Burke County Landfill and Transfer Facility
Morganton, NC
Facility details
- Address
- 2500 Marsh Trail
Morganton, NC 28655 - Phone
- (828) 334-5387
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Facility type
- Landfill
- Operator
- Municipal
- County
- Burke County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110022565106, 110034158337
Programs on file: NC-FITS 82037 · NPDES permit NCG080678 · Emissions inventory 7944911
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2017-06-01
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
- City of Morganton Transfer Station 1.5 mi · Morganton, NC
- Foothills Environmental Landfill Landfill 9.3 mi · Lenoir, NC
- Gordon Recyclers MetalsRecycling 9.6 mi · Connelly Springs, NC
- TRG Recycling Recycling 9.7 mi · Connelly Springs, NC
- Stat Recycling 9.9 mi · Lenoir, NC
- Caldwell County Mt. Herman Landfill Landfill 11.7 mi · Hudson, NC
- Catawba Valley Reclamation Recycling 13.4 mi · Hildebran, NC
- Gene Huffman Convenience Site Transfer Station 13.9 mi · Connelly Springs, NC
- L Gordon Iron & Company-Hickory Metals 16.3 mi · Hickory, NC
- Gordon Recyclers Recycling 16.5 mi · Hickory, NC
Nearest other landfill: Foothills Environmental Landfill, Lenoir — 9.3 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Anderson Septic Tank Cleaning Service5.4 mi · Valdese, NC · 1 driver
- Brwnc LLC5.4 mi · Valdese, NC · 10 drivers
- KD Tri-Axle Dump Service5.9 mi · Morganton, NC · 1 driver
- Bradshaw Grading and Septic Service Inc5.9 mi · Morganton, NC · 1 driver
- Asburys Septic Tank Cleaning and Backhoe Services Inc5.9 mi · Morganton, NC · 3 drivers
Area served
Serves Drexel, Valdese, Morganton, Rutherford College, Glen Alpine, Hudson, Connelly Springs, Icard, Rhodhiss, Granite Falls, Hildebran, Lenoir.
County context
The only listed landfill in Burke County, NC.
15 waste haulers in Burke County, NC.
ZIP 28655 at a glance
- Population
- 55,100 (66 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 44
- Households
- Median income $57,713 · 26% earn six figures
- Housing
- 73% owner-occupied · median home value $188,316 · median rent $905
- Workforce
- 57% labor-force participation · 4.3% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
North Carolina solid-waste agency: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)