Catawba County Landfill

Catawba County Landfill in Newton is the county’s large burial site for municipal and commercial trash. Local residents, haulers, and businesses bring loads here when curbside pickup won’t do. It’s the kind of place with big trucks, a scale, and a working face where things get buried.

Drive up the access road and you’ll stop at a weigh scale-landfills charge by weight, so expect to stop again after dumping. There’s an entrance booth area where vehicles are directed, then a short drive out to the active tipping area or trench. The site looks industrial: big compacted dirt cells, heavy equipment moving material, and a line of trucks on busy days. Weekends and spring cleanups often mean longer waits, with commercial loads making the line move differently than single pickups.