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Recycling and Waste Reduction
Asheville / Buncombe Recycling Drop-off Centers
Buncombe County Transfer Station 190 Hominy Creek Road Asheville NC 28806; (828) 250-6205 Curbside Management Materials Recycling Facility 116 N. Woodfin Avenue Woodfin, NC; (828) 252-2532 Behind Asheville Pizza & Brewing Company (open 24-7)675 Merrimon Ave Asheville, NC 28804 Buncombe County Landfill
85 Panther Branch Road
Alexander NC 28701
(828) 250-5462
Waste Reduction
Buncombe County Landfill
(828) 250-5462 or 250-5460
Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm; Saturday 8:00am to 1:00pm
Hazardous waste and e-waste is accepted every Friday from 9am-3pm. Call for more information.
No plastic bottles, tin cans or metal cans are allowed in landfills in North Carolina.
Tire Recycling
Buncombe County Residents are allowed to bring 10 tires (without rim) to the County Landfill a year, FREE OF CHARGE. All tires on rim will incur a $2 per tire disposal fee.
Call (828) 250-5460 or (828) 254-1776 for more information.
Buncombe County Transfer Station
190 Hominy Creek Road
(828) 250-6205
Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm; Saturday 8:00am to 1:00pm
The following Recyclables are accepted:
All plastics marked # 1-7, including bottles, jugs and jars, as well as yogurt and margarine tubs, dairy containers, clean clam-shell containers, plastic drink cups, deli containers, and produce boxes.
- Lead acid batteries
- Aluminum pie tins and food trays
- Mike and Juice cartons
- Juice boxes and soup cartons
- Glass bottles and jars
- Metal food and beverage cans
- Empty aerosol cans
- Newspapers and inserts
- Corrugated cardboard
- Used cooking oils
- Motor oil and used oil filters
- White goods, including stoves
- Appliances
- Mixed paper, including catalogs, junk amil, magazines, egg cartons (paper only) envelopes, manila envelopes, office paper, phone books, glossy paper, post-it notes, cereal and similar boxes, brown paper bags, empty paper towel tubes and shredded paper
- Moving boxes (broken down and flattened)
- Medical equipment (walkers, etc.)
- Empty triple-rinsed pesticide containers
- Empty propane tanks (20-pound, gas grill type ONLY)
Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs)
These can be recycled at Buncombe County Fire Stations in Beaverdam, Black Mountain, Enka, Fairview, Riceville-Reems Creek, Skyland, Swannanoa, Weaverville or at the City of Asheville Fire Stations on Livingston Street or Rocky Ridge Road (near Biltmore Square Mall).
Lowes and Home Depot stores will accept these bulbs as well.
City of Asheville Sanitation Division:
(828) 251-1122
• Missed trash collection * Appliance or bulky item disposal * Dead animal collection * Waste container rental * Yard waste or brush collection * Compost
Curbside Management (Curbie)
(828) 252-2532
Click here for a downloadable copy of “what can I recycle?”.
• Missed recycling collection * Requests for new bins * Requests for bins at special events (click here)
Biltmore Forest
(828) 274-3919
Black Mountain
(828) 669-8732
Montreat
(828) 669-8002
Weaverville
(828) 645-7116
Woodfin
(828) 253-4887
Start your own Recycling program with Terracycle
How TerraCycle Works
TerraCycle’s goal is to help eliminate the idea of waste. We do this by creating collection and solution programs for all kinds of typically non-recyclable waste. In essence turning the non-recyclable recyclable. We do this by creating waste collection programs, “brigades,” and turning the collected waste into new products, ranging from recycled park benches to upcycled backpacks. TerraCycle operates all around the world so please check out if we are available in your country.
To start collecting please sign up and join a brigade. There are brigades for many different waste streams ranging from candy wrappers to pens. While some brigades have a cost many are free, where we pay the shipping and for every unit of waste you send to us and at least $0.02 to a charity or school of your choice. If you have already signed up, or are interested in signing up, you can download our free Collection Kit to get started.
Electronics Recycling
ph 828-252-7890
Hours:
Tuesday thru Friday – 9:00am to 6:00pm / Saturday – 10:00am to 5:00pm
Location:
101 South Lexington Avenue – Asheville
E-cycleUS is a computer recycling center in downtown Asheville. We recycle both computers and computer-related electronics, including monitors, desktop and laptop computers, mice, keyboards, servers, computer cables, printers, scanners, etc.
In addition to recycling, E-cycleUS refurbishes computers for donation to the PowerOn community, in association with The Eblen Charities. These computers will be donated to people in need throughout our community.
ecycleme processes all non-refurbished electronics and components in accordance with EPA regulations, as well as all local, state, and federal guidelines. To ensure the security of our donors data, we also wipe all hard drives in accordance with guidelines set forth by the Department of Defense.
*All net proceeds go toward donating refurbished computers to community members in need.
Local Recyclers:
Black Mountain NC
Rainbow Recycling is a grassroots community organization whose mission is to promote awareness and participation in recycling in Black Mountain and the surrounding area.
We seek to foster awareness and understanding of the reasons for and benefits of recycling for our local & broader community, the environment, and the ultimate well-being of our planet.
It is our vision and goal to increase the number of households and businesses involved in recycling as well as the level of involvement, to promote participation by institutions, and to create opportunities for visitors and residents alike to recycle where they shop, dine, recreate and gather for events in our community.
Such an effort necessitates dynamic dialog and cooperative work with various sectors of our community, both public and private. It also entails interacting with county, regional, and state offices and resources.
Our means to accomplishing our mission include:
* Providing information and educational opportunities;
* Engaging in outreach, networking, and cooperative and collaborative activity to promote recycling;
* Facilitating dialogue and serving as liaison between sectors of the community – public and private – about recycling, quality of life, and practical issues involved in providing recycling opportunities publicly acknowledging efforts and achievements in local recycling
Ph (828) 669-5459
Commercial Composting, Waste Reduction and Recycling
