Polk County LF

Facility details

Address

NC Highway 9
Mill Spring, NC 28722

Phone

(828) 894-3737

Facility type

Landfill

County

Polk County

EPA Region

4

Data sources

EPA LMOP Sep 2024

Last verified

2026-10-15

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110060419079

Programs on file: LMOP 1123

Interest types: LANDFILL GAS (LFG) RECOVERY

EPA record updated 2015-01-21

EPA LMOP landfill data

Status

Closed

Opened / Closed

1981 / 2007

Ownership

Public · Polk County, NC

Waste in place

214,002 tons

Annual acceptance

6,063 tons per year

Landfill gas collection

No

Source: EPA LMOP, Sep 2024

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.

Nearby facilities

• Polk County Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.1 mi · Mill Spring, NC
• Rutherford County Solid Waste-Pea Ridge Center Transfer Station 6.8 mi · Rutherfordton, NC
• Rutherford County Solid Waste-Green Hill Center Transfer Station 9.3 mi · Rutherfordton, NC
• Charlies Parts And Wrecker Service Recycling 10.9 mi · Flat Rock, NC
• Mountain Recore Recycling 12.2 mi · Hendersonville, NC
• Rutherford County MSW Landfill Landfill 13.3 mi · Rutherfordton, NC
• GroundCover Processors Recycling 13.8 mi · Hendersonville, NC
• Rutherford County Solid Waste-Shiloh Center Transfer Station 13.8 mi · Rutherfordton, NC
• Rutherford County Solid Waste-Gilkey Center Transfer Station 14.6 mi · Rutherfordton, NC
• Henderson County Convenience Center Transfer Station 17.6 mi · Hendersonville, NC

Nearest other landfill: Rutherford County MSW Landfill, Rutherfordton — 13.3 mi

Waste haulers nearby

• Triple a Sanitation Inc1.6 mi · Mill Spring, NC · 3 drivers
• Mitchell Stump Recycling and Mulch Products LLC1.6 mi · Mill Spring, NC · 3 drivers
• 7-K Garbage Service1.6 mi · Mill Spring, NC · 1 driver
• C & J Grading LLC1.6 mi · Mill Spring, NC · 1 driver
• Mitch Contracting Company Inc1.6 mi · Mill Spring, NC · 11 drivers

Area served

Serves Mill Spring, Tryon, Columbus, Chimney Rock, Saluda, Lake Lure, Rutherfordton, Bat Cave, Flat Rock, Hendersonville, Landrum, SC, East Flat Rock.

County context

The only listed landfill in Polk County, NC.

7 waste haulers in Polk County, NC.

ZIP 28722 at a glance

Population

6,086 (54 per sq mi)

Median age

55

Households

Median income $67,760 · 32% earn six figures

Housing

69% owner-occupied · median home value $308,546 · median rent $1,863

Workforce

54% labor-force participation · 2.2% 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)