Rutherford County Solid Waste-Colfax Center
Ellenboro, NC
Facility details
- Address
- 1676 US Hwy 74
Ellenboro, NC 28205 - Phone
- (828) 287-6127
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- Operator
- Municipal
- County
- Mecklenburg 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
- Junk Rescue Recycling 1.8 mi · Charlotte, NC
- Uptown Recycling Center Recycling 1.9 mi · Charlotte, NC
- Russo Dumpster Service Inc Transfer Station 2.2 mi · Charlotte, NC
- Queen City Metal Recycling & Salvage MetalsRecycling 2.5 mi · Charlotte, NC
- A Scrap Yard Recycling 2.7 mi · Charlotte, NC
- E-Cycle Resources Recycling 2.7 mi · Charlotte, NC
- Top Price Recycling Recycling 2.7 mi · Charlotte, NC
- Source Recycling Charlotte Recycling 2.7 mi · Charlotte, NC
- All Green Recycling Recycling 2.8 mi · Charlotte, NC
- CMC Recycling MetalsRecycling 2.9 mi · Charlotte, NC
Nearest landfill: York Road Landfill, Charlotte — 6.4 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Titan Transporttitan Dump Trucktitan Dumpster1.1 mi · Charlotte, NC · 3 drivers
- Junk Rescue Company LLC1.2 mi · Charlotte, NC · 5 drivers
- Crown Town Compost LLC1.2 mi · Charlotte, NC · 4 drivers
- Subcontain - Queen City1.7 mi · Charlotte, NC · 2 drivers
- Rover Global LLC2.3 mi · Charlotte, NC · 5 drivers
Area served
Serves Charlotte, Matthews, Pineville, Harrisburg, Belmont, Huntersville, Indian Trail, Mount Holly.
County context
One of 6 transfer stations in Mecklenburg County, NC.
83 waste haulers in Mecklenburg County, NC.
ZIP 28205 at a glance
- Population
- 51,806 (1,691 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 34
- Households
- Median income $75,622 · 39% earn six figures
- Housing
- 43% owner-occupied · median home value $456,474 · median rent $1,460
- Workforce
- 79% labor-force participation · 5.3% 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)