Facility details
- Address
- 1800 3rd Ave N
Bessemer, AL 35020 - Phone
- (205) 424-4060
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- bessemeral.org
- Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- Jefferson County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
About this facility
A municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill is an engineered disposal site where household, commercial and some construction waste is weighed in at a scale house, tipped, compacted and covered with soil or an approved alternative at the end of each operating day. Modern landfills are lined and monitored, and many capture landfill gas. Some landfills accept self-haul loads from residents and small businesses; others take only contracted hauler or commercial loads. Fees are usually charged by the ton or by the load. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead.
Typically accepted at landfills
- Household trash
- Bulky items and furniture
- Construction and demolition debris
- Yard waste (at many sites)
- Tires (often by appointment or for a fee)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Bessemer Recycling Center Recycling 0.2 mi · Bessemer, AL
- US Pipe and Foundry Company Mine No 3 Landfill Landfill 1.3 mi · Bessemer, AL
- Johns Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.8 mi · Bessemer, AL
- Johns Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.3 mi · Hueytown, AL
- Shannon SLF Landfill 6.0 mi · Birmingham, AL
- TMS International Corporation-Fairfield Metals 6.5 mi · Fairfield, AL
- New Georgia Landfill Birmingham Landfill 7.7 mi · Birmingham, AL
- Activa Recycling 8.5 mi · Birmingham, AL
- ecoATM Recycling 8.9 mi · Hoover, AL
- Watkins Metals Recycling 10.3 mi · Birmingham, AL
Nearest other landfill: US Pipe and Foundry Company Mine No 3 Landfill, Bessemer — 1.3 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Moore Coal Co Inc0.2 mi · Bessemer, AL · 26 drivers
- Meeks Environmental Services0.2 mi · Bessemer, AL · 9 drivers
- S & W Construction and Septic Tank0.2 mi · Lipscomb, AL · 50 drivers
- First Avenue Recycling0.2 mi · Bessemer, AL · 1 driver
- Russell Rolloff and Demolition LLC0.2 mi · Bessemer, AL · 2 drivers
Area served
Serves Bessemer, Birmingham, Dolomite, Fairfield, Pleasant Grove, Helena, Docena, Mulga, McCalla, Pelham, Alabaster, Adamsville.
County context
One of 15 landfills in Jefferson County, AL.
84 waste haulers in Jefferson County, AL.
ZIP 35020 at a glance
- Population
- 24,892 (581 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 41
- Households
- Median income $35,362 · 8% earn six figures
- Housing
- 59% owner-occupied · median home value $86,135 · median rent $904
- Workforce
- 49% labor-force participation · 7.7% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Alabama solid-waste agency: Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM)