Landfill

Cortland County Sanitary Landfill

4708 Town Line Road, McGraw, NY 13101

Before you go

  • Not accepted. It does not take large dead animals, compressed gas tanks, junked automobiles, septage, burning or hot loads, used motor oil, wet or lead acid batteries, fuel contaminated soil, friable asbestos, liquid wastes and sludge (without a permit).
  • How fees work. Fees are charged as a flat rate per load or vehicle and per item for some items, with a minimum charge of $10,. The posted rates are listed under Fees.

At the gate

Type Landfill
Address 4708 Town Line Road, McGraw, NY 13101
County Cortland County
Phone 607-753-5345
Website www.cortland-co.org/280/Solid-Waste
Last checked Oct 23, 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

Also open 8 a.m.-noon on the 2nd Saturday of each month; open to all Cortland County businesses and residents

Fees

Tipping fee Residents: annual permit $10 per vehicle, minimum charge $10, white goods $2 per item

Accepted materials have not been confirmed yet.

Nearby with confirmed hours or fees: Virgil Transfer Station (T) , Truxton (T) Transfer Station , Chenango County Landfill .

Facility facts

Ownership Public
Owner Cortland County Solid Waste Department, NY
Owner type County
Operator Cortland County SLF
Operational status Open
Permitted activities Landfill - MSW - permit
Waste types accepted (per permit) MSW, Asbestos (Friable & Non-Friable), Construction & Demolition Debris, MSW (Residential/Institutional & Commercial), Sewage Treatment Plant Sludge
Year opened 1940
Planned closure year 2042
Composting on site No
Registry details (12)

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

Current area (acres) 74.4
Design capacity (tons) 2,170,496
Waste in place (tons) 1,830,575
Waste-in-place year 2022
Annual waste accepted (tons) 43,153
Annual waste figure year 2022
Landfill gas collection system Yes
Landfill gas energy project No
EPA GHGRP ID 1003036
EPA LMOP landfill ID 1013
Permit number 7-1122-00052/00007
Authorization expires 11/11/2024

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Nearby facilities

Transfer station

Virgil Transfer Station (T)

Virgil, NY · 8.1 mi away

Hours
Mon 1:00 PM-5:00 PM · Tue 1:00 PM-5:00 PM · …
Fees
Residents only: transfer station pass $20.00 per year for the first household member, $1.00 for each additional member
Landfill

Chenango County Landfill

Norwich, NY · 20.5 mi away

Hours
Mon 8:00 AM-4:00 PM · Tue 8:00 AM-4:00 PM · …
Fees
Weighed MSW $75/ton ($15 minimum scale charge); residential bags up to 35 gal $3.00 each
Landfill

Broome County Landfill

Binghamton, NY · 25.1 mi away

Hours
Mon 7:00 AM-2:45 PM · Tue 7:00 AM-2:45 PM · …

More facilities with confirmed hours or fees in New York

Sources: epa.gov (facility record, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) ; cortland-co.org (hours, phone, website, fees, accepted materials and facility facts; fetched Oct 23, 2026) ; data.ny.gov (facility record, phone, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) . Registry figures are as of Apr 21, 2026. Facility details were last checked on Oct 23, 2026.