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Graham landfill
Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Alamance County Landfill and Convenience Center.
Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-11
Who can use it
The official landfill page says the landfill, convenience center, and recycling centers may be used only for solid waste generated in Alamance County. Trash and garbage are accepted only from Alamance County residents and businesses. Household hazardous waste collection events are free for residents; no commercial or business waste is accepted at those events.
Hours
- Landfill and scales: Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Sunday closed. The scales are for commercial or industrial garbage, large loads of residential trash, construction and demolition debris, brush and yard waste, metal, and tires, so material can be weighed. Those materials are accepted only during scale hours.
- Recycling and convenience center: Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., except holidays. The convenience center is for residents to dispose of bagged household garbage and recyclables. Large and bulky loads go across the scales.
Sticker or permit
Required: No (see notes)
Price: Scale operations have a $5.00 minimum and accept cash, credit or debit cards, and checks. The convenience center accepts cash only.
Where to buy:
Per-item fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Bagged household garbage (convenience center) | $1.00 for a 13-gallon bag; $2.00 for greater than 13 gallons |
| Municipal solid waste (scales) | $44.00 per ton |
| Scrap metal (scales) | $44.00 per ton |
| Appliances | No charge |
| Electronic disposal | Normal tipping fees apply |
| Eligible tires, or 5 or fewer tires off the rims | No charge for eligible tires for retail with proper scrap-tire documentation, and no charge for 5 or fewer tires off the rims. The FAQ says homeowners may bring 5 tires off the rims for free and can bring more if they qualify; otherwise $76.00 per ton. |
| Ineligible tires | $76 per ton |
| Yard waste | $32 per ton |
Common disposals
Pulled from the same official sources as the fee table. Confirm with the town if anything conflicts.
- Mattress / box spring: The operation-overview page says the convenience center has various charges for bagged trash, mattresses, electronic equipment, lawn mowers, and loose trash. The FAQ itemizes only bagged-garbage prices. Confirm the mattress charge at the site.
- TVs / electronics: Electronic waste is accepted year-round at the convenience and recycling center. The operation-overview page says normal tipping fees apply for the electronic disposal program.
- Tires: No charge for 5 or fewer off-rim tires, or for eligible retail tires with proper documentation. Ineligible tires are $76 per ton.
- Appliances: No charge. Freon is extracted before appliances are transported off site.
- Yard waste / brush: $32 per ton, accepted during scale hours.
- Household hazardous waste: Used oil, oil filters, antifreeze, cooking oil, lead-acid batteries, and electronic waste are accepted year-round at the convenience center. Broader HHW is collected at twice-yearly resident events; no next date was listed when checked.
Hazardous waste
The convenience and recycling center accepts these HHW-related items year-round: used oil, used oil filters, antifreeze, used cooking oil, lead-acid batteries, and electronic waste. The FAQ also says homeowners can bring up to 5 gallons of used oil and up to 5 used oil filters. Household hazardous waste collection events are sponsored twice a year for residents (no commercial or business waste), for materials such as paint products, pesticides, household cleaners, automotive products, batteries, and fluorescent tubes. The official HHW page did not list a next event date when checked. Check that page for the next event.
Holiday closures
Official 2026-2027 landfill holiday schedule: January 1, 2026, New Year's Day, all operations closed; January 19, 2026, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, landfill/scales 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and convenience/recycling center 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; April 3, 2026, Good Friday, same open hours; April 5, 2026, Easter, all operations closed; May 25, 2026, Memorial Day, all operations closed; July 4, 2026, Independence Day, all operations closed; September 7, 2026, Labor Day, all operations closed; November 11, 2026, Veteran's Day, landfill/scales 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and convenience/recycling center 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; November 26, 2026, Thanksgiving Day, all operations closed; November 27, 2026, day after Thanksgiving, all operations closed; December 24, 25, and 26, 2026, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Christmas Holiday, all operations closed; January 1, 2027, New Year's Day, all operations closed. Normal hours apply on dates not listed.
Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-11 from official sources . Source: Alamance County Landfill Holiday Operation Schedule .
Other notes
- Target recyclables (aluminum cans, clear and brown glass, newspaper, corrugated cardboard, and plastic bottles, except motor oil and pesticide bottles) are listed as no charge. The operation-overview page also lists steel and metal cans, mixed paper, magazines and catalogs, phone books, and colored plastic containers among accepted recyclables.
- Two additional recycling drop-off sites are in Burlington. See /nc/burlington-nc-alamance-county-recycling-drop-off-centers.
- The official fee-schedule page did not include a full itemized rate table in the fetched HTML. Bag, tonnage, tire, and yard-waste amounts above come from the operation-overview and FAQ pages.
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Sources
Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-11. If something conflicts, trust the town.
- Alamance County Landfill (address, hours, residency, program overview)
- Alamance County Landfill Operation Overview (phone, fees, programs)
- Alamance County Landfill FAQs (hours and bagged-trash fees)
- Alamance County Landfill Holiday Operation Schedule
- Alamance County Fee Schedule (payment methods)
- Alamance County Household Hazardous Waste (year-round items and twice-yearly events)