Items to EXCLUDE in your recycling:
- Wire Fencing
- Propane Tanks
- Aerosol Cans
- Compost
- Used Napkins
- Used Paper Towels
- Used Tissues
- Liquids or Foods
- Medical Waste
- Plastic Coated Items
- Clothing
- Water Hoses
- Treated Lumber
- Plastic Bags
- Window Glass
- Wax Coated Items
*Plastic bags can be recycled at all grocery stores.
Items to recycle at 336 Landfill Road, Boone, NC ONLY:
- Hazardous Waste Materials
- Old Tires
- Cooking Oil/Grease
- Used Motor Oil
- Yard Waste
- Appliances
*Rims allowed on old tires
*Appliances include: A/C Units, Water Tanks, Electronics, TV’s, Computers, Microwaves, etc.
*Large tube lights and car batteries
*Fees may apply on these items.
Items to recycle at ANY/ALL Watauga County Collection Sites:
- Glass
- All colors accepted; place blue with the brown
- Corrugated Cardboard
- Must be flattened
- Plastics
- Grades 1-7 with lids, Egg cartons, most to-go cups and trays (grade 6 – PS)
- Paper & Pasteboard
- Newspaper, junk mail, clean food boxes, etc.
- Tin & Aluminum
- Food containers should be rinsed clean
- Batteries & Light
- Smaller batteries and light bulbs.
Watauga County Convenience Center Locations:
Old Landfill Convenience Center and Landfill
336 Landfill Road, Boone, NC, 28607
Mon – Fri 6:30am-7:00pm
Sat 8:00am-7:00pm
Sun 1:00am-5:00pm (closes one hour early in winter)
Aho Convenience Center
5645 hwy 321 south, blowing rock, NC
Mon, Wed, Fri 6:30am-7:00pm
Sat 8:00am-7:00pm
(all close one hour earlier in winter)
Bethel Convenience Center
4859 Bethel Road, Vilas, NC
Mon, Tue, Thu 6:30am-7:00pm
Sat 8:00am-7:00pm
(all close one hour earlier in winter)
Deep Gap Convenience Center
8165 Hwy. 421 South, Deep Gap, NC
Mon, Wed, Fri 6:30am-7:00pm
Sat 8:00am-7:00pm
(all close one hour earlier in winter)
Green Valley Convenience Center
6165 hwy 194 N, Todd, NC
Mon, Wed, Fri 6:30am-7:00pm
Sat 8:00am-7:00pm
(all close one hour earlier in winter)
Valle Crucis Convenience Center
5400 North Carolina 194, Banner Elk, North Carolina 28604
Mon, Wed, Fri 6:30am-7:00pm
Sat 8:00am-7:00pm
(all close one hour earlier in winter)
Cove Creek/Zionville Convenience Center
8600 hwy 421 N, zionville, NC
Mon, Wed, Fri 6:30am-7:00pm
Sat 8:00am-7:00pm
(all close one hour earlier in winter)
221 South Convenience Center
5600 hwy 221 south, blowing rock, nc
Mon, Wed, Fri 6:30am-7:00pm
Sat 8:00am-7:00pm
(all close one hour earlier in winter)
Triplett Convenience Center
125 Jake’s Mountain Road, Deep Gap, NC
Mon, Wed, Fri 6:30am-7:00pm
Sat 8:00am-7:00pm
(all close one hour earlier in winter)
Foscoe Convenience Center
10307 Hwy 105, Banner Elk, NC
Mon, Wed, Fri 6:30am-7:00pm
Sat 8:00am-7:00pm
(all close one hour earlier in winter)