Wilkes County Landfill Charges

• Solid Waste - $45 per ton
• Shingles - $45 per ton
• Asbestos - $45 per ton
• Commercial Glass - $39 per ton
• Mobile Home - $180 per unit - Must be empty

Per Bag Rates

1 - 20 Gallon Bags = $0.50
21 - 40 Gallon Bags = $1.00
41 - 60 Gallon Bags = $1.50

Electronic Disposal Fees

• All Televisions 32 inch and under - $6 per TV
• All Televisions over 32 inch - $8 per TV
• Computer Monitors - $7 per Monitor
• Miscellaneous Items - $1 per item
  Includes: hard drives, modems, plug and play devices, desktop printers & copiers, VCR's, DVD players, fax machines, and small electronic house hold appliances.

Fluorescent Bulb Disposal Fees

• 2 feet - $.50 per bulb
• 4 to 8 feet - $1 per bulb
• CFL - $.10 per bulb Pricing Subject to change with notice

Recyclable Materials Accepted at No Charge

• Aluminum and Steel Cans
• Antifreeze
• Batteries (Lead Acid Only)
• Glass Bottles and Jars
• Newspaper, Magazines and Cardboard
• No Bagged Recyclables (Must empty bags into Recycling Bins)
• Plastic bottles (rim must be smaller than the bottle and have a screw top opening Number 2-7)
• Tires (Off rim)
• Used Motor Oil and Filter
• White goods (refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers and hot water heaters)

Additional Information

If you witness someone toss or lose trash from their vehicle or garbage truck you may contact:

• Highway Patrol: (336) 667-1236
• Call the waste management company to "voice your displeasure"
• DOT Customer Service Office (877) 368-4968 and fill out a Swat-A-Litterbug report.
• Contact DOT Adopt-A-Highway program and help keep our roadways clean (336) 903-9229

Roadside litter (bags of trash, bulky items) and animal carcasses in the highway and right-of-way on rural roads.

• NC Department of Transportation: (336) 903-9154

For information regarding garbage, recycling and roadside litter complaints in town limits

• Town of North Wilkesboro: (336) 667-7129
• Town of Wilkesboro: (336) 838-0188
• Town of Ronda: (336) 835-2061