Landfill

Rockingham County Landfill

2400 Grassy Creek Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22801

Before you go

  • How fees work. Fees are charged by weight (per ton). The posted rates are listed under Fees.

At the gate

Type Landfill
Address 2400 Grassy Creek Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22801
County Rockingham County
Phone 540-564-3021
Website rockinghamcountyva.gov/451/Landfill
Last checked Oct 21, 2026

Hours

Mon 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Tue 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Wed 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Thu 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Fri 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Sat 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM

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

Accepted materials

Accepted materials commercial and industrial waste, construction and wood debris, residential waste, tires, dead animals (by appointment), bulk glass (businesses), fluorescent light tubes (residential non-mercury)

Fees

Tipping fee Commercial and industrial (County and City) $75 per ton; Construction and wood debris (County and City) $85 per ton; Residential (City) $65 per ton; Residential over 250 lbs. (County) $65 per ton; Residential under 250 lbs. (County) No charge
Fee schedule Operator's fee page

Facility facts

Ownership Public
Owner Rockingham County Department of Public Works, VA
Operator Rockingham County Department of Public Works, VA
Operational status Open
Permitted activities Rockingham Co Lined Sanitary Landfill (Active), Rockingham Co Slf 1205 Disposal Area (Active), Rockingham Co Slf Pre 1988 Cell (Active)
Waste types accepted (per permit) Agriculture, Animal Carcasses, Ash, Commercial, Construction, Debris, Demolition, Industrial, Institutional, MSW, Municipal, Non-Friable Asbestos, Petroleum Contaminated Soil, Scrap Metal, Sludges - Industrial, Sludges - POTW, Tires, Vegetative, White Goods, non CCB/FFCP
Year opened 1972
Planned closure year 2056
Daily disposal limit 1700 tons per day
Composting on site No
Registry details (14)

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

Current area (acres) 54.6
Design capacity (tons) 9,327,140
Waste in place (tons) 4,161,160
Waste-in-place year 2022
Annual waste accepted (tons) 150,427
Annual waste figure year 2022
Landfill gas collection system Yes
Landfill gas energy project No
EPA GHGRP ID 1007826
EPA LMOP landfill ID 2131
Permit number SWP062
Permit type Solid Waste Full Permit
Permit status Permitted
Solid waste planning unit City of Harrisonburg

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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) ; rockinghamcountyva.gov (hours, phone, website, fees and accepted materials; fetched Oct 21, 2026) . Registry figures are as of Sep 23, 2025. Facility details were last checked on Oct 21, 2026.