Burke County Landfill and Transfer Facility

Landfill

Morganton, NC

Facility details

Address
2500 Marsh Trail
Morganton, NC 28655
Phone
(828) 334-5387
Facility type
Landfill
Operator
Municipal
County
Burke County
EPA Region
4
Data sources
EPA
Last verified
2026-10-09

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110022565106, 110034158337

Programs on file: NC-FITS 82037 · NPDES permit NCG080678 · Emissions inventory 7944911

Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL

EPA record updated 2017-06-01

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

Nearest other landfill: Foothills Environmental Landfill, Lenoir — 9.3 mi

Area served

Serves Drexel, Valdese, Morganton, Rutherford College, Glen Alpine, Hudson, Connelly Springs, Icard, Rhodhiss, Granite Falls, Hildebran, Lenoir.

County context

One of 1 landfills in Burke County, NC.

ZIP 28655 population 56,201.

North Carolina solid-waste agency: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)