Facility details
- Address
- 130 Somerset Dr
Conover, NC 28613 - Phone
- (828) 419-3031
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Catawba County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110027859173
Programs on file: NPDES permit NCG130044
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2016-01-11
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
- Conover Transfer Station Transfer StationRecycling 0.1 mi · Conover, NC
- Recycling Equipment Inc Recycling 3.1 mi · Hickory, NC
- WestRock Co. Recycling 3.8 mi · Conover, NC
- Hickory, City of Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.9 mi · Hickory, NC
- Sonoco Recycling Recycling 6.0 mi · Hickory, NC
- Gordon Recyclers Recycling 6.0 mi · Hickory, NC
- L Gordon Iron & Company-Hickory Metals 6.1 mi · Hickory, NC
- Newton LF Landfill 6.8 mi · Newton, NC
- Blackburn SLF Landfill 8.7 mi · Newton, NC
- Blackburn Resource & Recovery Facility MRF 8.8 mi · Newton, NC
Nearest landfill: Newton LF, Newton — 6.8 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Highway 16 Septic Tank Service2.6 mi · Conover, NC · 2 drivers
- G&H Recycling Inc5.4 mi · Hickory, NC · 1 driver
- Lails Recycling Inc5.4 mi · Hickory, NC · 1 driver
- Gordon Recyclers LLC5.4 mi · Hickory, NC · 4 drivers
- MJM Recycling Inc5.4 mi · Hickory, NC · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Conover, Hickory, Newton, Claremont, Hildebran, Rhodhiss, Catawba, Maiden, Granite Falls, Icard, Stony Point, Taylorsville.
County context
One of 10 recycling centers in Catawba County, NC.
29 waste haulers in Catawba County, NC.
ZIP 28613 at a glance
- Population
- 23,357 (213 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 40
- Households
- Median income $58,707 · 23% earn six figures
- Housing
- 74% owner-occupied · median home value $227,053 · median rent $883
- Workforce
- 57% labor-force participation · 3.8% 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)