Facilities
The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Sustainable Materials Management oversees the Permitting of Solid Waste Landfills and other waste management facilities within the state of Nevada.
- NOTE - Clark and Washoe Counties administer permitting programs for landfills and waste management facilities within their jurisdiction and can be contacted at the following numbers:
Clark County - Southern Nevada Health District - 702.759.0600
Washoe County - Washoe County Health District - 775.328.3752
Below is the list of permitted and/or approved facilities administered by the Division of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Sustainable Materials Management.
Landfill Name | Status & Class * | County/Nearest Town |
Amargosa Valley | Post Closure - Class II | Nye / Pahrump |
Battle Mountain | Operating - Class II | Lander / Battle Mountain |
BedRoc | Not Operating - Class I | Lincoln / Alamo |
Carson City | Operating - Class I & III | Carson City / Carson City |
Copper Basin | Post Closure - Class III | Lander / Battle Mountain |
Crestline | Operating - Class II | Lincoln / Panaca |
Dry Lake Site | Not Operating - Class II | Lincoln / Rural Area |
Elko City | Operating - Class I | Elko / City of Elko |
Ely | Operating - Class I & III | White Pine / Ely |
Eureka | Operating - Class II | Eureka / City of Eureka |
Goldfield | Operating - Class II | Esmeralda / Goldfield |
Hawthorne | Operating - Class I | Mineral / Hawthorne |
Hawthorne Army Depot | Operating - Class III | Mineral / Hawthorne |
Humboldt Regional | Operating - Class I | Humboldt / Winnemucca |
Kennametal | Operating - Class III | Churchill / Fallon |
Lockwood Regional | Operating - Class I & III | Storey / Lockwood |
Mesquite | Operating - Class I | Lincoln / Mesquite |
Mohave Power Plant | Post Closure - Class III | Clark / Laughlin |
Nevada Test Site | Operating - Class II & III | Nye / Nevada Test Site |
New Austin | Post Closure - Class II | Lander / Austin |
North Valmy Power Plant | Operating - Class III | Humboldt / Valmy |
Pahrump Valley | Operating - Class I | Nye / Pahrump |
Pershing County | Operating - Class II | Pershing / Lovelock |
Rawhide | Not Operating - Class I | Mineral / Rural Area |
Reid Gardner Power Plant | Operating - Class III | Clark / Moapa |
Round Mountain | Operating - Class II | Nye / Round Mountain |
Russell Pass | Operating - Class I | Churchill / Fallon |
Tonopah | Operating - Class II | Nye / Tonopah |
Tonopah Test Range | Operating - Class II | Nye / Tonopah Test Range |
TS Power Plant | Operating - Class III | Eureka / Carlin |
Western Elite | Operating - Class I & III | Lincoln / Alamo |
W. Wendover | Operating - Class I & III | Elko / W. Wendover |
Nevada Waste Tire Facilities | ||
Site Name | Status | County/Nearest Town |
Nevada Compost Facilities | ||
Site Name | Status | County/Nearest Town |
Bently Compost Facility | Operating - Permitted | Douglas / Gardnerville |
Carson High School Compost Plant | Operating - Permitted | Carson City / Carson City |
Genoa Trees & Landscape | Operating - Permitted | Douglas / Minden |
Operating - Permitted Operating - Permitted | Storey / Sparks Carson City / Carson City | |
Ponderosa Dairy | Operating - Permitted | Nye / Pahrump |
Western Elite | Operating - Permitted | Lincoln / Alamo |
West Wendover | Operating - Permitted | Elko / West Wendover |
* - Landfill Class Definitions“Class I” means a disposal site that:
“Class II” means a disposal site:
“Class III” means a disposal site that accepts only industrial solid waste |