Rutherford County Landfill
Everyone pays by weight, churches and schools included
| Monday to Friday | 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
|---|---|
| Saturday | 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. |
| Sunday | Closed |
- Hours are in Eastern time.
656 Laurel Hill Dr., Rutherfordton, NC 28139
At the end of Laurel Hill Drive, reached only by Industrial Drive off US 221 South
What it takes
It’s the only place in Rutherford County that takes tires, electronics, brush, and construction debris.
Each item has its own rules. Check before you go.
Rutherford County rules
- Everyone pays at the landfill, churches and schools included: $80 a ton for household trash and furniture, $70 a ton for construction and demolition debris, and $45 a ton for brush and limbs or metal; clean recyclables are free. Cross the scales on the way in and again on the way out. Cash, checks, or cards (a $2 fee for cards).Rutherford County’s Solid Waste page lists household trash at $80 a ton, but its note on stripped electronics gives the household rate as $76 a ton.
- The landfill doesn’t take stumps, liquids other than cooking and motor oil, hazardous waste, insecticides, chemicals, or sludge. It does take asbestos and dead animals.
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