Effective July 1, 2021, construction and demolition (C&D) debris/wastes will no longer be accepted at the County’s seven (7) convenience sites. Materials no longer accepted include insulation; carpet/tiles; plywood/particle board; wood from construction sites/buildings; asphalt (from roads); gypsum/sheetrock; shingles; bricks; plastics; salvaged building components (doors, windows, plumbing fixtures, etc); and site-clearing materials such as trees, stumps, earth and rock.
The decision to no longer accept these items at the county-owned landfills was made by the Granville County Board of Commissioners at their budget workshop this past May, citing reasons of safety and capacity. Prior to this action, Granville was the sole remaining county in the region still accepting C&D materials at its convenience sites.
“Trucks from neighboring counties were often coming here to bring their construction waste, causing traffic backups and overfilled dumpsters that led to early closures at some sites,” said Jason Falls, Environmental Services Director. “The recommendation to close our sites to C&D materials did not come easy, but was necessary. The landfill in Oxford is better equipped to handle these loads.”
All C&D landfills must be permitted by the NC Department of Environmental Quality and receive routine inspections while following a strict operating plan. Falls notes that the Oxford Landfill, located at 6595 Landfill Road, has such a permit and will be accepting these types of waste materials from 7:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. A free of $38 per ton will be accessed for C&D waste brought to the landfill.
Granville County’s seven (7) convenience sites are located in Butner, Oxford, Wilton, Berea, Grassy Creek, Oak Hill and Bullock. For more information about Granville County’s convenience sites, please click here.