Facility details
- Address
- 6300 Old Smithfield Road
Apex, NC 27539 - Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- Wake County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA LMOP Sep 2024
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110043177200
Programs on file: AIR NC0000003709200820 · Air program 3718300820 · CEDRI CEDRI10233839 · E-GGRT 1004408 · Emissions inventory 17131011 · EPS EPS10131123 · LMOP 10620
Interest types: AIR MAJOR, AIR PROGRAM, COMPLIANCE AND EMISSIONS REPORTING, CRITERIA AIR POLLUTANT MAJOR, GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTER, LANDFILL GAS (LFG) RECOVERY, NSR TRUE MINOR SOURCE, TITLE V MAJOR SOURCE
EPA record updated 2015-06-04
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Opened / Projected closure
- 2008 / 2100 (projected)
- Ownership
- Public · Wake County, NC
- Waste in place
- 6,818,405 tons (as of 2022)
- Design capacity
- 18,317,699 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 534,363 tons per year
- Landfill gas collection
- Yes
- LFG energy project
- Planned: Renewable Natural Gas (Other)
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
- Wake County Multi-Material Recycling Center Recycling 0.5 mi · Apex, NC
- South Wake Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center Recycling 0.5 mi · Holly Springs, NC
- Wake County South Wake MSWLF Landfill 0.6 mi · Apex, NC
- South Wake HHW MRFRecycling 0.6 mi · Apex, NC
- Wake County Multi-Material Recycling Facility Recycling 0.6 mi · Apex, NC
- Greenway Waste Solutions of Apex Transfer Station 0.7 mi · Apex, NC
- Hwy 55 C & D Landfill Recycling 0.9 mi · Apex, NC
- Elite Waste Services Transfer Station 2.7 mi · Apex, NC
- Wake County Convenience Center Site 9 Recycling 4.5 mi · New Hill, NC
- Shotwell Transfer Station - Apex Transfer Station 5.0 mi · Apex, NC
Nearest other landfill: Wake County South Wake MSWLF, Apex — 0.6 mi
Area served
Serves Apex, Holly Springs, Cary, New Hill, Raleigh, Fuquay Varina, Morrisville, Willow Spring, Moncure.
County context
One of 5 landfills in Wake County, NC.
ZIP 27539 population 25,944.
North Carolina solid-waste agency: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)