The Department of Environmental Management oversees the operations of the Landfill, Recycling Processing Center, various convenience center sites throughout the county, as well as community outreach programs.
The Rowan County Enterprise Fund is a self sustaining-program that operates entirely by revenues generated within the program. Unlike other counties across the state of North Carolina, Rowan County does not charge household solid waste/recycling program availability fees. The Rowan County Landfill Enterprise fund relies on the surplus revenue generated from landfill tipping fees to fund non-landfill waste diversion activities such as North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) landfill bans and Recycling Services. The fund has also made possible the program dedicated to help roadside litter across Rowan County.
The Rowan County Landfill has installed a landfill gas collection and control system which allow us to: