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Landfill
Land Recovery Landfill
Land Recovery Landfill, 30919 Meridian Street East, Graham, 98338, Washington
Land Recovery Landfill in Graham is the big, working dump off Meridian Street East that neighbors and contractors both use. Trucks, pickups and the occasional trailer show up here; it’s the place trash ends up when it’s ready to be buried. The site has the usual scale and entrance booth, and it looks and smells like a landfill-big dirt piles and compacted sections rather than a neat transfer station.
Pull up to an entrance booth and then drive onto a scale-landfills charge by weight, so expect to stop again on the way out. The tipping area is large and open, with heavy equipment moving things around and tall berms of compacted material. In Washington, many sites ask that yard waste and recyclables be kept separate, so have those streams sorted before you get there. Weekends and spring-cleanup times can get backed up, and commercial trucks are a regular sight.
Facility Information
Before You Go
- Sort out recyclables and yard debris before you get to the site; having them separated saves time at the booth.
- Secure and cover loose loads-wind and passing big rigs can spread material along Meridian Street East.
- Plan to drive onto the scale both in and out, so keep loose items accessible and avoid unloading while waiting in line; midweek visits tend to be quicker than weekends.
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