Facility details
- Address
- 3962 W 12 Mile Rd
Dafter, MI 49724 - Phone
- (906) 632-6186
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- gflenv.com
- Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- Chippewa County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Opened / Projected closure
- 1981 / 2125 (projected)
- Ownership
- Private · GFL Environmental USA Inc.
- Waste in place
- 2,066,278 tons (as of 2022)
- Design capacity
- 5,668,970 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 76,484 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
- Reid Metals Inc Metals 1.8 mi · Dafter, MI
- A & L Iron & Metal Co Metals 3.5 mi · Kincheloe, MI
- Blue Waters Recycling & Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.7 mi · Brimley, MI
- Blue Waters Recycling Recycling 4.7 mi · Brimley, MI
- Chippewa County Recycling Center Recycling 12.8 mi · Sault Sainte Marie, MI
- Sault Ste Marie City Transfer Station 13.5 mi · Sault Sainte Marie, MI
- Waste Management Of Michigan, Inc. Transfer Station 13.7 mi · Sault Sainte Marie, MI
Nearest other landfill: Elk Run Landfill, Onaway — 71.4 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Finest Septic2.3 mi · Dafter, MI · 1 driver
- John's Septic Tank Service2.3 mi · Dafter, MI · 1 driver
- Brow Crushing Inc10.3 mi · Sault S Marie, MI · 3 drivers
- Johns Septic Service10.3 mi · Sault Sainte Marie, MI · 1 driver
- R & L Land Clearing14.1 mi · Rudyard, MI · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Dafter, Kinross, Kincheloe, Sault Sainte Marie, Pickford, Barbeau, Rudyard, Brimley.
County context
The only listed landfill in Chippewa County, MI.
12 waste haulers in Chippewa County, MI.
ZIP 49724 at a glance
- Population
- 1,231 (8 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 41
- Households
- Median income $82,321 · 36% earn six figures
- Housing
- 96% owner-occupied · median home value $168,837
- Workforce
- 72% labor-force participation · 2.5% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Michigan solid-waste agency: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE)