Landfill
Alamance County Landfill
2701 Austin Quarter Road, Graham, NC
- Hours
- M-F 7:00AM – 4:30PM; Saturday 7:00AM – 12:00PM…
- Fee
- Not published
- C&D debris
- Accepted
- Phone
- (336) 376-8902
Yard waste disposal in North Carolina
18 sites in North Carolina are listed for yard waste: 6 landfills, 3 transfer stations, 3 drop-off centers, 2 C&D landfills, 3 yard waste sites and 1 HHW drop-off. The most are in Wake County (3), Orange County (2) and Alamance County (1).
9 post hours and 3 publish a fee. A site is listed when its own record names yard waste or it is a yard waste site. Limits and fees differ, so call before you load up.
North Carolina rules and programs
Yard waste landfill ban
YesNorth Carolina bans yard trash from landfills except landfills approved for it under state rules. A disposal site may accept separated yard trash if it runs a separate yard trash composting operation.
Source: NC General Statute 130A-309.10(f), read October 5, 2026
Secured load law
YesVehicles must be built and loaded so nothing falls, blows, drops, sifts or leaks, with no holes or cracks it could escape through. Rock, gravel, stone or sand loads must stay 6 inches below the walls, be covered, or both, depending on vehicle weight.
Source: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-116(g) (via FindLaw), read October 5, 2026
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Every listed site in North Carolina, by county
Alamance County (1)
Record lists yard waste, brush & limbs
Alleghany County (1)
- Transfer station
Alleghany County Transfer Facility
419 Osborne Road, Sparta, NC
- Hours
- Not posted
- Fee
- Solid waste fee: $108.00 per year
- C&D debris
- Accepted
- Phone
- (336) 370-2010
Record lists brush & limbs
Ashe County (1)
- Landfill
Ashe County Landfill
739 Fred Pugh Road, Crumpler, NC
- Hours
- 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday; 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Saturday…
- Fee
- $150.00 per household per year, $75.00 per ton commercial, $65.00 per ton indust
- C&D debris
- Accepted
- Phone
- (336) 846-3721
Record lists brush & limbs
Brunswick County (1)
- C&D landfill
Brunswick County Landfill
Bolivia, NC
- Hours
- Monday – Friday 7:30 AM – 5 PM; Saturday 7:30 AM – 3 PM
- Fee
- Not published
- C&D debris
- Accepted
- Phone
- (910) 253-8101
Record lists yard waste, brush & limbs
Buncombe County (1)
- Landfill
Buncombe County Landfill
85 Panther Branch Road, Alexander, NC
- Hours
- Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Fee
- 33-gallon bags: $2 per bag
- C&D debris
- Accepted
- Phone
- (828) 250-5462
Record lists yard waste, brush & limbs
Catawba County (1)
- Landfill
Blackburn Resource Recovery Landfill Facility
4017 Rocky Ford Road, Newton, NC
- Hours
- Not posted
- Fee
- Not published
- C&D debris
- Accepted
- Phone
- (704) 462-1348
Record lists yard waste, brush & limbs
Dare County (1)
- Transfer station
Buxton Recycling Center and Transfer Station
47027 North Carolina Highway 12, Buxton, NC
- Hours
- Monday – Friday 8:30 AM – 3:45 PM; Saturday 8:30 AM – 12 PM
- Fee
- Not published
- C&D debris
- Not listed
Record lists yard waste
Durham County (1)
- Transfer station
City of Durham Compost, HHW, & Transfer Station
2115 E Club Blvd, Durham, NC
- Hours
- Not posted
- Fee
- Not published
- C&D debris
- Not listed
- Phone
- (919) 560-4186
Record lists yard waste, brush & limbs
Guilford County (1)
- C&D landfill
City of Greensboro White Street Landfill
2503 White Street, Greensboro, NC
- Hours
- Monday – Friday 7:50 AM – 4:50 PM; Saturday 7 AM – 1 PM
- Fee
- Not published
- C&D debris
- Accepted
- Phone
- (336) 412-3959
Record lists yard waste, brush & limbs
Harnett County (1)
- Yard waste site
Duncan Recycling LLC- Brush and Concrete
12331 Nc-42, Fuquay Varina, NC
- Hours
- Not posted
- Fee
- Not published
- C&D debris
- Accepted
- Phone
- (919) 586-6340
Listed as a yard waste site
Madison County (1)
- HHW drop-off
Madison County Solid Waste HHW
271 Craig Rudisill Rd, Marshall, NC
- Hours
- Not posted
- Fee
- Not published
- C&D debris
- Accepted
- Phone
- (828) 649-2311
Record lists yard waste, brush & limbs
Mecklenburg County (1)
- Landfill
Mecklenburg County Landfill
17131 Lancaster Highway, Charlotte, NC
- Hours
- Not posted
- Fee
- Not published
- C&D debris
- Not listed
- Phone
- (980) 314-3873
Record lists yard waste, brush & limbs
Orange County (2)
- Drop-off center
Eubanks Road Convenience Center
1514 Eubanks Rd, Chapel Hill, NC
- Hours
- Not posted
- Fee
- Not published
- C&D debris
- Not listed
- Phone
- (919) 968-2788
Record lists yard waste
- Drop-off center
Ferguson Road Convenience Center
1616 Ferguson Rd, Chapel Hill, NC
- Hours
- Not posted
- Fee
- Not published
- C&D debris
- Not listed
- Phone
- (919) 968-2788
Record lists yard waste
Vance County (1)
- Yard waste site
Vance County Yard Waste/Recycling Center
3453 Nc 39, Henderson, NC
- Hours
- Tuesday – Friday 8 AM – 4 PM; Saturday 8 AM – 12 PM
- Fee
- Not published
- C&D debris
- Not listed
Listed as a yard waste site
Wake County (3)
- Landfill
Greenway Waste Solutions of Apex, LLC
5940 Old Smithfield Road, Apex, NC
- Hours
- Monday – Friday 7 AM – 4:30 PM; Saturday 7 AM – 11:30 AM
- Fee
- Not published
- C&D debris
- Accepted
- Phone
- (919) 367-2895
Record lists yard waste, brush & limbs
- Drop-off center
Citizens Convienience Center
Cary, NC
- Hours
- Monday – Saturday 8 AM – 5 PM; Sunday 1 PM – 5 PM
- Fee
- Not published
- C&D debris
- Not listed
- Phone
- (919) 469-4090
Record lists yard waste
- Yard waste site
City of Raleigh Yard Waste Center
900 New Hope Rd, Raleigh, NC
- Hours
- Not posted
- Fee
- Not published
- C&D debris
- Not listed
- Phone
- (919) 996-6880
Record lists yard waste, brush & limbs
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