SEMCO Southeast Multi-County Sanitary Landfill, Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency
Richland, IA
Facility details
- Address
- 29997 Highway 78
Richland, IA 52585 - Phone
- (319) 456-6171
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- semcolandfill.com
- Facility type
- Landfill
- Operator
- Municipal
- County
- Keokuk County
- EPA Region
- 7
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Ownership
- Public · Southeast Iowa Multi-County Solid Waste Agency, IA
- Design capacity
- 1,678,093 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 24,292 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
- Keokuk County Solid Waste and Recycling Center Recycling 13.3 mi · Sigourney, IA
- Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency Transfer Station 13.5 mi · Fairfield, IA
- Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency Transfer Station 13.9 mi · Sigourney, IA
- Washington County Citizen Convenience Center, Cedar Rapids/Linn Co SWA Transfer Station 18.2 mi · Washington, IA
- Southeast Iowa Metals Recycling Recycling 18.5 mi · Lockridge, IA
- WCDC Redemption Center Recycling 19.6 mi · Washington, IA
- Saputo - Washington Transfer Station - Former Site of Transfer Station 20.2 mi · Washington, IA
- Ottumwa Recycling Center Recycling 22.4 mi · Ottumwa, IA
- Ottumwa Recycling Facility Recycling 22.5 mi · Ottumwa, IA
- Rosenman's Recycling 22.8 mi · Ottumwa, IA
Nearest other landfill: Ottumwa-Wapello County Sanitary Landfill, Ottumwa — 24.4 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Sylvester Septic Inc2.0 mi · Richland, IA · 1 driver
- Webb Septic Services LLC2.0 mi · Richland, IA · 1 driver
- Rusch Salvage23.3 mi · Ottumwa, IA · 1 driver
- Commercial Sanitation23.3 mi · Ottumwa, IA · 14 drivers
- Mabeus Septic Service23.3 mi · Ottumwa, IA · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Richland, Ollie, Packwood, Brighton, Fairfield, Martinsburg, Keota, Harper, Hayesville, Hedrick, Sigourney, Batavia.
County context
The only listed landfill in Keokuk County, IA.
2 waste haulers in Keokuk County, IA.
ZIP 52585 at a glance
- Population
- 838 (6 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 34
- Households
- Median income $75,809 · 27% earn six figures
- Housing
- 78% owner-occupied · median home value $141,598 · median rent $819
- Workforce
- 74% labor-force participation · 1.5% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Iowa solid-waste agency: Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)