Facility details
- Address
- 1000 Vine Arden Rd
Morganton, NC 28655 - Phone
- (828) 438-5375
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- Operator
- Municipal
- County
- Burke County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110027948498
Programs on file: EGRID 56553 · EIA-860 56553 · FDM 27025 · NC-FITS 15546 · NPDES permit NC0026573 · NPDES permit NCG110083 · NPDES permit NCL026573
Interest types: BIOSOLIDS, ELECTRIC GENERATOR, ELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR (OIL BASED), ICIS-NPDES MAJOR, ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, NPDES PRETREATMENT PROGRAM, POTW, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2020-03-16
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
- Burke County Landfill and Transfer Facility Landfill 1.5 mi · Morganton, NC
- Gordon Recyclers MetalsRecycling 10.5 mi · Connelly Springs, NC
- TRG Recycling Recycling 10.5 mi · Connelly Springs, NC
- Foothills Environmental Landfill Landfill 10.5 mi · Lenoir, NC
- Stat Recycling 11.4 mi · Lenoir, NC
- Caldwell County Mt. Herman Landfill Landfill 13.2 mi · Hudson, NC
- Gene Huffman Convenience Site Transfer Station 13.7 mi · Connelly Springs, NC
- Catawba Valley Reclamation Recycling 14.2 mi · Hildebran, NC
- L Gordon Iron & Company-Hickory Metals 17.4 mi · Hickory, NC
- Gordon Recyclers Recycling 17.5 mi · Hickory, NC
Nearest landfill: Burke County Landfill and Transfer Facility, Morganton — 1.5 mi
Area served
Serves Drexel, Morganton, Valdese, Glen Alpine, Rutherford College, Connelly Springs, Icard, Hudson, Rhodhiss, Granite Falls, Hildebran, Nebo.
County context
One of 2 transfer stations in Burke County, NC.
ZIP 28655 population 56,201.
North Carolina solid-waste agency: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)