Facility details
- Address
- 561 Hay St
Mt Airy, NC 27030 - Phone
- (336) 719-6995
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- tarheelconverter.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Surry 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
- D & J Recycling Recycling 0.8 mi · Mt Airy, NC
- North Surry Recycling Center Recycling 3.2 mi · Mt Airy, NC
- Gordon Recyclers - Mt. Airy Recycling 4.6 mi · Mt Airy, NC
- Four Seasons Recycling LLC Recycling 5.0 mi · Cana, VA
- Surry County Public Works Landfill Landfill 5.5 mi · Mt. Airy, NC
- New River Tire Recycling RecyclingTires 12.3 mi · Pilot Mountain, NC
- Surry County LF 2 Landfill 16.7 mi · Elkin, NC
- New River Polymers Recycling 17.7 mi · Hillsville, VA
- Tra-col recycling Recycling 18.2 mi · Hillsville, VA
- Carroll-Grayson-Galax SW Authority (CGGSWA) Regional Landfill Landfill 18.7 mi · Hillsville, VA
Nearest landfill: Surry County Public Works Landfill, Mt. Airy — 5.5 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- P D Quik Inc1.5 mi · Mt Airy, NC · 2 drivers
- Bare's Backhot & Septic1.5 mi · Mt Airy, NC · 1 driver
- CK Technologies LLC1.5 mi · Mount Airy, NC · 7 drivers
- Capital Waste LLC1.5 mi · Mt Airy, NC · 5 drivers
- Darrell Adam Beamer1.5 mi · Mount Airy, NC · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Mount Airy, Cana, VA, Ararat, VA, Ararat, Lambsburg, VA, Pilot Mountain, Fancy Gap, VA, Dobson, Lowgap, Claudville, VA, Siloam.
County context
One of 5 recycling centers in Surry County, NC.
17 waste haulers in Surry County, NC.
ZIP 27030 at a glance
- Population
- 36,241 (82 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 44
- Households
- Median income $46,377 · 21% earn six figures
- Housing
- 70% owner-occupied · median home value $165,986 · median rent $754
- Workforce
- 57% labor-force participation · 4.1% 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)