Facility details
- Address
- 1103 Shawmut Avenue
New Bedford, MA 02746 - Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- Bristol County
- EPA Region
- 1
- Data sources
- EPA LMOP Sep 2024
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Closed
- Opened / Closed
- 1921 / 2000
- Ownership
- Public · New Bedford, Department of Public Works
- Waste in place
- 3,600,000 tons (as of 1994)
- Design capacity
- 3,600,000 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 156,000 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.
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Nearest other landfill: Crapo Hill Landfill, Dartmouth — 4.1 mi
Area served
Serves New Bedford, North Dartmouth, Acushnet, Fairhaven, East Freetown, South Dartmouth, Mattapoisett, Westport, Rochester, Fall River, Assonet, Marion.
County context
One of 9 landfills in Bristol County, MA.
ZIP 02746 population 16,791.
Massachusetts solid-waste agency: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)