Facility details
- Address
- 85 Panther Branch Rd
Alexander, NC 28701 - Phone
- (828) 250-5460
- Website
- buncombecounty.org
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Buncombe County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
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
- Buncombe County MSW Landfill Landfill same site · Alexander, NC
- Buncombe county landfill Recycling 0.4 mi · Alexander, NC
- Buncombe County Old Landfill Landfill 5.0 mi · Woodfin, NC
- Madison County LF 1 Landfill 5.3 mi · Marshall, NC
- Madison County Solid Waste HHW & Landfill Landfill 7.0 mi · Marshall, NC
- Curbside Management MRFRecycling 7.1 mi · Asheville, NC
- Asheville Waste Paper Recycling 11.0 mi · Asheville, NC
- Transfer Station Transfer Station 12.1 mi · Asheville, NC
- Buncombe County Transfer Station Transfer Station 12.1 mi · Asheville, NC
- Biltmore Iron & Metal Co Inc MetalsRecycling 12.2 mi · Asheville, NC
Nearest landfill: Buncombe County MSW Landfill, Alexander — same site
Area served
Serves Alexander, Weaverville, Asheville, Leicester, Marshall, Mars Hill, Barnardsville.
County context
One of 5 transfer stations in Buncombe County, NC.
ZIP 28701 population 5,515.
North Carolina solid-waste agency: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)