Emergency/Disaster Debris Management
North Carolina has hundreds of pre-approved disaster debris sites across the state. To learn about sites near you or to request that sites open to receive disaster debris, please contact your state solid waste management specialist.
Facilities
Active Emergency Debris Staging SitesA list of approved sites currently active. Sites are only listed as active when in use. For information about pre-approved sites in a particular county, please contact the waste management specialist for that county.
Guidance
- Preparing for Disasters Document
- Emergency/Disaster Debris Site Approval-Activation Process diagram
- Waste Staging/Storage Area Site Evaluation Sheet
- Vegetative/Land Clearing Debris Staging Area: Siting and Operational Guidelines
- Construction and Demolition Debris Sites: Siting and Operational Guidelines
- Disaster Related White Goods Management Guidance
- Household Hazardous Waste Management: Temporary Collection Center
- FEMA Debris Management Guide
- Local Government Debris Management
- NC Dept. of Transportation
- EPA Planning for Disaster Debris
Applicable Regulations
Vegetative/Land Clearing Waste
Processing - N.C. Solid Waste Management Rules Sections .0300-.0302, .0560-.0566Composting - N.C. Solid Waste Management Rules Sections .1400-.1409
Landfilling - N.C. Solid Waste Management Rules Sections .0560-.0566
Open Burning - N.C. Air Quality Rules Sections .1900-.1906
Household Hazardous Waste
Collection Center - N.C. Solid Waste Management Proposed RulesMunicipal Solid Waste
Temporary Transferring - N.C. Solid Waste Management Rules Section .0400Landfilling - N.C. Solid Waste Management Rules Sections .1600-.1680
Construction and Demolition Waste
Processing - N.C. Solid Waste Management Rules Sections .0300-.0302, .0531-.0547Landfilling - N.C. Solid Waste Management Rules Sections .0531-.0547
