Landfills Currently Proposed for North Carolina
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Camden County: Waste Industries, Inc. (Black Bear Disposal LLC)
Waste Stream: municipal solid waste, industrial waste and C&D waste
Service Area: United States east of I-75
Projected Volume: 3,650,000 tons per year (10,000 tons per day)
Transportation: Container barges to Virginia and trucks to Camden County
Natural Areas: Dismal Swamp State Natural Area and Dismal Swamp NWR
Hyde County: D. H. Griffin/Alligator River Recycling
Waste Stream: construction and demolition waste
Service Area: East Coast
Projected Volume: 900,000 tons per year before recycling
Transportation: Barges via the Intra-Coastal Waterway
Natural Areas: Seven miles from the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge
Brunswick County: Sims-Hugo Neu Corporation (North Carolina Recycling LLC)
Waste Stream: automobile and appliance shredder residue, C&D waste
Service Area: United States
Projected Volume: 2,000,000 tons per year
Transportation: Barges to Wilmington, truck to Brunswick County
Natural Areas: Impacts 30 acres of wetlands and 5320 feet of Indian Creek
Columbus County: Waste Management, Inc. (Riegel Ridge LLC)
Waste Stream: municipal solid waste and special waste
Service Area: 100-mile radius including 13 South Carolina counties
Projected Volume: 500,000 tons per year
Transportation: trucks
Natural Area: Adjoins the Nature Conservancy's Juniper Creek property and seven miles from Lake Waccamaw State Park
Scotland County: Waste Management, Inc. or Republic Waste Services
Waste Stream: municipal solid waste and special waste
Service Area: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia and Florida
Projected Volume: 1,825,000 tons per year (5000 tons per day)
Transportation: trucks
Natural Areas: the actual site is undisclosed until after contracts are signed.
Richmond County: Waste Management, Inc.
Waste Stream: municipal solid waste and special waste
Service Area: North Carolina plus the area within 300 miles of Richmond County
Projected Volume: 1,825,000 tons per year (5000 tons per day)
Transportation: trucks
Natural Area: the actual site is undisclosed until after contracts are signed.