Landfill

Tuscarora Long-Term Regional Landfill

7400 Old Highway 70 West, New Bern, NC 28562

Before you go

  • Who can use it. Residential drop-off area at Tuscarora is limited to passenger vehicles and small truck loads, non-commercial loads only.
  • Not accepted. It does not take barrels and drums with ends intact and yard waste in non-biodegradable plastic bags.

At the gate

Type Landfill
Address 7400 Old Highway 70 West, New Bern, NC 28562
County Craven County
Phone 252-633-1564
Website www.cepnc.org/locations-hours
Last checked Oct 22, 2026

Hours

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

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

Accepted materials

Accepted materials municipal solid waste, construction and demolition waste, yard waste, scrap tires (state tire form required), regulated asbestos-containing materials (Tuscarora only), clean wood waste, clean inert debris (concrete, asphalt, rock, soil, brick), oyster shells (recycling), medical sharps (approved containers)

Fees have not been confirmed yet. Call the scale house at 252-633-1564 before you go.

Nearby with confirmed hours or fees: Onslow County Landfill , Pitt County Transfer Station (formerly 7404T-MWP-1996) , Edgecombe County Landfill .

Facility facts

Ownership Public
Owner Coastal Environmental Partnership, NC
Operator Coastal Environmental Partnership (Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority)
Operational status Open
Waste types accepted (per permit) MSW
Year opened 1994
Planned closure year 2049
Composting on site No
Registry details (12)

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

Current area (acres) 58
Design area (acres) 101
Design capacity (tons) 8,438,421
Waste in place (tons) 5,590,456
Waste-in-place year 2022
Annual waste accepted (tons) 229,424
Annual waste figure year 2022
Landfill gas collection system Yes
Landfill gas energy project Yes
Landfill gas energy projects 1
EPA GHGRP ID 1003035
EPA LMOP landfill ID 1074

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Nearby facilities

Landfill

Onslow County Landfill

Jacksonville, NC · 31.2 mi away

Hours
Mon 6:30 AM-5:00 PM · Tue 6:30 AM-5:00 PM · …
Fees
2026 brochure: household tipping fee $57/ton; C&D $57/ton; household hazardous $80/ton; special handling $80/ton; LCID/yard waste $31/ton; wood pallets $35/ton; TVs/monitors $9 each (includes $2/ton state fee); new schedule effective July 15, 2026
Transfer station

Pitt County Transfer Station (formerly 7404T-MWP-1996)

Greenville, NC · 32.1 mi away

Hours
Mon 8:00 AM-4:00 PM · Tue 8:00 AM-4:00 PM · …
Fees
Residential household garbage no charge (Pitt County fee manual: residential taxpayer yearly tax $144); commercial waste $60/ton; C&D $55/ton; clean wood or pallets $35/ton; clean concrete, block, brick, asphalt or shingles $20/ton
Landfill

Edgecombe County Landfill

Tarboro, NC · 49.4 mi away

Hours
Mon 8:00 AM-5:00 PM · Tue 8:00 AM-5:00 PM · …
Fees
FY-27: MSW $86.00/ton; C&D $61.00/ton; yard waste $46.00/ton; excavation $45.00/ton; annual household solid waste permit fee $155.00 ($62.00 with evidence of paid residential waste removal)
Landfill

Johnston County MSW Landfill

Smithfield, NC · 72.0 mi away

Hours
Mon 8:00 AM-4:45 PM · Tue 8:00 AM-4:45 PM · …
Fees
Municipal Solid Waste - $48.00 Per Ton (Includes $2 Per Ton NC Fee); Asbestos - $75.00 Per Ton; Yard Waste and Vegetated Debris - $25.00 per ton; Non-Commercial Yard Waste - $10.00 Per ½ Ton Pickup Truck Load Volume; Clean Wood Waste - $25.00 Per Ton; All Scales Transactions - $10.00 minimum charge
Transfer station

Raleigh, City of East Wake Transfer Station

Raleigh, NC · 86.9 mi away

Hours
Mon 6:00 AM-3:00 PM · Tue 6:00 AM-3:00 PM · …
Fees
Municipal Solid Waste: $49 per ton, includes $2 per ton State of North Carolina excise tax

Sources: epa.gov (facility record, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) ; cepnc.org (hours, phone and website; fetched Oct 22, 2026) ; cepnc.org (accepted materials, residency rule and facility facts; fetched Oct 22, 2026) ; cepnc.org (website; fetched Oct 22, 2026) . Registry figures are as of Sep 20, 2024. Facility details were last checked on Oct 22, 2026.