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Solid Waste and Recycling
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Office Address

Offices (No Dropoffs)

LUESA
2145 Suttle Ave.
Charlotte, NC 28208

Business Hours

Mon-Fri 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Contact Info

980-314-3867[email protected]

Frequently Asked Questions

Residential Questions

Mecklenburg County DOES NOT collect the curbside materials. Instead, the County processes the materials at the Metrolina Recycling Facility. The collection at your home is the responsibility of the municipality in which you live. If you live in an unincorporated area of Mecklenburg County and you desire curbside collection, contract a licensed hauler.

Mecklenburg County does not collect curbside trash or recycling. Curbside collection is performed by the City of Charlotte or one of the towns. If you live in an unincorporated area of Mecklenburg County, and you desire curbside collection, you will need to contact a residential hauling company. For contact information, visit https://meck.co/3OmHOyD.

Mecklenburg County does not collect curbside trash or recycling. To contact the City, please use one of the following ways:

Phone: Call CharMeck 311 at (704) 336-7600

Or via the CLT+ App

Mecklenburg County is comprised of 6 Towns and the unincorporated area of Mecklenburg County. The 6 Towns are: City of Charlotte and the Towns of: Davidson, Cornelius, Huntersville, Pineville, Mint Hill, and Matthews. Curbside collection (trash and recycling) occurs at most residential homes in Mecklenburg County. Other services, such as bulky waste collection and yard waste collection may be provided by contact the respective Town Hall. If you live in an unincorporated area of Mecklenburg County, and you desire curbside collection, you will need to contact a residential hauling company.

Curbside collection is processed at the County’s Metrolina Recycling Facility. Acceptable curbside collection materials can be found by visiting: What Can I Recycle Curbside?

Residents of Mecklenburg County can recycle and/or dispose more items at the Full-Service Drop-Off Centers. To learn more about the Full-Service Recycling Drop-Off Centers, visit: I Want to throw something away. Please note, for additional information on Disposal & Recycling Centers, visit: Where Can I Recycle? Please be sure to visit: Fees, Permits, and Ordinances.

Residents of Mecklenburg County may also bring recyclables to the staffed Self-Service Centers. These Centers will only accept cardboard, cans, cartons, paper, glass bottles, and plastic bottles & jugs with necks.

All four Mecklenburg County full-service recycling centers are open Monday-Saturday from 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. For Holiday Hours, please visit the Holiday Schedule for Full-Service Drop-off Centers page.

Foxhole Disposal & Recycling Center is located at 17131 Lancaster Highway, Charlotte, NC, 28277.

Hickory Grove Disposal & Recycling Center is located at 8007 Pence Road, Charlotte, NC, 28215.

Compost Central Disposal & Recycling Center is located at 140 Valleydale Road, Charlotte, NC, 28214.

North Mecklenburg Disposal & Recycling Center is located at 12300 N. Statesville Road, Huntersville, NC, 28078.

To view our current recycling and disposal fees, visit the Solid Waste Fees, Permits and Ordinances page

Paper shredding events are held every 3rd Saturday at Compost Central Recycling Center in the Spring (March-June) and Fall (September-November). Time slots will open on the first day of each month. For more information, visit https://meck.co/3KFHgUf.

There are only 6 items you can recycle curbside in Mecklenburg County. That's cardboard, cans, cartons, paper, glass bottles, and plastic bottles & jugs with necks. Refer to the acceptable list on our Recycle Right Curbside Pickup page.

Enhanced Recycling are the newest recyclable items accepted only at the Full-Service Recycling Centers. These items that should not be placed in a curbside bin include:

White Rigid Foam
Soft & Hard Back Books
Shredded Paper; and
Textiles
Clean Wood – COMING SOON
Food Waste Collection – COMING SOON

You can purchase our mulch and compost at all four full-service recycling centers. Mecklenburg County does not deliver mulch or compost. For more information on our products, pricing, pictures, and potential preferred mulch & compost haulers, visit www.meckmulchmadness.com.

Visit www.meckmulchmadness.com for more mulch and compost information including photos, delivery options, bulky & bag sale price.

Visit us at any of the following pages:

www.meckWOWAmbassadors.com
https://meckwowambassador.com/cool-tools/
https://meckwowambassador.com/downloads/
https://meckfoam.com
https://solidwasteprojects.com

Commercial Questions

Any business that generates 16 cubic yards or more of trash per week and has more than 500 pounds of corrugated cardboard and/or 500 pounds of office paper per month, must recycle the cardboard and/or office paper. There are exemptions to this rule.

Mecklenburg County DOES NOT collect curbside trash or recycling. If your company desires collection services, you will need to contract a private hauling company. See our list of approved haulers.

Mecklenburg County offers commercial drop-off centers, as well as Full-Service Centers, and Self-Service Recycling Centers. Businesses may choose to contract trash and recycling services with a private hauling company or self-haul recycling and trash to any of the four Full-Service Centers. Fees and size limitations apply.

Items such as dimensional lumber, plywood, brick, block, carpet and padding, shingles, windows, doors, fiberglass bath fixtures, tile, ceramic etc. that come from the construction or tear down of a structure.

This usually depends on the hauler for your business and the where the hauler deposits the recyclables from the business.

Most businesses in Mecklenburg County can recycle: cardboard, cans, cartons, paper, glass bottles, and plastic bottles & jugs with necks.

Mecklenburg County cannot accept hazardous materials or waste from businesses, organizations, or non-profits, unless they qualify as a Very Small Quantity Generator. These special collections are held on specific dates throughout the year and business must pre-register. For additional information on qualifications and event notices, visit: Business Hazardous Waste Disposal.

Compost Central Disposal & Recycling Center is located at 140 Valleydale Road, Charlotte, NC, 28214.

Foxhole Disposal & Recycling Center is located at 17131 Lancaster Highway, Charlotte, NC, 28277.

Fees and size limitations apply.

The ABC Recycling Law requires the recycling of bottles and glass from entities that hold an ABC License.

It applies to:

on-premises malt beverage permits
on-premises unfortified wine permits
mixed beverae permits
on-premises fortified wine permits

Please visit the North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance’s website or call them at (800) 763-0136 for more detailed information. HB 1518 is managed by the North Carolina ABC Commission. Mecklenburg County does not provide collection services for ABC permit or other businesses, companies, or residential establishments.

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2145 Suttle Ave.
Charlotte, NC 28208

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980-314-3867[email protected]

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Frequently Asked Questions

Residential Questions

What’s the difference between the County and the towns as far as trash and recycling collection?

My trash and recycling were not picked up, who do I contact?

I live in the City of Charlotte, how do I schedule a bulky item collection, report a broken cart, or order new trash or recycling services?

What’s the difference between curbside collection, Full-Service Recycling Center Drop-Off Centers, and Self-Service Centers in Mecklenburg County?

What are your hours of operation?

Where is Foxhole Recycling Center?

Where is Hickory Grove Recycling Center?

Where is Compost Central Recycling Center?

Where is North Mecklenburg Recycling Center?

What is the cost of disposal?

When is the next paper shredding event?

What can I recycle in my curbside cart?

What is enhanced recycling?

How can I purchase compost and mulch? Where can I purchase compost and mulch?

Do you have photos of your compost and mulch? What if I need products delivered, what do I do?

Where do I find educational information brochures, downloadable flyers, and videos?

Commercial Questions

How do I know if my business must recycle according to the Source Separation Ordinance?

My company need to set up trash and recycling services. What do I do to get started?

Where can I take recycling from my office building or commercial business site?

Where can I take recycling from my office building or commercial business site?

What is considered C & D waste at Mecklenburg County’s Drop-off Centers?

What can I recycle from my office building or commercial business site?

My business has hazardous waste that we need to dispose of. What do we do with it?

Where can I take yard waste from my office or commercial business site, and is there a fee involved?

What do I need to know about the ABC Recycling Law?