Facility details
- Address
- 101 Airborne Road
Dubuque, IA 52003 - Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- Dubuque County
- EPA Region
- 7
- Data sources
- EPA LMOP Sep 2024
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Opened / Projected closure
- 1976 / 2053 (projected)
- Ownership
- Public · Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency, IA
- Waste in place
- 4,405,905 tons (as of 2022)
- Design capacity
- 7,136,650 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 182,538 tons per year
- Landfill gas collection
- Yes
- LFG energy project
- Operational: Renewable Natural Gas (Vehicle Fuel)
Source: EPA LMOP, Sep 2024
About this facility
A municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill is an engineered disposal site where household, commercial and some construction waste is weighed in at a scale house, tipped, compacted and covered with soil or an approved alternative at the end of each operating day. Modern landfills are lined and monitored, and many capture landfill gas. Some landfills accept self-haul loads from residents and small businesses; others take only contracted hauler or commercial loads. Fees are usually charged by the ton or by the load. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead.
Typically accepted at landfills
- Household trash
- Bulky items and furniture
- Construction and demolition debris
- Yard waste (at many sites)
- Tires (often by appointment or for a fee)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Dubuque County RCC -Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency Transfer Station 0.6 mi · Dubuque, IA
- JR Recycling Recycling 3.1 mi · Peosta, IA
- Alter Metal Recycling - Dubuque Recycling 3.5 mi · Peosta, IA
- Center Redemption Inc Recycling 3.5 mi · Dubuque, IA
- Dittmer Recycling MRFRecycling 3.5 mi · Dubuque, IA
- Key City Recycling Recycling 4.1 mi · Dubuque, IA
- Alter Metal Recycling - Dubuque Metals 4.3 mi · Dubuque, IA
- Dubuque Metropolitan Sanitary Landfill Landfill 7.2 mi · Dubuque, IA
- Sustainable Construction and Demolition Recycling 8.2 mi · Dubuque, IA
- T and T Iron and Metals Recycling 9.3 mi · East Dubuque, IL
Nearest other landfill: Dubuque Metropolitan Sanitary Landfill, Dubuque — 7.2 mi
Area served
Serves Peosta, Dubuque, Durango, Epworth, East Dubuque, IL, Sherrill, Bernard, Zwingle, Farley, Kieler, WI, La Motte, Saint Donatus.
County context
One of 2 landfills in Dubuque County, IA.
ZIP 52003 population 13,735.
Iowa solid-waste agency: Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)