South Wake Landfill (Wake County Government)

A big county landfill on Old Smithfield Road used by homeowners and commercial haulers around Apex and southern Wake County. It’s the kind of place people bring construction debris, bulky trash, and loads that need to be weighed and charged by weight.

The site is large and obvious from the road - an entrance booth and a heavy-duty scale are part of the drive in, so expect to stop twice: once to check in and again to get weighed out. Trucks and trailers mix with smaller pickups, and commercial loads are accepted alongside residential drop-offs. The tipping fees are handled by weight rather than flat per-item pricing. North Carolina’s rules mean some things like electronics or hazardous liquids may need to go somewhere else, so separate disposal options exist for those materials.