Rural Iowa Sanitary Landfill - Operational Landfill in Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa

Rural Iowa Sanitary Landfill is an operational landfill located at 20488 M Ave, Eldora, Iowa, United States. Serving Hardin County, this facility is part of the state's solid waste management infrastructure, handling municipal solid waste in a rural setting. As a landfill operating under US EPA RCRA Subtitle D, the facility must comply with federal standards for liner systems, leachate collection, and groundwater monitoring. The facility's NAICS code 562212 indicates it is a solid waste landfill. The landfill provides essential waste disposal services to the local community, supporting public health and environmental protection. Its location in a rural area may reduce some community proximity concerns, but groundwater protection remains a key operational focus given Iowa's agricultural landscape.

In Iowa, landfills must manage leachate to prevent groundwater contamination, especially given the state's extensive agricultural land and shallow aquifers. Landfill gas, primarily methane, requires collection or flaring to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Proximity to rural communities and transportation routes for waste hauling are also environmental considerations.