Lancaster Landfill

Lancaster Landfill is the big burial site just outside Elizabethtown that locals and haulers use when curbside pickup won't cut it. Trucks and pickup loads both show up here; commercial haulers drop off larger loads on a regular basis. It sits on Cloverleaf Road and handles final disposal rather than recycling or transfer.

A small entrance booth and a weigh scale are the first things seen when driving in, so plan to slow down and line up. Drivers usually pull up to the scale, report their load, and then follow signs to the tipping area where the actual dumping happens. The site is mostly open cells and compacted mounds of cover material; it's not tidy like a transfer station. Expect to stop at the scale again on the way out since charges are typically based on weight and there are different rates for residential versus commercial loads.