Albemarle City Landfill

A working landfill on the outskirts of Albemarle where locals and businesses drop off household trash and larger commercial loads. It’s the place trash ends up buried, so expect heavy truck traffic and open cells in the landscape.

There’s usually an entrance booth and a scale area where trucks stop to be weighed, so plan on pulling up and waiting for a brief weigh-in before heading to the unloading area and then returning to the scale. The site looks like a series of dirt ramps and compacted fill areas, with transfer trucks, roll-offs, and bobcats moving material around. Because North Carolina has specific rules for electronics and hazardous items, those won’t be handled the same as regular landfill trash and are typically managed elsewhere.