County of Henrico Springfield Landfill

County of Henrico Springfield Landfill is the big county landfill out on Fords Country Lane that handles household and commercial trash for the Glen Allen area. Locals, landscapers and small haulers all use it when trash needs to be buried rather than recycled or hauled away by curb service. It’s a working landfill - large scale, with heavy equipment and long rows of compacted material.

Expect a staffed entrance booth and a weigh scale where trucks are weighed before and after dumping since tipping fees are charged by weight. Drive up to the booth, follow directions from the attendant, then proceed to the active tipping area or staging lanes where dump trucks and pickups line up. The site looks industrial: big earth berms, heavy machinery moving loads, and compacted piles rather than neat stacks. Weekends and spring-cleanup periods usually have longer lines, so there can be a wait to get to the tipping face.