Facility details
- Address
- 17131 Lancaster Hwy
Charlotte, NC 28277 - Phone
- (980) 314-3873
- Website
- charmeck.org
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Mecklenburg County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110055931416
Programs on file: RCRA hazardous-waste handler NCS000001977
EPA record updated 2020-04-10
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
- Foxhole Recycle Center Recycling same site · Charlotte, NC
- Mecklenburg County Landfill Landfill same site · Charlotte, NC
- Pressley's Recycling Inc Recycling 1.6 mi · Fort Mill, SC
- carbidekings Recycling 3.5 mi · Charlotte, NC
- Cartridge-Exchange Recycling 3.8 mi · Charlotte, NC
- Republic Services Fort Mill Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.4 mi · Fort Mill, SC
- Baxter Recycling Center Recycling 7.1 mi · Fort Mill, SC
- E-Metals Metal Recycling Recycling 7.8 mi · Charlotte, NC
- Clement Industries Recycling 8.6 mi · Matthews, NC
- United Scrap Metal Buyers & Recyclers Metals 8.9 mi · Charlotte, NC
Nearest landfill: Mecklenburg County Landfill, Charlotte — same site
Area served
Serves Fort Mill, SC, Charlotte, Pineville, Matthews, Waxhaw, Mineral Springs, Rock Hill, SC, Catawba, SC.
County context
One of 41 recycling centers in Mecklenburg County, NC.
ZIP 28277 population 72,375.
North Carolina solid-waste agency: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)