West Mecklenburg Recycle Center
Charlotte, NC
Facility details
- Address
- 8440 Byrum Dr
Charlotte, NC 28217 - Phone
- (704) 357-1473
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Mecklenburg County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110055931407
Programs on file: RCRA hazardous-waste handler NCS000001976
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
- Mecklenburg Co HHW Collection Facility Recycling same site · Charlotte, NC
- York Road Landfill Landfill 2.5 mi · Charlotte, NC
- Sonoco Recycling Recycling 3.4 mi · Charlotte, NC
- Southern Metals Company Metals 3.6 mi · Charlotte, NC
- Recovered Asset Management Recycling 4.0 mi · Charlotte, NC
- Charlotte Pallet Recycling 4.1 mi · Charlotte, NC
- South Charlotte Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.5 mi · Charlotte, NC
- Bartex Recycling Corporation Recycling 4.7 mi · Charlotte, NC
- United Scrap Metal Buyers & Recyclers Metals 4.9 mi · Charlotte, NC
- Carolina Recycle Partners Recycling 5.3 mi · Belmont, NC
Nearest landfill: York Road Landfill, Charlotte — 2.5 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Kingdom Demolition LLC2.7 mi · Charlotte, NC · 1 driver
- Itt Flygt Water and Wastewater2.7 mi · Charlotte, NC · 54 drivers
- Bargainmax2.7 mi · Charlotte, NC · 2 drivers
- Zero Waste Recycling LLC3.7 mi · Charlotte, NC · 62 drivers
- Carolina Septic Pro3.7 mi · Charlotte, NC · 2 drivers
Area served
Serves Charlotte, Belmont, Cramerton, Pineville, McAdenville, Lowell, Gastonia, Fort Mill, SC, Mount Holly, Matthews, Stanley.
County context
One of 41 recycling centers in Mecklenburg County, NC.
83 waste haulers in Mecklenburg County, NC.
ZIP 28217 at a glance
- Population
- 32,064 (829 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 31
- Households
- Median income $64,028 · 29% earn six figures
- Housing
- 30% owner-occupied · median home value $267,629 · median rent $1,594
- Workforce
- 76% labor-force participation · 5.8% 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)