Facility details
- Address
- 1629 US-70 W
Connelly Springs, NC 28612 - Phone
- (828) 397-2717
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- mountainrecyclingnc.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Burke County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
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
- Gordon Recyclers MetalsRecycling same site · Connelly Springs, NC
- Catawba Valley Reclamation Recycling 3.7 mi · Hildebran, NC
- L Gordon Iron & Company-Hickory Metals 7.1 mi · Hickory, NC
- Gordon Recyclers Recycling 7.3 mi · Hickory, NC
- Hickory, City of Transfer Station Transfer Station 7.3 mi · Hickory, NC
- Sonoco Recycling Recycling 7.3 mi · Hickory, NC
- Gene Huffman Convenience Site Transfer Station 9.3 mi · Connelly Springs, NC
- Stat Recycling 9.6 mi · Lenoir, NC
- Burke County Landfill and Transfer Facility Landfill 9.7 mi · Morganton, NC
- Caldwell County Mt. Herman Landfill Landfill 10.2 mi · Hudson, NC
Nearest landfill: Burke County Landfill and Transfer Facility, Morganton — 9.7 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Anderson Septic Tank Cleaning Service4.9 mi · Valdese, NC · 1 driver
- Brwnc LLC4.9 mi · Valdese, NC · 10 drivers
- Kincaid Septic Tank & Drainfield Repair5.4 mi · Connelly SPG, NC · 1 driver
- Select Septic Solutions5.4 mi · Connelly SPG, NC · 1 driver
- First Response Septic Service LLC5.4 mi · Connelly Springs, NC · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Icard, Rutherford College, Hildebran, Rhodhiss, Valdese, Connelly Springs, Hickory, Drexel, Granite Falls, Hudson, Vale, Morganton.
County context
One of 3 recycling centers in Burke County, NC.
15 waste haulers in Burke County, NC.
ZIP 28612 at a glance
- Population
- 11,290 (55 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 44
- Households
- Median income $54,934 · 24% earn six figures
- Housing
- 75% owner-occupied · median home value $158,335 · median rent $872
- Workforce
- 57% labor-force participation · 7.9% 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)