Landfill

Greensville County Landfill

980 Maclins Creek Road, Emporia, VA 23847

Before you go

  • Who can use it. Accepts waste only from Greensville County and the City of Emporia; county residents dispose of household waste at no cost, Emporia residents are charged per the fee schedule.
  • How fees work. Fees are charged by weight (per ton). The posted rates are listed under Fees.

At the gate

Type Landfill
Address 980 Maclins Creek Road, Emporia, VA 23847
County Greensville County
Phone 434-348-3379
Website www.greensvillecountyva.gov/departments/adminstrative_building/landfill.php
Last checked Oct 22, 2026

Hours

Mon 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Tue 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Wed 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Thu 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Fri 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM

Holiday hours vary. Gates often close to new loads 15–30 minutes before posted closing.

Accepted materials

Accepted materials industrial, municipal and commercial waste, household and residential waste, clean burnable wood products (brush, limbs, stumps, land-clearing debris), tires, refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners

Fees

Tipping fee Industrial, municipal and commercial waste $61.00/ton; household waste from Greensville County residents no charge; clean burnable wood $15.00/ton (no charge to county residents); tires $125.00/ton; all users billed monthly, no cash accepted
Fee schedule Operator's fee page

Facility facts

Ownership Public
Owner Greensville County, VA
Operator Greensville County
Operational status Open
Permitted activities Greensville Co LF #1 (Active), Greensville County Sanitary Landfill #1 (Closed)
Waste types accepted (per permit) Agriculture, Ash, Commercial, Compost, Construction, Debris, Demolition, Discarded, Garbage, Household, Industrial, Inert, Institutional, MSW, Municipal, Non-Reg Haz, Other, Putrescible, Refuse, Residential, Rubbish, Scrap Metal, Sludges - Industrial, Sludges - POTW, Special, Trash
Year opened 1987
Daily disposal limit 200 tons per day
Composting on site No
Registry details (11)

Figures and identifiers as published in the EPA and state permit registries cited below.

Design capacity (tons) 600,000
Waste in place (tons) 169,664
Waste-in-place year 2005
Annual waste accepted (tons) 25,374
Annual waste figure year 2020
Landfill gas energy project No
EPA LMOP landfill ID 10088
Permit number SWP405
Permit type Solid Waste Full Permit
Permit status Permitted
Solid waste planning unit Southern Crater Region

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Hours
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Fees
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Richmond, VA · 52.8 mi away

Hours
Mon 6:30 AM-4:30 PM · Tue 6:30 AM-4:30 PM · …
Fees
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Sources: epa.gov (facility record, phone, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) ; gisdata.deq.virginia.gov (facility record, phone, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) ; greensvillecountyva.gov (hours, phone, website, fees, accepted materials, residency rule and facility facts; fetched Oct 22, 2026) . Registry figures are as of Oct 21, 2026. Facility details were last checked on Oct 22, 2026.