Waste Management - Cougar Industrial Landfill

A large landfill on the east side of Houston that handles municipal and commercial loads. Locals and haulers use it when material needs to be buried rather than recycled or processed elsewhere.

There’s a scale house where loads are weighed, so plan to stop there before and after dumping-tipping fees are charged by weight and typically follow a tiered structure rather than a flat per‑truck rate. The site is expansive with long drive lanes and visible mounds of compacted material; commercial trucks and roll‑offs are a common sight. Pull up to the unloading area indicated by the attendants or signage next to the scale house, offload where directed, then drive back over the scale to get the final weight recorded.