Facility details
- Address
- 1706 E. 12th Street
Wilmington, DE 19809 - Phone
- (800) 404-7080
- Website
- dswa.com
- Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- New Castle County
- EPA Region
- 3
- Data sources
- EPA LMOP Sep 2024
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Opened / Projected closure
- 1985 / 2060 (projected)
- Ownership
- Public · Delaware Solid Waste Authority
- Waste in place
- 17,617,050 tons (as of 2022)
- Design capacity
- 25,746,677 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 453,510 tons per year
- Landfill gas collection
- Yes
- LFG energy project
- Operational: Electricity (Cogeneration)
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
- Diamond State Recycling Recycling 1.0 mi · Wilmington, DE
- Bfi Infectous Waste Transfer Station - 1420 New York Ave, Wilmington Transfer Station 1.2 mi · Wilmington, DE
- Service Transport Group Waste Transfer Station New Castle Transfer Station 1.6 mi · New Castle, DE
- Eastern Metal Recycling Recycling 1.7 mi · New Castle, DE
- Pigeon Point Landfill Landfill 1.9 mi · New Castle, DE
- DSWA Recycling Center Lambsons Lane Recycling 1.9 mi · New Castle, DE
- Delaware Recycling Center Recycling 2.0 mi · New Castle, DE
- Pine Tree Corners Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.8 mi · Townsend, DE
- Carneys Point Transfer Station 4.1 mi · Carneys Point, NJ
- Oldmans Township Transfer Station 6.3 mi · Oldmans, NJ
Nearest other landfill: Pigeon Point Landfill, New Castle — 1.9 mi
Area served
Serves Wilmington, Deepwater, NJ, Penns Grove, NJ, Montchanin, Rockland, Pedricktown, NJ, Claymont, Winterthur, Pennsville, NJ, Yorklyn, New Castle, Marcus Hook, PA.
County context
One of 2 landfills in New Castle County, DE.
ZIP 19809 population 15,129.
Delaware solid-waste agency: Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control (DNREC)