Rockbridge County Landfill

Small county landfill on the outskirts of Buena Vista used by homeowners and haulers from Rockbridge County and nearby towns. It’s the kind of place where both pickup trucks with mattresses and larger commercial roll-offs turn up to unload. Expect a plain, working site rather than anything flashy.

Drive in past a manned or unmanned entrance area and pull up to a scale-landfills charge tipping fees, typically by weight, so most vehicles stop twice. After weighing, follow the traffic flow to the active tipping area where loads are dumped; it’s usually a wide, dirt-and-gravel plateau with compacted berms and heavy equipment working the cells. Vehicles queue at busy times, especially weekend mornings and during seasonal cleanups, so there can be a line to wait through. On the way out the truck gets weighed again to settle the fee based on the net weight.