Solid Waste Section

The Solid Waste Program regulates safe management of solid waste through guidance, technical assistance, regulations, permitting, environmental monitoring, compliance evaluation and enforcement. Waste types handled at these facilities include municipal solid waste, industrial waste, construction and demolition waste, land-clearing waste, scrap tires, medical waste, compost and septage.

The Solid Waste Section does not have the statutory authority to issue permits for the installation of domestic septic systems (e.g. septic tanks and /or nitrification field lines). That authority lies with and is the responsibility of your local government (i.e. county or other municipal government). Please contact your local health department for further information specific to your location.

The Solid Waste Section is proud to announce that we are now able to accept Credit Cards for payments. Please visit our ePayment page to see all the options available now.

News

• New DWM Solid Waste Section Environmental Justice Guidance 
• Solid Waste Section Rule Readoption Process Completed; Readopted C&D and MSW Landfill Rules are Effective September 16, 2021 in accordance with Session Law 2021-153
• New DWM Site Locator Tool
• Drilling Mud Guidance (April 2018)
• Draft Coal Combustion Residual Rules - August 15 update
• Updated Guidelines for Environmental Monitoring Report Submittal
• Process for Recycling Post Consumer Recycled Asphalt Shingles (PRAS)
• Leachate and Statistical Analysis Rules Effective Now
• Safe Kids NC sponsors Operation Medicine Dropas a way to dispose of pharmaceutical waste, especially narcotics and other dangerous drugs.

Staff Maps

• Septage Management Program
• Field Operations Branch (Compliance/Enforcement)
• Permitting Branch - Engineers