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Guidelines for Recycling

Solid Waste
Enforcement

Hazardous Waste

Contact Info

Convenience Centers

Ashe County
Department of Environmental Services
Scott Hurley: Director
336.246.3721
Scott.Hurley@ashecountygov.com

Ashe County Landfill Disposition of Materials

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

Convenience Centers 7am-7pm Monday Wednesday

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

Tipping Fee - $75.00 per household per year, $60.00 per ton commercial, $50.00 per ton industrial
LCID $40.00 per ton commercial/industrial


Materials brought to the landfill must be divided 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.

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.
 

   


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