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Dinwiddie County Landfill is the county garbage dump just outside town, used by residents and haulers from around Dinwiddie. It’s a working landfill where trucks and pickup loads get dropped and buried rather than recycled or processed elsewhere.
Drive up Wheelers Pond Road to a small entrance with a weigh scale and an attendant booth-vehicles typically stop to be weighed and then head in toward the active cells. Expect to follow a short internal road past rows of compacted material and the active tipping face where trucks unload; there’s usually a return stop on the scale for an outbound weight ticket. The site is large, dusty in dry weather and muddy after rain, with compacted dirt roads and heavy equipment moving around, so keep distance and move slowly.
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Before You Go
- Cover loose loads before coming-wind will toss trash around and staff will expect loads secured.
- Bring a plan for where to drop items in the truck so unloading at the tipping face is quick; big trucks may have to back up a short distance.
- Avoid late-morning weekends if possible-spring and summer cleanup days often mean a line at the entrance scale and longer waits.
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