Items to EXCLUDE from your recycling
- Styrofoam
- Coffee cups
- Paint Cans
- Cookware Dishes
- Light Bulbs
- Plastic Bags
- Window Panes
- Clay Flower Pots
- Mirrors
- Pizza Boxes
- Hazardous Waste
DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW
The Mitchell County Sanitation Department has four recycling convenience centers located throughout the county. These centers accept household trash and recyclable materials such as glass, aluminum, newspaper, mixed paper, cardboard, and plastic milk and soft drink containers. The centers also accept white goods (appliances such as stoves, refrigerators, washers, and dryers), electronics, pesticide containers, tires, and metals.
Mitchell County encourages recycling
An attendant staffs each center during operation hours. Please see the attendant if you have questions or need help.
In addition to the four recycling convenience centers, the department operates a mobile unit that travels to five different locations in the county. The mobile unit attendant can accept household trash, newspaper, mixed paper, cardboard, glass, aluminum cans, and plastic containers.
Mitchell/Yancey County Convenience Center Locations
Altapass
2097 Altapass Hwy, Spruce Pine, NC 28777
6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. March 1 to October 31
7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. November 1 to February 28
Bakersville
Highway 226, Mine Creek Road
6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. March 1 to October 31
7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. November 1 to February 29
Buladean
NC-226 Hughes Gap Rd Bakersville, NC 28705
6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. March 1 to October 31
7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. November 1 to February 30
Red Hill
NC-197 Bakersville, NC 28705
6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. March 1 to October 31
7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. November 1 to February 31
Mitchell/Yancey Landfill
300 Hickory Springs Rd, Burnsville, NC 28714
Monday-Friday: 7:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Saturday: 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m
East Yancey/Burnsville Center
130 Burnsville School Road, Burnsville, NC
Mon-Sat 7:00am-7:00pm
197N/Green Mountain Center
3805 State Highway 197 North, Burnsville, NC
Mon-Sat 7:00am-7:00pm
Riverside Center
2030 US Highway 19-E, Mars Hill NC
Mon-Sat 7:00am-7:00pm
Egypt/Ramseytown Center
8650 US-19, Burnsville, NC 28714
Mon-Sat 7:00am-7:00pm
Pensacola/197S Center
8137 State Highway 197, Burnsville, NC
Mon-Sat 7:00am-7:00pm
South Toe/NC 80S Center
300 Hickory Springs Rd, Burnsville, NC
Mon-Sat 7:00am-7:00pm