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Landfill
Bruce Landfill
Bruce Landfill, , Ritzville, 99169, Washington
Bruce Landfill is the local landfill just outside Ritzville where area trash gets buried. Neighbors and hauling crews drop off household loads and larger hauls here when other options aren't available. It looks like a working site-open tipping areas, dirt roads, and heavy equipment moving around.
Drive up to a small entrance area with a booth or scale house and prepare to stop there before heading onto the tipping area. You'll cross a scale at many landfills and tipping fees are typically charged by weight, so expect to be weighed in and out. Dumping spots are open and dusty, with compacted piles of fill and cover soil; backing in slowly is often required. Yard waste and recycling are commonly handled separately, so have any sorted material ready to drop off to the side.
Facility Information
Before You Go
- Sort yard waste and recyclables at home-Washington facilities often require that separation and the piles or bins are usually off to the side of the main tipping area.
- Keep loads covered and tied down; gravel ramps, loose debris, and heavy equipment mean backing and moving slowly is safer than rushing.
- Look into county household hazardous waste collection options before hauling paints, solvents, or batteries-some counties run free collection days and many landfills won't accept those materials.
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