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The Cleveland County Health Department operates and maintains the Landfill and the Animal Shelter for the citizens of Cleveland County. LANDFILL PROGRAM The Landfill Sites (Click me)provides safe and sanitary disposal of all solid waste within the county, and complies with all local, state, and federal rules and regulations. Tours of the facilities are available for anyone who is interested. Below are the disposal costs at the Cleveland County Landfill for 2010:
MATERIAL |
COST |
| Solid Waste (household and mixed garbage) |
$30.00/Ton |
| Construction/Demolition Materials (shingles, wood, sheet rock, brick, plastic pipe, etc.) (NO CARDBOARD ACCEPTED IN CONSTRUCTION/DEMOLITION LANDFILL) |
$16.00/Ton |
| Wooden Pallet (To be taken to yard waste section as of October 1st 2009) |
$16.00/Ton |
| Fiberglass |
$19.00/Ton |
| Yard Waste (trees, limbs, leaves) |
$12.00/Ton |
| Friable Asbestos |
$30.00/Ton |
| Surcharge |
$100.00/Load |
| Non-Friable Asbestos (solid form) |
$16.00/Ton |
| Dead Animals (dogs, cats, puppies, kittens) |
$1.00/Animal |
| Fowl (chickens, turkeys, deer and hog parts) |
$30.00/Ton |
| Livestock (cows, calf, horses, hogs, pigs, goats) |
$5.00/Animal |
| Tires (Normal Course of Business) |
NO CHARGE |
| Tire Clean-Ups |
$100.00/Ton |
** There is a $2.00 minimum charged on each material with the exception
of dead animals and livestock.
** There is a fee of $100.00 that will be charged for any UNSECURED LOAD brought
into the Cleveland County Landfill.
** If the materials are delivered co-mingled the load will be subject to $30.00 per ton.
Cost increase became effective July 1, 2008
Recycling Program
The recycling program operates eight manned solid waste / recycling as well as one "recycling only" collection sites throughout the county. These manned sites provide convenient recycling and solid waste disposal opportunities for the citizens of Cleveland County. Other services of the recycling program include:
- providing public education on recycling and waste management;
- assisting groups or individuals in the county to develop recycling programs to meet their specific needs or circumstances.
Recyclables Accepted
- Glass: Clean, Green, Clear, Brown, Food Jars, Drink Containers
No Lids, Ceramic, Window Glass, Windshields
- Plastic Bottles, Jugs & Containers: #1 through #7 Clean Plastic, 2L and 16oz.
Bottles, Milk Jugs (1/2 or 1 Gallon), Brown, Green or Clear Plastic
No Lids, Toys, Bags, Dirty Containers
- Newspapers, Computer Paper: Newspapers, Cardboard, Computer
Paper*, Ledger Paper*
(No String, Brown or Plastic Bags, Magazines)
- Aluminum Cans: Beverage Cans only
We buy aluminum cans!
- White Goods - Appliances: Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators, Stoves, Ranges, Microwaves, Furnace Blowers, Fans, Dishwashers, Air Conditioners, Water heaters
- Yard waste: Leaves, Brush, Grass, Clippings (Unbagged), Limbs less than 5' in length and 6" in diameter. No tree stumps!
- Scrap Metal: Clean Metal, Steel Beverage Cans - any size, Steel Food Cans -any size, Used Metal - any type. No Glass, Liquids, Storm Windows, Dirty Cans, Paint Cans, Burn Barrels, 55-Gallon Drums or Larger, Auto Gas Tanks.
- Motor Oils: Motor Oil, Hydraulic Oil, Transmission Fluid. No water in Fluids, Brake Fluids, Solvents, Paint Thinner
- Used Motor Oil Filters: Residential only, no businesses
- Tires: Passenger Tires, Truck Tires, Tires larger than 11"x24.5" will not be accepted. (Tire disposer must be a Cleveland County Resident)
- Batteries: Any size, Lead Batteries, Calcium / Lead Batteries. No Household Batteries.
Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
1609 Airport Road, Shelby NC 28150
704-480-6932
Self McNeilly Landfill
250 Fielding Rd, Cherryville NC 28021
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