Macon County Landfill

Macon County Landfill is the county landfill out on Lakeside Drive in Franklin, where most household and commercial trash gets buried. Locals and small businesses bring loads here when recycling options or curbside pickup won’t take something. It’s the final stop for bulky stuff and construction debris in this part of Macon County.

There’s a drive-up approach with a scale booth near the entrance - vehicles stop to be weighed, so expect to pull forward and then come back for the exit weigh. The site is large and open, with compacted dirt roads and visible capped cells or berms in the distance; trucks and dumpsters move around, so take it slow. Recycling drop-offs and roll-off areas are usually off to one side past the entrance lane. Because North Carolina has rules for electronics and hazardous materials, those items are handled differently than regular trash.