Facility details
- Address
- 85 Panther Branch Rd
Alexander, NC 28701 - Phone
- (828) 250-5477
- Website
- buncombecounty.org
- Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- Buncombe County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110009853578, 110072171957
Programs on file: AIR NC0000003701100542 · AIR NCBUN0003702100542 · Air program 3702100542 · CEDRI CEDRI10020940 · E-GGRT 1001775 · EPS EPS10113380 · LMOP 2142 · NC-FITS 9821 · NPDES permit NCC252011 · NPDES permit NCG120058
Interest types: AIR MAJOR, AIR PROGRAM, COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, COMPLIANCE AND EMISSIONS REPORTING, GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTER, ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, LANDFILL GAS (LFG) RECOVERY, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2026-04-28
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Opened / Projected closure
- 1997 / 2085 (projected)
- Ownership
- Public · Buncombe County Department of Solid Waste, NC
- Waste in place
- 3,192,392 tons (as of 2022)
- Design capacity
- 9,733,729 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 128,668 tons per year
- Landfill gas collection
- Yes
- LFG energy project
- Operational: Electricity (Reciprocating Engine)
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
- Solid Waste Management Facility Transfer Station same site · Alexander, NC
- Buncombe county landfill Recycling 0.4 mi · Alexander, NC
- Buncombe County Old Landfill Landfill 5.0 mi · Woodfin, NC
- Madison County LF 1 Landfill 5.3 mi · Marshall, NC
- Madison County Solid Waste HHW & Landfill Landfill 7.0 mi · Marshall, NC
- Curbside Management MRFRecycling 7.1 mi · Asheville, NC
- Asheville Waste Paper Recycling 11.0 mi · Asheville, NC
- Transfer Station Transfer Station 12.1 mi · Asheville, NC
- Buncombe County Transfer Station Transfer Station 12.1 mi · Asheville, NC
- Biltmore Iron & Metal Co Inc MetalsRecycling 12.2 mi · Asheville, NC
Nearest other landfill: Buncombe County Old Landfill, Woodfin — 5.0 mi
Area served
Serves Alexander, Weaverville, Asheville, Leicester, Marshall, Mars Hill, Barnardsville.
County context
One of 2 landfills in Buncombe County, NC.
ZIP 28701 population 5,515.
North Carolina solid-waste agency: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)