Dekalb County Landfill

Dekalb County Landfill is the county landfill out past Felts Road that locals and businesses use when trash can't be handled at smaller drop-off sites. Trucks, trailers and people with big loads head here because this is where material gets buried and taken off the local circuit. Expect it to be a working, industrial spot rather than a tidy transfer center.

Drive up to a pay/scale booth and be prepared to stop so your load can be weighed; tipping fees are assessed by weight in most landfills, and this one accepts commercial loads as well as residential hauls. After the scale stop, larger vehicles are directed to a tipping area or working face where waste is dumped, with heavy equipment and compacted cells visible around the site. The grounds are primarily gravel and dirt with earth mounds, equipment tracks, and trucks coming and going, so bring something that can get a bit dirty.