Facility details
- Address
- 1487 Thomas Valley Rd
Whittier, NC 28789 - Phone
- (828) 506-5712
- Website
- extinerecycling.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Jackson County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
About this facility
A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Helping Hands Service Co. Recycling 1.5 mi · Whittier, NC
- Jackson County Landfill Landfill 3.2 mi · Dillsboro, NC
- Jackson Paper Manufacturing PaperRecycling 5.4 mi · Sylva, NC
- Metalwood Recycling Recycling 5.5 mi · Sylva, NC
- Jackson County Transfer Station Transfer Station 8.3 mi · Sylva, NC
- Jackson County Scott Creek Transfer Station Transfer Station 8.3 mi · Sylva, NC
- Swain County Transfer Facility Transfer Station 8.9 mi · Bryson City, NC
- Swain County LF Landfill 9.2 mi · Bryson City, NC
- Holland Metal Recycling 13.1 mi · Franklin, NC
- Desoto Trail Metal Recycling 13.1 mi · Franklin, NC
Nearest landfill: Jackson County Landfill, Dillsboro — 3.2 mi
Area served
Serves Whittier, Dillsboro, Webster, Sylva, Bryson City, Maggie Valley, Cherokee, Cullowhee, Balsam.
County context
One of 4 recycling centers in Jackson County, NC.
ZIP 28789 population 6,347.
North Carolina solid-waste agency: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)