Union County Recycling & Disposal Facility

The operating hours for Union County Recycling Disposal Facility are as follows: Monday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Thursday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Friday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Saturday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Sunday: Closed. These hours are subject to change on holidays or due to weather conditions. We recommend contacting the facility directly before your visit to confirm current hours, especially if you are planning to drop off waste outside of typical business hours.

Union County Recycling Disposal Facility is located at 401 W Liberty St, El Dorado, AR 71730, USA, 71730. The facility is situated in Union County. Use the map on this page or enter the address into Google Maps or Apple Maps for turn-by-turn navigation. Call ahead for access instructions if required.

As of 2022, Union County Recycling Disposal Facility has approximately 3,825,635 tons of waste in place. The total design capacity of the facility is 9,366,810 tons, and it is currently at approximately 41% of its design capacity. The facility accepts approximately 170,545 tons of waste per year. The facility is projected to reach capacity and close around 2061.

Union County Recycling Disposal Facility currently covers approximately 22.8 acres with a depth of approximately 85 feet. The facility opened in 1988 and has been in continuous operation since then. The design specifications call for a total area of 69 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.

Union County Recycling Disposal Facility has an active landfill gas (LFG) collection system in place. The facility generates approximately 1.5 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd) of landfill gas. Of that, approximately 0.5 mmscfd is collected by the system. The gas contains approximately 41.8% methane, which can be captured for energy generation. The facility operates 46 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.

To contact Union County Recycling Disposal Facility, The mailing address is 401 W Liberty St, El Dorado, AR 71730, 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.