Copper Ridge Landfill

Copper Ridge Landfill sits out on Co Rd 7 in Capels, West Virginia and is the kind of place both residents and haulers use when trash needs to be buried. It’s a full-scale landfill-big trucks, heavy equipment, and long dirt ramps are what to expect around the site.

Drive toward the entrance and there’s typically a booth and a truck scale; landfills usually charge by weight, so plan for a weigh-in and then a weigh-out. The ground is mostly gravel or packed dirt with large earthen cells and loaders moving material, so slow down and watch for heavy equipment. Lines tend to form on weekend mornings and during spring cleanup, and commercial loads are common enough that large trucks will be coming and going. Expect to pull up to the working face to unload and then head back across the scale when finished.