A private construction dump near the Haley Pike landfill in Fayette County has shuttered and does not plan to reopen, according to Lexington city officials and state environmental regulators.
Thoroughbred Disposal, which operated the only area landfill for construction waste on Hedger Lane, shut down operations in 2025 after it ran out of space and subsequently ran afoul of state environmental regulations, according to officials with the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet.
“In the fall of 2025, the facility reached its permitted capacity and stopped taking waste,” said Robin Hartman, a spokeswoman for the cabinet. “The facility also had compliance issues with their Kentucky Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (KPDES) permit requirements.”…