential ones, and tipping fees are structured by weight rather than a flat per-trip fee. Spring weekends and storm cleanup times get busy, so lines at the scale and drop-off points are common then.
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Before You Go
- Bring something to cover loose material; tarps and tied-down loads keep things quicker and reduce debris on the roads.
- Have vehicle registration or ID handy-landfills in Oklahoma often require it for record-keeping, especially for larger commercial accounts.
- Leave extra time on weekends and after storms; the scale and unloading lanes can back up during peak cleanup periods.
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