Broome County Landfill

Broome County Landfill has a design capacity of over seventeen million tons.

As of 2022, Broome County Landfill has over nine million tons of waste in place.

The operating hours for Broome County Landfill are as follows: Monday: 7:00 AM – 2:45 PM · Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 2:45 PM · Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 2:45 PM · Thursday: 7:00 AM – 2:45 PM · Friday: 7:00 AM – 2:45 PM · Saturday: 7:00 – 11:45 AM · Sunday: Closed. These hours are subject to change on holidays or due to weather conditions. We recommend contacting the facility directly at (607) 763-4450 before your visit to confirm current hours, especially if you are planning to drop off waste outside of typical business hours.

Broome County Landfill is located at 286 Knapp Rd, Binghamton, NY 13905, USA, 13905. The facility is situated in Broome County, New York. Use the map on this page or enter the address into Google Maps or Apple Maps for turn-by-turn navigation. Call ahead at (607) 763-4450 for access instructions or gate codes if required.

Broome County Landfill currently covers approximately 160 acres. It opened in 1969 and has been in continuous operation since then. The design specifications call for a total area of 240 acres. The size of a landfill reflects both its operational history and the volume of waste it has processed over its lifetime of service to the surrounding community.

Broome County Landfill has an active landfill gas (LFG) collection system in place. The facility generates approximately 2.4 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd) of landfill gas. Of that, approximately 1.7 mmscfd is collected by the system. The gas contains approximately 53.5% methane, which can be captured for energy generation. The facility operates 180 gas collection wells. Flares are in place at this facility. LFG collection reduces greenhouse gas emissions and, in some cases, generates renewable energy for the grid.

Broome County Landfill participates in the following environmental programs: an LFG energy project with status 'Operational' is associated with this site. These initiatives help reduce the environmental footprint of landfill operations by capturing resources, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and diverting material from direct disposal. Contact the facility or its operator for more details on current environmental compliance status.

To contact Broome County Landfill, call (607) 763-4450. The mailing address is 286 Knapp Rd, Binghamton, NY 13905, USA. The directory information shown on this page is sourced from the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) and the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, last verified as of data year 2022. Data freshness status: Current. If you are the facility owner or operator and need to update this listing, use the claim listing option on this page.