Facility details
- Address
- 3032 420th Avenue
Graettinger, IA 51342 - Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- Palo Alto County
- EPA Region
- 7
- Data sources
- EPA LMOP Sep 2024
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Ownership
- Public · City of Spencer, IA
- Design capacity
- 2,021,708 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 34,868 tons per year
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
- Palo Alto County Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.9 mi · Emmetsburg, IA
- Eglands Redemption Center Recycling 13.7 mi · Estherville, IA
- Emmet County Transfer Station Transfer Station 13.8 mi · Estherville, IA
- Dickinson Landfill Inc Landfill 19.7 mi · Spirit Lake, IA
- Shine Bros Corporation Recycling 19.8 mi · Spencer, IA
- Spencer Can and Bottle Redemption Center, LLC Recycling 19.8 mi · Spencer, IA
- Dickinson County RCC Recycling 21.0 mi · Milford, IA
- City of Spencer Transfer Station, Northern Prairie RCC Transfer Station 21.4 mi · Spencer, IA
- Spencer Recycling Basics Recycling 22.3 mi · Spencer, IA
Nearest other landfill: Dickinson Landfill Inc, Spirit Lake — 19.7 mi
Area served
Serves Graettinger, Wallingford, Emmetsburg, Ruthven, Cylinder, Ringsted, Terril, Estherville, Dickens, Ayrshire.
County context
One of 1 landfills in Palo Alto County, IA.
ZIP 51342 population 1,349.
Iowa solid-waste agency: Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)