Facility details
- Address
- 1080 Rich Gap Rd
Highlands, NC 28741 - Phone
- (828) 349-2100
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Macon 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
- Rabun Gap Recycle Center Recycling 12.7 mi · Rabun Gap, GA
- Macon County Landfill Landfill 16.9 mi · Franklin, NC
- Rabun Co-Boggs Mountain Rd C / D Landfill Landfill 17.7 mi · Clayton, GA
- Holland Metal Recycling 18.7 mi · Franklin, NC
- Desoto Trail Metal Recycling 18.7 mi · Franklin, NC
- Seneca Transfer Station Transfer Station 18.7 mi · Walhalla, SC
- Rabun County Recycling Center - Boggs Mountain Recycling 19.7 mi · Tiger, GA
- Transylvania County Solid Waste & Landfill Landfill 20.0 mi · Brevard, NC
- Pickens County Recycling Station Recycling 22.4 mi · Six Mile, SC
- Rabun County Recycling Center - Tallulah Falls Recycling 22.9 mi · Tallulah Falls, GA
Nearest landfill: Macon County Landfill, Franklin — 16.9 mi
Area served
Serves Highlands, Cashiers, Scaly Mountain, Dillard, GA, Tamassee, SC, Mountain Rest, SC, Sapphire, Glenville, Clayton, GA, Salem, SC, Mountain City, GA, Rabun Gap, GA.
County context
One of 1 transfer stations in Macon County, NC.
ZIP 28741 population 4,266.
North Carolina solid-waste agency: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)