The amount of trash we accumlate during this project is truly amazing. It seems every week I have a truck load of trash that I must get rid of. Two weeks ago I ventured to Keystone Landfill in Dunmore, PA. It wasn't what I expected, although it did get the job done. The purpose of this article is to provide information to anyone looking to go to the Keystone Landfill in Dunmore, PA (249 Dunham Drive, Dunmore, PA 18512). I found myself on the internet for at least 20 minutes trying to gather information and hope you stumble upon this and find it useful!
Pricing: It is going to cost you $40 for anything up to 1 ton. If you have 1 bag or 10 bags, it will be $40, as long as you don't exceed 1 ton.
Process: When you drive up, you will pass a security office. Just drive on through and go to the scales. You will be surrounded by commercial vehicles (I went during the week, maybe that is why). Nobody will give you any guidance on what to do and no signs exist. My first trip I pulled up to the scale and was a little confused. Bascially, get on the scale, they will weigh you, once the light is green, drive up and pull off to the right. Go into the office and register your vehicle and your name for the first time, you will need your license plate. Once done, head back out to your truck. It gets interesting from here .. you will follow a convoy of big rigs, filled of trash. Literelly, you will drive through a rock quarry and GIANT SIZE quarry trucks will be passing by. No signs, no directions, just follow the convoy.
You will come up on an area where some commercial trucks go, keep going straight, and go down into the hill:
Next, you will slowly go up a hill and see trucks waiting in line. One by one, the guide at the top will signal for you to pull up. When you pull up, he will point to a spot you back into. You will back up where trucks are dumping trash. You will literally drive on trash with giant rigs pushing it around. Being in a regular truck, I couldn't hit a button and dump. So, you have to jump out into the pit, unload, and be careful with the big rigs driving around. Once done, you can drive right out.
When you get back to the scale booth drive up, they will weigh you, and drive out. Pull to the pull-off on the right hand side and follow the covered passenger walkway to get into the office. They will give you a receipt showing total weight and you can pay.
All and all, it wasn't the experience I expected. This landfill is heavy on commercial business and you will probably be the only person not in a big rig dumping trash. A lot of New Jersey commercial trucks were coming in and out as well. You can't be shy, you must figure it out on your own. I found myself in the rock quarry asking a dump truck what to do. For $40, if you have a truck full, it isn't a bad deal. You don't have seperate anything out, which makes it even easier than most consumer landfills.