Mecklenburg County DOES NOT collect the curbside materials. Instead, the County processes the material at the Metrolina Recycling Facility. The collection at your home is the responsibility of the municipality in which you live. If you live in an unincorporated area of Mecklenburg County and you desire curbside collection, contract a licensed waste hauler.
This list is subject to change without notice. Contact the company directly for more information.
Greenway Carting 800.209.6585
Taylor Made Sanitation Service Inc 908.938.6886
Griffin Waste Services of Charlotte 704.825.7878
K&S Sanitation Services, Inc 704.521.5022
Liberty Waste Service 704.771.8709
Residential Collection Services 704.283.7539
Ross Sanitation 704.892.5859
Select Sanitation 704.588.4571
Suburban Sanitation 704.507.7264
All-Points 704.821.5424
Bin There Dump That 704.697.1243
Republic Services 704.377.0161
Value Waste Services 803.250.3100
Redbox 980.288.4555
RJ Waste & Recovery 704 372 3901
Benfield Sanitation Services 704.372.3901
Signature Waste Services 704.714.9400
Republic Services 704.377.0161
- Office paper
- cardboard
- pizza boxes
- magazines
- newspapers
- phonebooks
- empty aerosol cans,
- milk and juice cartons,
- aluminum cans,
- steel cans,
- tin cans
- glass bottles
- plastic bottles (with necks).
The County's
Full-Service Recycling Centers are facilities that are designed to accept various reyclables, as well as bulky trash, yard debris, and residential household hazardous waste. Their hours of operation are 7a-4pm Monday thru Saturday, and their locations are:
- North Meck Recycling Center 12300 N. Statesville Road Huntersville, NC 28078
Foxhole Recycling Center 17131 Lancaster Highway Charlotte, NC 28277
- Hickory Gro ve Recycling Center 8007 Pence Road Charlotte, NC 28215
Compost Central and Recycling Center 140 Valleydale Road Charlotte, NC 28214
Household hazardous waste is the discarded, unused, or leftover portion of household products containing toxic chemicals. These wastes CANNOT be disposed of in regular garbage. Any product which is labeled WARNING, CAUTION, POISONOUS, TOXIC, FLAMMABLE, CORROSIVE, REACTIVE or EXPLOSIVE should be considered hazardous. Mecklenburg County residents can dispose of household hazardous waste at any of the four full-service recycling centers.
Safety is our number one mission, therefore we request residents inform the fee booth operators and on-site staff when bringing HHW on site.
The Household Hazardous Waste Program does not accept any business Hazardous material per Federal and State law. Businesses should contact the NCDEQ for assistance.
Items such as dimensional lumber, plywood, brick, block, carpet and padding, shingles, windows, doors, fiberglass bath fixtures, tile, ceramic etc. that come from the construction or tear down of a structure.
Items such as furniture, mattresses, box springs, lamps, large pieces of Styrofoam, cloth, etc.that will not fit into your curbside trash cart, and/or may come from inside a structure or yard, such as a lawnmower, plastic dog house, water hose, ceramic planters, etc. and is not on the
accepted recycling list.
Mecklenburg County residents and businesses can self-haul yard waste to any of the four full-service centers for a fee based on the amount of material.
There is a per visit fee, listed in this document: 
Residential Fees. (Fees subject to change without notice.)
- North Mecklenburg Recycling Center, 12300 N. Statesville Road, Charlotte, NC 28078
- Hickory Grove Recycling Center, 8007 Pence Road, Charlotte, NC 28215
- Foxhole Recycling Center 17131 Lancaster Highway, Charlotte, NC 28277
- Compost Central and Recycling Center 140 Valleydale Road, Charlotte, NC 28214
- North Mecklenburg Recycling Center, 12300 N. Statesville Road, Charlotte, NC 28078
- Hickory Grove Recycling Center, 8007 Pence Road, Charlotte, NC 28215
- Foxhole Recycling Center 17131 Lancaster Highway, Charlotte, NC 28277
- Compost Central and Recycling Center 140 Valleydale Road, Charlotte, NC 28214
Information about fees can be found
here.
Call 911 and report the activity, or contact the municipality where the violation occurred using the information below.
Municipality | Department | Contact Name | Phone Number |
| City of Charlotte | CharMeck 311 |
Neighborhood & Business Services | Call 311 |
| Town of Davidson | Public Works | Doug Wright | 704-940-9625 |
| Town of Cornelius | Code Enforcement | Gary Fournier | 704-896-2460 ext. 125 |
| Town of Huntersville | General Planning | -- | 704-875-7000 |
| Town of Matthews | Public Works | Carlo McKoy | 704-708-1232 |
| Town of Mint Hill | Town Engineer | Steve Frey | 704-545-9726 |
| Town of Pineville | Public Works | Chip Hill | 704-889-7467 |
| Town of Pineville | Code Enforcement | Aaron Parks | 704-889-2291 |
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No. Shredded paper should be bagged and placed in the trash, along with plastic bags. If you store your recyclables in plastic bags, dump them into the bin and either put the plastic bag in the garbage, or take it home with you for re-use, or take it back to your local grocery store for recycling. Many grocery stores are able to accept plastic bags, and some also may take shredded paper. Do not place any of these items in your recycle bin or the County's recycling centers' bins.
Health Alert: To prevent spread of COVID-19, County services are operating at a limited capacity.