# Landfill scale house software that prices the ticket right at the window

> A landfill scale house is the control point where every inbound vehicle is weighed, its material classified, its load checked against what the site may accept, and a priced ticket produced. EPA put national municipal solid waste generation at 292.4 million tons in 2018 with 146.1 million tons landfilled, and every ton of it crossed a scale governed by NIST Handbook 44 and a load checking program under 40 CFR Part 258. Neurobird holds the ticket, the account and the tonnage.

- URL: https://neurobird.com/scalehouse/
- Product: Neurobird Landfill Scale House Client Portal
- Niche: landfill scale house
- Buyer: landfill and transfer station operators
- Status: in development, open for early access
- Updated: 2026-08-21

## What Neurobird Landfill Scale House does

- Weigh in and out with current tare weights rather than remembered ones
- Check special waste profiles and manifests before the truck reaches the working face
- Price the ticket at the window against the right account, rate and material
- Track daily and monthly tonnage against permit limits without a month end scramble

## How it works

1. **Weigh against current data** Vehicle, hauler and tare weight are looked up live, so a stale tare does not price 120 loads incorrectly.
2. **Check the load at the window** Special waste profiles, manifests and prohibited material rules are applied before the truck reaches the working face, and random inspections are logged.
3. **Watch the tonnage line** Daily and monthly net tons run against permit limits continuously, so the number is known before the report is due, not after.

## From the source material

> A municipal solid waste landfill (MSWLF) is a discrete area of land or excavation that receives household waste.

Source: epa.gov, https://www.epa.gov/landfills/municipal-solid-waste-landfills

## Industry context

- **292.4** Million tons of municipal solid waste generated nationally in 2018 according to EPA, with 146.1 million tons of it landfilled. (source: EPA facts and figures on materials and waste, https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling)
- **Part 258** The Subtitle D criteria for municipal solid waste landfills, covering location, operating criteria, load checking and recordkeeping. (source: eCFR, 40 CFR Part 258, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-258)
- **258.20** The operating criterion requiring a program to detect and prevent disposal of regulated hazardous waste, including random inspections and records. (source: eCFR, 40 CFR 258.20, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-258/subpart-A/section-258.20)
- **Handbook 44** Vehicle scales used in commercial transactions are held to the tolerances and test procedures in NIST Handbook 44, adopted by state weights and measures programs. (source: NIST Handbook 44, https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/nist-handbook-44-current-edition)
- **Subpart C** Operating criteria including daily cover, disease vector control and air criteria, the requirements a site reports against alongside its tonnage. (source: eCFR, 40 CFR Part 258 Subpart C, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-258/subpart-C)

## Pricing

- Single lane: $190 per lane, per month
- Site: $390 per lane, per month
- Multi site: $720 per lane, per month

## Questions

### What does a landfill scale house do?

A landfill scale house is the control point where every inbound vehicle is weighed, its material classified, its load checked against what the site is permitted to accept, and a priced ticket produced. The outbound weight gives the net tonnage that becomes the invoice line and the reported disposal quantity.

### Why are scale accuracy rules so strict?

Because the ticket is a commercial weighing transaction. Vehicle scales used for trade are held to the tolerance and testing requirements in NIST Handbook 44, adopted by state weights and measures programs, and are tested and sealed on a schedule.

### What is load checking?

A required inspection program at municipal solid waste landfills to keep out regulated hazardous waste and other prohibited material. Under the Subtitle D criteria at 40 CFR Part 258 an operator has to run a documented program of random inspections and staff training, and the scale house is where it starts.

### How much material actually goes to landfill?

EPA's most recent published national figures put municipal solid waste generation at 292.4 million tons in 2018, of which 146.1 million tons went to landfill. That is the tonnage passing over scale houses like yours.

### Does this replace our scale indicator or accounting system?

No. The indicator keeps weighing and your accounting system keeps invoicing. This is the ticket, the account, the material classification and the tonnage record in between.

## Sources

- [40 CFR Part 258, MSW landfill criteria](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-258)
- [40 CFR 258.20, hazardous waste detection](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-258/subpart-A/section-258.20)
- [NIST Handbook 44](https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/nist-handbook-44-current-edition)
- [EPA facts and figures on materials and waste](https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling)

## Contact

- office@neurobird.com
- https://neurobird.com/