The Environmental Health Unit of 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 cost at the Cleveland County Landfill for 2006 - 2007:
Landfill Fees
| Minimum fee (exception of dead animals / livestock) |
$2.00 |
* Solid Waste
Ordinance Chapter 11
* Burn Permit
* Household Hazardous1
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| Unsecured Load fee |
$50.00 |
| Co-Mingled Load Subject to Rejection or fee |
$28.00 per ton |
| Solid Waste (household and mixed garbage) |
$28.00 per ton |
| Construction / Demolition Materials (shingles, wood, sheet rock, brick, plastic pipe, etc.) |
$14.00 per ton |
| Yard Waste (trees, limbs, leaves) |
$10.00 per ton |
| Dead Animals (dogs, cats, puppies, kittens) |
$1.00 per animal |
| Livestock (cows, calf, horses, hogs, pigs, goats) |
$5.00 per animal |
| Friable Asbestos (with a surcharge of $100.00 per load) |
$28.00 per ton |
| Non-Friable Asbestos (solid form) |
$14.00 per ton |
| Tires (North Carolina Scrap Tire Certification form) |
No charge |
No Liquid or Hazardous Waste is Accepted |
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Mulch Fees
| Small pickup truck or small trailer |
$7.50 per load |
| Large pickup truck or large trailer |
$12.50 per load |
| Dump Trucks |
$30.00 per ton |
Recycling Program
The recycling program operates eight manned solid waste / recycling as well as
two "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 & #2 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)
*Landfill & City of Shelby Only
- 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
- 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.
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