Environmental Services

Ashe County
Department of Environmental Services
Scott Hurley: Director
336.846.3721
Scott.Hurley@ashecountygov.com
Ashe County Landfill Disposition of Materials

Landfill Hours of operation 8am – 4pm, Mon – Fri.  8am – 12pm Sat.
Closed Sun and Holidays

Convenience Centers 7am-7pm Monday Through Saturday

Ashe County landfill accepts all types of materials except the following:
•Liquid waste, including paint and insecticides
•Hazardous Waste
•Toxic Waste

Disposal Tax – $77.00 per household per year, $62.00 per ton commercial, $52.00 per ton industrial
LCID $42.00 per ton commercial/industrial

Materials brought to the landfill must be sorted according to where they are to be placed. The categories and what can go in each are:
Solid Waste – All household, commercial, and industrial waste must be placed in subtitle D landfill.

LCID (Clean wood, dirt, brick, concrete, brush limbs, etc.)

White Goods/Metal no charge (Scrap metal, sheet metal, lawn mowers (must be free of gas and oil)
Major appliances – washers, dryers, refrigerators, water heaters, dish washers, freezers, bicycles)

• Dead Stock/carcasses $15.00 per stock (Accepts all animals, including cows, goats, horses, etc.)

•Tires – no charge
Tires can be accepted with the rims in them, they must be neatly stacked in the trailer provided for their disposal.

• North Carolina State Law requires that you tarp your load while In transport to Disposal Facility.

Enforcement Penalty:
Disposing of recyclable materials co-mingled with contents that amount to 25% or more by weight or volume will be charged according to the following schedule.
a) First offence: written warning
b) Second offence: Tipping fee of twice the current rate
c) Subsequent offenses: Three times the current tipping fee.