Arizona Landfills Sanitary search results

Most sanitary landfills are owned by either city governments, county governments or other local governing entity. Usually a city's, county's or other government's sanitation department runs its sanitary landfill. Garbage is normally taken to a sanitary landfill after it is picked up by garbage collectors. Individuals or businesses often can take their own trash to a sanitary landfill to be disposed. Individuals and businesses are normally charged a per-ton fee when they bring their own trash to a sanitary landfill. Sanitary landfills normally consist of a large lined hole in the ground. Compacted, or baled, garbage placed into the lined hole and then covered with liners and dirt. Sanitary landfills are normally located away from residential areas.

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