Facility details
- Address
- 144 Caribou Rd
Asheville, NC 28803 - Phone
- (828) 274-8337
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- ashevillemetalrecycling.org
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Buncombe County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110058889494
Programs on file: RCRA hazardous-waste handler NCS000002085
EPA record updated 2014-07-08
About this facility
A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Biltmore Iron & Metal Co Inc MetalsRecycling 1.5 mi · Asheville, NC
- Danny's Dumpster Inc Transfer Station 2.2 mi · Asheville, NC
- Asheville Waste Paper Recycling 2.9 mi · Asheville, NC
- Buncombe County Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.0 mi · Asheville, NC
- Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.0 mi · Asheville, NC
- Waste Management Of Asheville Transfer Station 4.5 mi · Asheville, NC
- Mountain Metals Recycling MetalsRecycling 4.6 mi · Asheville, NC
- Hensons' Inc. Mulch & More Recycling 4.7 mi · Asheville, NC
- Johnson Auto Recycling Inc Metals 5.1 mi · Asheville, NC
- Curbside Management MRFRecycling 6.4 mi · Asheville, NC
Nearest landfill: Buncombe County Old Landfill, Woodfin — 8.6 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Carolina Dumpster Service2.0 mi · Asheville, NC · 1 driver
- Two in One Junk Removal LLC2.0 mi · Asheville, NC · 1 driver
- Riverside Stump Dump Inc3.2 mi · Asheville, NC · 6 drivers
- Laid Bac Hauling LLC3.2 mi · Asheville, NC · 2 drivers
- Green Mountain Waste Management LLC3.2 mi · Asheville, NC · 4 drivers
Area served
Serves Asheville, Arden, Swannanoa, Fletcher, Fairview, Candler, Gerton, Weaverville, Alexander, Mills River, Mountain Home, Horse Shoe.
County context
One of 12 recycling centers in Buncombe County, NC.
36 waste haulers in Buncombe County, NC.
ZIP 28803 at a glance
- Population
- 33,718 (339 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 42
- Households
- Median income $76,662 · 38% earn six figures
- Housing
- 55% owner-occupied · median home value $452,883 · median rent $1,556
- Workforce
- 61% labor-force participation · 5.4% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
North Carolina solid-waste agency: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)