Transylvania County Sanitary Landfill

Transylvania County Sanitary Landfill on Howell Road is the county landfill folks in Brevard and the surrounding area use for household and commercial loads. It’s a plain, working site - lots of trucks, dusty roads, and the rows of compacted cells you’d expect at a landfill. Locals swing by with pickups and trailers, not for anything fancy but to get rid of big, heavy stuff.

Drive up to a small entrance booth and then you’ll usually be directed to the scale; landfills like this charge tipping fees by weight, so expect a stop both before and after unloading. The unloading area is open and unglamorous - piles, compactors, and heavy equipment are the norm, and surfaces can be gravel or dirt. Pull through slowly, watch for machinery, and have your load staged so unloading is quicker. Commercial trucks and roll-offs are common here, so don’t be surprised by larger vehicles moving around.