Facility details
- Address
- NC 268 East
Wilkesboro, NC - Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- Wilkes County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA LMOP Sep 2024
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110060478969
Programs on file: LMOP 1152
Interest types: LANDFILL GAS (LFG) RECOVERY
EPA record updated 2015-01-21
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Closed
- Opened / Closed
- 1972 / 1993
- Ownership
- Public · Wilkes County, NC
- Waste in place
- 1,127,341 tons (as of 1993)
- Design capacity
- 1,127,341 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 30,000 tons per year
- Landfill gas collection
- Yes
- LFG energy project
- Shutdown: Electricity (Cogeneration), 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.
Nearby facilities
- Lowe Fur And Herb Recycling 4.4 mi · North Wilkesboro, NC
- Wilkes County MSWLF Landfill 13.3 mi · Roaring River, NC
- Alexander County Landfill Landfill 15.1 mi · Taylorsville, NC
- Alexander County Transfer Station Transfer Station 18.7 mi · Taylorsville, NC
- Alexander County Landfill Recycling 19.5 mi · Taylorsville, NC
- Caldwell County Mt. Herman Landfill Landfill 22.4 mi · Hudson, NC
- Iredell County Transfer Station Transfer Station 23.7 mi · Harmony, NC
- Stat Recycling 24.1 mi · Lenoir, NC
- Baldwin Convenience Center Transfer Station 24.1 mi · Baldwin, NC
Nearest other landfill: Wilkes County MSWLF, Roaring River — 13.3 mi
Area served
Serves Wilkesboro, Moravian Falls, North Wilkesboro, Boomer, Purlear, Millers Creek, Ferguson, Roaring River, Taylorsville, Hiddenite, McGrady.
County context
One of 2 landfills in Wilkes County, NC.
North Carolina solid-waste agency: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)