Albemarle Regional Solid Waste Management Authority
Summary:
Albemarle Regional Solid Waste ManagementAuthority is a county-level legal entity serving the Counties of Perquimans, Chowan, Gates, Dare, Currituck, Hyde and Tyrrell. It also serves the towns within these counties.
Members: 7; Each County has one delegate and one alternate.
Method of Appointment: County Commissioners
Purpose/Mission:
Albemarle Regional Solid Waste ManagementAuthority is a county-level legal entity serving the Counties of Perquimans, Chowan, Gates, Dare, Currituck, Hyde, and Tyrrell. This area currently has approximately 107,000 permanent residents and several hundred thousand visitors each year. Through a 26-year contract signed in 2009 with Republic Services of NC, LLC, the Authority aims to provide cost-effective and efficient solid waste disposal for the region.
All municipal wastes and most of the construction and demolition debris from the Authority’s members are landfilled in the East Carolina Environmental Landfill in Bertie County (owned by Republic Services of NC). The waste is primarily sent there through the three transfer stations located in Dare County, Currituck County, and Perquimans County. The towns and counties operate their own solid waste and recycling collection programs.