Morgan County Landfill

Morgan County Landfill in Wartburg is the county dump where household trash and hauler loads end up buried. Locals, pickup drivers and commercial trucks use it for final disposal; it’s not a transfer station or drop-off center for curbside recyclables. The site handles everyday residential stuff as well as larger truck deliveries.

Drive up a short access road to a scale house/weigh station and stop to be weighed - there’s usually a second stop after unloading to record tare/net weight. Big open cells and compacted mounds of cover dirt dominate the view, with heavy equipment working in the pits and trucks coming and going. Pull up to the tipping area where signs or attendants direct vehicles where to dump, then back away and rejoin the scale lane for the outbound weigh. The layout is functional and rough: expect gravel or dirt driving surfaces and some dust, depending on weather.