Buncombe County Landfill

Buncombe County Landfill on Panther Branch Road is the county landfill out in Alexander, the place locals and haulers bring stuff that gets buried. This is a full-scale landfill - loads are typically weighed and tipping fees are based on weight or load type, with county fee schedules applying. Expect an industrial site with big compacted cells and heavy equipment working the piles.

Approach the entrance at 9716 81 Panther Branch Rd and slow down for a scale/scale house where vehicles get weighed; plan to stop both coming in and leaving. Check-in is handled at the booth near the scale, then drivers are routed to a dumping area that’s rough and dusty with machinery moving around. The actual drop-off is straightforward but a bit messy - trailers, pickup loads, and roll-offs all mix together. Weekends and spring cleanup times tend to back up traffic, so lines are common then.