Landfill

**Madison County landfill and all collection centers will be CLOSED Monday September 7th, 2020**

Please note: We currently have an electronics grant for COUNTY RESIDENTS ONLY.

Click Here to view our updated recycling policy

What are you disposing of?

General Waste

A valid Solid Waste Disposal Card is required when disposing of waste in Madison County's Solid Waste disposal facilities. A Solid Waste Disposal Card allows for the free disposal of the following:

General Garbage
Furniture (Indoor or plastic only)
Appliances
Microwaves
Recyclables

Regulations require the separation of wastes due to where and how it is disposed. Appliance/Metal and Recyclables go to the designated containers provided at the landfill. Always keep this in mind when loading your vehicle; it will make unloading much easier.

Not Accepted: Yard waste or Land clearing debris such as leaves, grass, tree limbs, stumps, shrubs and bushes

Accepted at Landfill Only:

Large Loads, Loose Waste
Construction and Demolition
Large Outdoor Furniture
Industrial/Commercial Waste
Certain Farm Waste
Any Special Waste

Accepted at Transfer Station Only:

General Trash
Furniture
Carpet

Please bag all loose waste.

Price List for Madison County Solid Waste

Item	Disposal Charge
Construction and Demolition Debris (Wood, Shingles, Sheetrock, Flooring, Toilets, Fiberglass, Board Insulation, Outdoor Furniture, Picnic Tables, etc.)	$37/ton
Dead Animals	$47/ton
Tires (Off the rim)	Free
Tires (On the rim: Passenger Size)	$2/tire
Tires (On the rim: Semi Size)	$11/tire
Tires of this size must be taken to the main Landfill	Value

Household Hazardous Waste

2020 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Dates

April 29, 2020
May 27, 2020
September 30, 2020
October 28, 2020

All Hazardous Waste collections are held from 8:30 am to 11:30 am at the landfill

Madison County Solid Waste reserves the right to refuse unknown or unlabeled HHW.
Please keep in mind only residential waste is accepted, NO businesses!
Do NOT mix any substances together before bringing them for HHW collection.

Material	Disposal Charge
Latex Paint	$4/gal
Oil Based Paint	$5/gal
Pesticides/Herbicides*	Free
Paint Related Materials (stripper, thinner, mineral spirits, etc.)	$5/gal
Spray Cans	$1 each
Other Materials	Price based on cost of disposal

*Triple rinsed pesticide containers may be brought to the landfill or Cooperative Extension office on any day.

Used oil, antifreeze, batteries and empty cleaner containers do not need to be disposed of at a HHW Collection event. These materials can be recycled at the landfill or collection centers during normal hours of operations.

Recycling

Please Click Here to see what Madison County Solid Waste can Recycle. Please sort accordingly. Thank you.

North Carolina regulations require each county to recycle. The State has also established a goal with incentives to reduce the amount of waste being landfilled. Madison County has benefited from the incentives by receiving recycling grants and has been favorably acknowledged by the State for its recycling program. All material collected for recycling will be marketed. In order to do that, certain quality standards must be met.

Items must be clean, free of bags, trash, and other contaminants and sorted properly. Please DO NOT put plastic bags in any recycling container. Plastic bags are NOT recyclable.

Please remember our Penny-A-Pound program, which allows residents to help the local school system simply by recycling their mixed paper and corrugated cardboard. Madison County Solid Waste donates one penny to the schools for every pound of mixed paper and cardboard recycled in the county at the convenience centers and the landfill.
Recycling is important to Madison County. It creates jobs, saves tax dollars, benefits the local schools, and it is good for the environment, so get involved today.

All locations accept:

Aluminum and Steel Cans
Corrugated Cardboard
Glass (clear, amber, green)
Metals and Appliances
Mixed Paper
Plastic Containers
Tires

For a more in depth look at what can be recycled, click here.

What happens to the plastic bottles we recycle?

10 Things to Know About Recycling Cooking Oil

For more information or to reserve containers please email Rebecca Shook or call (828) 649-2311.

Electronics

All electronics must be brought to the Landfill. The local centers do not accept the items listed below.

We currently have an electronic grant for COUNTY RESIDENTS ONLY.

Item	Disposal Charge
Computer Towers, Laptops, Cell Phones and Tablets	Free
Computer Monitors and Televisions	$15
Computer Peripherals (Printers, scanners, fax, copiers, etc.)	$5

Composting

Organic and food wastes make up a large chunk of our waste stream and one way to decrease this is composting. A simple definition of composting is to "turn waste materials into valuable commodities through some process." With composting you can turn left over kitchen scraps, leaves, grass, etc. into a natural fertilizer to use in your garden. By composting we are taking yet another step to reduce the amount of waste we generate in Madison County. For more information on starting a backyard composting program email Rebecca Shook or call (828) 649-2311.