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Safety Practices

Employees and visitors are expected to adhere to Sampson County Landfill operational safety procedures including but not limited to:

  • Driving at safe posted speeds, practicing defensive driving, and obeying all signs
  • Proper direction of traffic to ensure the safety of vehicular and foot traffic
  • Proper procedures for waste drop off
  • Follow all directions provided by on site personnel
  • Use of proper PPE by all personnel on the ground, including using steel toe boots, leather gloves, a reflective vest, a hard hat and safety glasses

Landfill Managers, Supervisors and/or operator/spotters monitor and ensure all rules are followed. The Landfill operator will provide additional guidance to visitors, and employees as-needed.

Our safety practices also go beyond equipment and people to ensure proper landfill management. The Sampson County Landfill has state of the art development of landfill cells (areas that are designed and lined to accept wastes) and monitoring equipment. Additionally, landfill gas beneficial use projects have been developed. The Landfill is strictly regulated, designed, and monitored for air emissions, landfill construction, water discharges and waste acceptance restrictions.

Special wastes may be accepted at the Sampson County Landfill, but are strictly monitored. Special waste may include but not be limited to process- derived materials/waste, contaminated construction and demolition waste, and any waste that requires special handling procedures. Each special waste is properly identified and profiled for the specific customer. A manifest is required for each load of special waste. The manifest identifies the chain of custody of the waste stream. Special wastes are spot checked regularly for conformance of the program requirements.

Environmental safety is an important concern at the Sampson County Landfill. In addition to leachate management, odor is accounted for and controlled by employing high-pressure misting systems that spray diluted odor neutralizers that help eliminate odors at the source. Nuisance animals at the Landfill are in large part controlled by active hazing (or scaring), and other non-lethal techniques.