Jackson County Transfer Station
Sylva, NC
Facility details
- Address
- 48 Recycle Pl
Sylva, NC 28779 - Phone
- (828) 586-2437
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- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- Operator
- Municipal
- County
- Jackson County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
About this facility
A transfer station is a staging point in the solid-waste system. Collection trucks, roll-off haulers and in many places residents with a pickup load drop waste on a tipping floor, where it is consolidated into larger transfer trailers or rail containers and moved to a landfill, waste-to-energy plant or recycling facility. Haulers use transfer stations to keep route trucks working locally instead of driving to a distant disposal site. Some transfer stations are open to the public, while many municipal sites are restricted to residents with a permit or sticker. Larger sites weigh loads and charge by the ton; smaller ones charge per bag or per item. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead, especially for bulky items, construction debris, tires, appliances or anything that may be restricted.
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Jackson County Scott Creek Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.1 mi · Sylva, NC
- Metalwood Recycling Recycling 2.9 mi · Sylva, NC
- Jackson Paper Manufacturing PaperRecycling 3.6 mi · Sylva, NC
- Jackson County Landfill Landfill 5.9 mi · Dillsboro, NC
- Extine Recycling Recycling 8.3 mi · Whittier, NC
- Helping Hands Service Co. Recycling 9.3 mi · Whittier, NC
- Haywood County LF Landfill 13.5 mi · Haywood, NC
- Haywood County Materials Recovery Center MRF 15.2 mi · Clyde, NC
- Swain County Transfer Facility Transfer Station 17.1 mi · Bryson City, NC
- Swain County LF Landfill 17.3 mi · Bryson City, NC
Nearest landfill: Jackson County Landfill, Dillsboro — 5.9 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- WNC Portable Toilets and Roll-Off Containers4.1 mi · Sylva, NC · 21 drivers
- Morgan Septic and Pumping Inc4.9 mi · Webster, NC · 1 driver
- Extine Recycling8.7 mi · Whittier, NC · 2 drivers
- Thunder Contracting Inc10.4 mi · Waynesville, NC · 4 drivers
- Henson Waste Disposal10.4 mi · Waynesville, NC · 3 drivers
Area served
Serves Sylva, Webster, Balsam, Dillsboro, Maggie Valley, Whittier, Cullowhee, Waynesville, Tuckasegee, Lake Junaluska.
County context
One of 2 transfer stations in Jackson County, NC.
3 waste haulers in Jackson County, NC.
ZIP 28779 at a glance
- Population
- 18,064 (65 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 42
- Households
- Median income $57,727 · 23% earn six figures
- Housing
- 63% owner-occupied · median home value $241,109 · median rent $827
- Workforce
- 55% labor-force participation · 2.6% 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)