Alpha Ridge Landfill

Alpha Ridge Landfill
Country	United States
Location	Marriottsville, Maryland
Coordinates	39°18′17.935″N 76°54′6.973″W / 39.30498194°N 76.90193694°W / 39.30498194; -76.90193694
Status	Operational
Commission date	1980
Site area	590 acres
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	1059KW
External links
Website	www.howardcountymd.gov/Departments/Public-Works/Bureau-Of-Environmental-Services/Alpha-Ridge-Landfill
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The Alpha Ridge Landfill (Alpha Ridge Sanitary Landfill) is a municipal solid waste landfill located in Marriottsville, Maryland, once known as the postal town of Alpha, Maryland.

Alpha Ridge is the third official landfill built in Howard County, Maryland. Howard County's first landfill was New Cut in Ellicott City, Maryland which operated from 1944 to 1980 followed by Carr's Mill, operated between 1953 and 1977.^[1]