Facility details
- Address
- 81 Panther Branch Rd
Alexander, NC 28701 - Phone
- (828) 250-5460
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- buncombecounty.org
- Facility type
- Recycling
- Operator
- Municipal
- 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: 110071719894
Programs on file: Emissions inventory 8511711 · NPDES permit NCC215266
Interest types: CRITERIA AIR POLLUTANT MAJOR, ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR
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
- Buncombe County MSW Landfill Landfill 0.4 mi · Alexander, NC
- Solid Waste Management Facility Transfer Station 0.4 mi · Alexander, NC
- Buncombe County Old Landfill Landfill 4.9 mi · Woodfin, NC
- Madison County LF 1 Landfill 5.2 mi · Marshall, NC
- Curbside Management MRFRecycling 7.0 mi · Asheville, NC
- Madison County Solid Waste HHW & Landfill Landfill 7.2 mi · Marshall, NC
- Asheville Waste Paper Recycling 10.9 mi · Asheville, NC
- Transfer Station Transfer Station 12.0 mi · Asheville, NC
- Biltmore Iron & Metal Co Inc MetalsRecycling 12.0 mi · Asheville, NC
- Buncombe County Transfer Station Transfer Station 12.1 mi · Asheville, NC
Nearest landfill: Buncombe County MSW Landfill, Alexander — 0.4 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Mike's Septic Service Inc1.6 mi · Alexander, NC · 2 drivers
- Mountain Well and Septic1.6 mi · Alexander, NC · 2 drivers
- GQC Tree & Debris6.3 mi · Weaverville, NC · 2 drivers
- A Grading Company6.3 mi · Weaverville, NC · 1 driver
- Carter Septic Tank Service6.3 mi · Weaverville, NC · 2 drivers
Area served
Serves Alexander, Weaverville, Asheville, Leicester, Marshall, Mars Hill, Barnardsville, Swannanoa.
County context
One of 12 recycling centers in Buncombe County, NC.
36 waste haulers in Buncombe County, NC.
ZIP 28701 at a glance
- Population
- 5,786 (123 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 41
- Households
- Median income $108,125 · 52% earn six figures
- Housing
- 87% owner-occupied · median home value $324,745 · median rent $1,128
- Workforce
- 70% labor-force participation · 2.8% 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)