Effective August 1, 2024, credit card payments made at the Alamance County Landfill will be charged a service (convenience) fee. This fee does NOT apply to debit card, cash, or check purchases.
A convenience fee of 2.95% will be added to the total, with a minimum fee of $2.20 for credit card payments.
The Alamance County Landfill will be holding a free Hazardous Household Waste collection event on Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at the Burlington Fire Training Facility at 100 Stone Quarry Road in Haw River. The event is for household-generated waste only. No commercial or business waste will be accepted.
Accepted types of hazardous waste include latex & oil-based paint and spray paint; household cleaners, drain openers, toilet bowl cleaners, oven cleaners, disinfectants; solvents, thinners, shellacs, varnishes, sealers, wood preservatives; automotive products including brake fluid, antifreeze, used motor oil (up to 5-gal per resident), filters, gasoline; pesticides & insecticides including poisons, aerosols, weed killers; and miscellaneous materials such as acids, bases, kerosene, batteries, photographic chemicals, pool chemicals, mercury, fluorescent tubes.
The event will also collect propane cylinders, but they must be camp and grill size. No other gas cylinders will be accepted. Other household materials not accepted include explosives and ammunition; medical waste; electronics, TVs, and computers; and radioactives such as smoke detectors. This free event is sponsored by the Alamance County Landfill. Co-sponsors are Cooperative Extension Service and NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program.
For further information, please call the Alamance County Landfill at (336) 376-0411.
Alamance County Parks and Alamance County Public Libraries will be opening at 12 noon tomorrow. If conditions worsen, further updates may be forthcoming.
The landfill will be closed tomorrow and the convenience center will be opening at 12 noon.