Comparison of Neighborhood Features


North Wake Landfill and New South Wake Landfill
North Wake New South Wake
Total Site Acreage 258 ac. 471 ac.

Waste Footprint Acreage

111 ac. 189 ac.

On-Site Buffer Acreage
(Does not include neighboring land*)

147 ac. 282 ac.
Closest Inhabited Structure to Waste Edge 150 ft. 650 ft.
Structures within 750 ft. of Waste Edge 350 apartments/condos
200 single-family homes
7 commercial properties
4 single homes
Est. Population within 750 ft. of Waste Edge
(Assumes 2 people/apartment and 2.5 people/sq. ft. home)
1,200 people 10 people

*North Wake is buffered by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals on the east side and Durant Road to the south. South Wake is buffered by the closed Feltonsville Landfill to the north and west, Progress Energy to the south, NC 55 Bypass to the east. In addition, the south site has Holly Springs Disposal to the southwest and Highway 55 Bypass landfill to the north.