Ham Sanitary Landfill Inc.

Ham Sanitary Landfill on Bozoo Road in Peterstown is the local place where trash is buried, serving homeowners, haulers and contractors. It’s a large-scale landfill that operates under state oversight; like most landfills it uses a tipping-fee structure and commonly handles commercial as well as residential loads.

Pull into the entrance and there’s typically an office or booth and a scale to stop at, so expect to be weighed on the way in and again on the way out. Traffic is mostly trucks and trailers and the site is largely dirt roads, mounded cells and open tipping pads, which means it can be dusty in dry weather and muddy when wet. Loads are tipped at the active pad and then covered or compacted; tipping fees vary by material and quantity and follow state rules. Weekends and spring-cleanup times tend to back things up, so be prepared for a wait during busy periods.