Chemung County Landfill

Chemung County Landfill has a design capacity of over eleven million tons.

Chemung County Landfill accepts about four hundred eighty-three thousand tons of waste annually.

The operating hours for Chemung County Landfill are as follows: Monday: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Thursday: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Friday: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Saturday: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Sunday: Closed. These hours are subject to change on holidays or due to weather conditions. We recommend contacting the facility directly at (607) 737-2980 before your visit to confirm current hours, especially if you are planning to drop off waste outside of typical business hours.

Chemung County Landfill is located at 1690 Lake St, Elmira, NY 14901, USA, 14901. The facility is situated in Chemung 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) 737-2980 for access instructions or gate codes if required.

Chemung County Landfill currently covers approximately 63.5 acres with a depth of approximately 60 feet. It opened in 1973 and has been in continuous operation since then. The design specifications call for a total area of 126 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.

Chemung County Landfill has an active landfill gas (LFG) collection system in place. Of that, approximately 2.4 mmscfd is collected by the system. The gas contains approximately 44.9% methane, which can be captured for energy generation. The facility operates 97 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.

Chemung County Landfill participates in the following environmental programs: an LFG energy project with status 'Planned' 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 Chemung County Landfill, call (607) 737-2980. The mailing address is 1690 Lake St, Elmira, NY 14901, 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.