1609 Airport Road, Shelby, NC 28150
| Type | Landfill |
|---|---|
| Address | 1609 Airport Road, Shelby, NC 28150 |
| County | Cleveland County |
| Phone | 704-447-8200 |
| Website | www.clevelandcounty.com/main/departments/solid_waste___landfill.php |
| Last checked | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Mon | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
|---|---|
| Tue | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
| Wed | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
| Thu | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
| Fri | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
| Sat | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
Holiday hours vary. Gates often close to new loads 15–30 minutes before posted closing.
| Accepted materials | construction and demolition waste (Airport Road Landfill) |
|---|
Fees have not been confirmed yet. Call the scale house at 704-447-8200 before you go.
Nearby with confirmed hours or fees: Lincoln County Landfill , Blackburn Sanitary Landfill , Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc. - Charlotte Skyline Transfer Station (formerly O'Leary) .
| Ownership | Public |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cleveland County, NC |
| Operator | Cleveland County Solid Waste |
| Operational status | Open |
| Waste types accepted (per permit) | MSW |
| Year opened | 1971 |
| Planned closure year | 2080 |
| Composting on site | No |
Figures and identifiers as published in the EPA and state permit registries cited below.
| Current area (acres) | 114.5 |
|---|---|
| Design capacity (tons) | 14,001,750 |
| Waste in place (tons) | 5,450,931 |
| Waste-in-place year | 2022 |
| Annual waste accepted (tons) | 162,765 |
| Annual waste figure year | 2022 |
| Landfill gas collection system | No |
| Landfill gas energy project | No |
| EPA GHGRP ID | 1005825 |
| EPA LMOP landfill ID | 1069 |
Hours changed, fees went up, gate moved? Tell us and we will check it. Own or manage Cleveland County Landfill? Use the same form to claim it.
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Sources: epa.gov (facility record, facility facts and permit and registry IDs; fetched Oct 21, 2026) ; clevelandcounty.com (hours, phone, website, accepted materials and facility facts; fetched Oct 22, 2026) . Registry figures are as of Sep 20, 2024. Facility details were last checked on Oct 22, 2026.