Facility details
- Address
- 2979 Hwy 63
Oskaloosa, IA 52577 - Phone
- (641) 673-9266
- Website
- mahaskacountysolidwaste.org
- Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- Mahaska County
- EPA Region
- 7
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Opened / Projected closure
- 1988 / 2039 (projected)
- Ownership
- Public · Mahaska County Solid Waste Management Commission, IA
- Waste in place
- 1,475,146 tons (as of 2022)
- Design capacity
- 2,380,213 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 41,338 tons per year
- Landfill gas collection
- No
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
- Ottumwa-Wapello County Sanitary Landfill Landfill 13.0 mi · Ottumwa, IA
- Alter Metal Recycling - Ottumwa Recycling 16.3 mi · Ottumwa, IA
- South Central Iowa Solid Waste Agency Landfill Landfill 16.8 mi · Tracy, IA
- Pella Redemption Center Recycling 18.3 mi · Pella, IA
- Rosenman's Recycling 19.1 mi · Ottumwa, IA
- Ottumwa Recycling Center Recycling 20.2 mi · Ottumwa, IA
- Ottumwa Recycling Facility Recycling 20.3 mi · Ottumwa, IA
- Keokuk County Solid Waste and Recycling Center Recycling 23.5 mi · Sigourney, IA
- Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency Transfer Station 23.8 mi · Sigourney, IA
- Moravia Cash For Cans Recycling 24.5 mi · Moravia, IA
Nearest other landfill: Ottumwa-Wapello County Sanitary Landfill, Ottumwa — 13.0 mi
Area served
Serves Oskaloosa, Beacon, University Park, Eddyville, Cedar, Kirkville, Fremont, Chillicothe, Leighton, Rose Hill, Bussey, Tracy.
County context
One of 1 landfills in Mahaska County, IA.
ZIP 52577 population 14,336.
Iowa solid-waste agency: Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)