Mitchell County Sanitation

DAVID FORBES, DIRECTOR

Phone Number: (828) 765-1160
Fax Number: (828) 765-5685

DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
Personnel	Department Overview
Hours of Operation
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PERSONNEL
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Chad Buchanan Assistant Director	Danny Byrd Baling Operations
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OTHER TELEPHONE NUMBERS

OFFICE HOURS OF OPERATION

Yancey-Mitchell Landfill
Located on NC Highway 80 in Yancey County
7:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday; 8:00 am-12:00 pm, Saturday

Altapass Convenience Center
Located on Altapass Road, approximately 2.5 miles from the intersection with the US 19-E bypass in Spruce Pine.
6:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Bakersville Convenience Center
Located on Highway 226 between the Bakersville town limits and Mine Creek Road
6:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Buladean Convenience Center
Located on High 226, near the intersection with Hughes Gap Road
6:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Red Hill Convenience Center
Located on Highway 197, near the intersection with Highway 226
6:30 am-7:00 pm, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday

Mobile Unit
Hours of Operation are 1-6 pm in the following locations on the day indicated:

The Mitchell County Sanitation Department has four recycling convenience centers located throughout the county. These centers accept household trash and recyclable materials such as glass, aluminum, newspaper, mixed paper, cardboard, and plastic milk and soft drink containers. The centers also accept white goods (appliances such as stoves, refrigerators and washers) and metals.

Residents who do not separate their recyclable materials from their household trash will be charged $1.00 per bag for garbage disposal, in an effort to encourage recycling. Residents who separate recyclables from household garbage are not charged a fee.

Each center is staffed by an attendant during operating hours. Please see the attendant if you have questions or need help.

In addition to the four recycling convenience centers, the department operates a mobile unit that travels to five different locations in the county. The mobile unit attendant can accept household trash, newspaper, mixed paper, cardboard, glass aluminum cans and plastic containers.