Salt Lake Valley Landfill

Salt Lake Valley Landfill at 6030 West 1300 South is the large municipal landfill serving Salt Lake City and nearby areas. As a regional site it typically handles both residential drop-offs and commercial loads, and it has the usual entrance booth and scale setup.

Drive in and pass an entrance booth and a scale where vehicles are weighed; tipping fees at landfills this size are generally charged by weight, so expect to stop on the way out as well. After the booth, traffic is routed toward the active tipping area where larger trucks back up to dump while smaller vehicles are sent to a simpler drop-off point. The site is expansive-mounds of compacted dirt and graded terraces are common-and it can get dusty in dry weather or muddy after storms. Weekends and spring cleanup times tend to have the longest lines, so be prepared for waits during those periods.