Buffaloe Landfill

A working landfill on the east side of Raleigh where household and commercial trash gets buried. Locals and contractors use it when pickups or transfer stations won't do the job. It’s the kind of place that’s big, gritty, and strictly about getting rid of stuff rather than recycling it.

Drive up Wake Academy Drive and you'll see a staffed entrance booth and a wide drive toward the main tipping area. There’s a scale you cross, so vehicles are weighed - expect to stop on the way in and again on the way out. The site is large, with compacted and graded sections of landfill visible from the tipping area, heavy equipment working around the clock, and sorting/recycling bins off to one side. Commercial trucks are commonly handled at landfills of this scale, and tipping fees are typically assessed by weight rather than by load count.