Kearney Area Solid Waste Agency Landfill

Landfill

Kearney, NE

Facility details

Address
6711 W 56th Street
Kearney, NE 68845
Facility type
Landfill
County
Buffalo County
EPA Region
7
Data sources
EPA LMOP Sep 2024
Last verified
2026-10-09

EPA LMOP landfill data

Status
Open
Opened / Projected closure
1994 / 2031 (projected)
Ownership
Public · City of Kearney, NE
Waste in place
1,020,870 tons (as of 2016)
Design capacity
2,509,458 tons
Annual acceptance
51,119 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

Nearest other landfill: City Of Holdrege Prairie Hill Landfill, Holdrege — 23.6 mi

Area served

Serves Kearney, Odessa, Riverdale, Elm Creek, Amherst, Funk.

County context

One of 1 landfills in Buffalo County, NE.

ZIP 68845 population 21,012.

Nebraska solid-waste agency: Nebraska Department of Water, Energy and Environment (NDWEE)