Highlands Transfer Station
Highlands, NC
Facility details
- Address
- 1080 Rich Gap Rd
Highlands, NC 28741 - Phone
- (828) 349-2100
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- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Macon 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
- Rabun Gap Recycle Center Recycling 12.7 mi · Rabun Gap, GA
- Macon County Landfill Landfill 16.9 mi · Franklin, NC
- Rabun Co-Boggs Mountain Rd C / D Landfill Landfill 17.7 mi · Clayton, GA
- Holland Metal Recycling 18.7 mi · Franklin, NC
- Desoto Trail Metal Recycling 18.7 mi · Franklin, NC
- Seneca Transfer Station Transfer Station 18.7 mi · Walhalla, SC
- Rabun County Recycling Center - Boggs Mountain Recycling 19.7 mi · Tiger, GA
- Transylvania County Solid Waste & Landfill Landfill 20.0 mi · Brevard, NC
- Pickens County Recycling Station Recycling 22.4 mi · Six Mile, SC
- Rabun County Recycling Center - Tallulah Falls Recycling 22.9 mi · Tallulah Falls, GA
Nearest landfill: Macon County Landfill, Franklin — 16.9 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Bobby L Welch Constr Co Inc9.3 mi · Dillard, GA · 3 drivers
- Affordable Portables13.7 mi · Mountain City, GA · 1 driver
- Cobb Salvage17.2 mi · Walhalla, SC · 2 drivers
- Action Septic Tank & Portable Toilet Service17.2 mi · Walhalla, SC · 8 drivers
- Abs DUMP&DELIVERY17.2 mi · Walhalla, SC · 2 drivers
Area served
Serves Highlands, Cashiers, Scaly Mountain, Dillard, GA, Tamassee, SC, Mountain Rest, SC, Sapphire, Glenville, Clayton, GA, Salem, SC, Mountain City, GA, Rabun Gap, GA.
County context
The only listed transfer station in Macon County, NC.
6 waste haulers in Macon County, NC.
ZIP 28741 at a glance
- Population
- 4,257 (18 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 63
- Households
- Median income $70,392 · 38% earn six figures
- Housing
- 75% owner-occupied · median home value $629,512 · median rent $836
- Workforce
- 46% labor-force participation · 1.5% 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)