Facility details
- Address
- 233 McMinn County Rd 166
Athens, TN 37303 - Phone
- (423) 745-6396
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- meadowbranchlandfill.com
- Facility type
- Landfill
- County
- McMinn County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA, FMCSA SAFER May 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110070240412
Programs on file: OTAQREG OTAQREG10029281 · OTAQREG OTAQREG10031722
Interest types: ETHANOL FACILITY, ETHANOL FACILITY/GASOLINE AND DIESEL PRODUCERS
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Opened / Projected closure
- 1980 / 2032 (projected)
- Ownership
- Private · Waste Connections, Inc.
- Waste in place
- 12,586,119 tons (as of 2022)
- Design capacity
- 20,001,092 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 874,726 tons per year
- Landfill gas collection
- Yes
- LFG energy project
- Operational: Renewable Natural Gas (Vehicle Fuel), Direct (Leachate Evaporation)
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.
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
- Seaton Iron & Metal Metals 6.0 mi · Athens, TN
- McMinn County Landfill Landfill 8.4 mi · Athens, TN
- McMinn County LF Landfill 8.4 mi · Athens, TN
- Anderson Auto Salvage & Recycling Recycling 11.8 mi · Sweetwater, TN
- Rhea County Landfill Landfill 14.2 mi · Dayton, TN
- Valley Recycling Recycling 15.3 mi · Sweetwater, TN
- Monroe County Convenience Center - Madisonville Transfer Station 16.0 mi · Madisonville, TN
- Rhea County Convenience Center-Wolf Creek Transfer Station 16.4 mi · Spring City, TN
- Rhea County Convenience Center-St Clair Transfer Station 18.4 mi · Spring City, TN
- Dayton Recycling Recycling 18.5 mi · Dayton, TN
Nearest other landfill: McMinn County Landfill, Athens — 8.4 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Meadow Branch Landfill3.8 mi · Athens, TN · 1 driver
- Southern Construction3.8 mi · Athens, TN · 8 drivers
- Coker Millwrights Inc3.8 mi · Athens, TN · 4 drivers
- Davis Disposal Services LLC3.8 mi · Athens, TN · 5 drivers
- CMC Portable Buildings7.7 mi · Decatur, TN · 3 drivers
Area served
Serves Athens, Niota, Decatur, Riceville, Calhoun, Englewood, Etowah, Sweetwater, Ten Mile.
County context
One of 3 landfills in McMinn County, TN.
6 waste haulers in McMinn County, TN.
ZIP 37303 at a glance
- Population
- 25,688 (67 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 43
- Households
- Median income $62,078 · 26% earn six figures
- Housing
- 71% owner-occupied · median home value $230,609 · median rent $849
- Workforce
- 56% labor-force participation · 5.1% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Tennessee solid-waste agency: Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC)