Landfill

Lincoln County Landfill

5291 Crouse Road, Crouse, NC 28033

Before you go

  • Who can use it. Lincoln County charges an availability fee of $140.00 per year to improved properties for convenience and recycling centers; haulers and businesses pay tipping fees.
  • How fees work. Fees are charged by weight (per ton), with a minimum charge of $500. The posted rates are listed under Fees.

At the gate

Type Landfill
Address 5291 Crouse Road, Crouse, NC 28033
County Lincoln County
Phone 704-732-9030
Website www.lincolncountync.gov/203/Solid-Waste
Last checked Oct 22, 2026

Hours

Mon 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Tue 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Wed 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Thu 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Fri 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Sat 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Holiday hours vary. Gates often close to new loads 15–30 minutes before posted closing.

Accepted materials

Accepted materials municipal solid waste, construction and demolition, yard waste, pallets, livestock/animals, asbestos, tires (residential recyclables up to 12; commercial tires before 12 pm)

Fees

Tipping fee Municipal solid waste $50/ton; construction and demolition $42/ton; yard waste $30/ton; pallets $42/ton; livestock/animals $50/ton; asbestos $500/ton ($500 minimum); $5 minimum on all loads across the scales; unloading after hours $25 per 15 minutes
Fee schedule Operator's fee page

Facility facts

Ownership Public
Owner Lincoln County, NC
Operator Lincoln County Solid Waste
Operational status Open
Permitted activities LF (MSW), LF (CD)
Waste types accepted (per permit) MSW, C&D
Year opened 1988
Planned closure year 2035
Composting on site No
Contact name Jenna Harmon
Registry details (11)

Figures and identifiers as published in the EPA and state permit registries cited below.

Current area (acres) 41.8
Design capacity (tons) 1,819,125
Waste in place (tons) 1,447,485
Waste-in-place year 2022
Annual waste accepted (tons) 39,481
Annual waste figure year 2022
Landfill gas collection system No
Landfill gas energy project No
EPA GHGRP ID 1005461
EPA LMOP landfill ID 1104
Permit number 5503-MSWLF-1986

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Hours
Mon 8:00 AM-4:00 PM · Tue 8:00 AM-4:00 PM · …
Fees
Municipal Solid Waste: $40.28 per ton (Includes a $2.00 per ton State tax)

More facilities with confirmed hours or fees in North Carolina

Sources: epa.gov (facility record, phone, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) ; edocs.deq.nc.gov (facility record, phone, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) ; lincolncountync.gov (hours, phone, website, accepted materials and facility facts; fetched Oct 22, 2026) ; lincolncountync.gov (website, fees, accepted materials and residency rule; fetched Oct 22, 2026) . Registry figures are as of Oct 16, 2026. Facility details were last checked on Oct 22, 2026.