Facility details
- Address
- 130 Burnsville School Rd
Burnsville, NC 28714 - Phone
- (828) 682-5657
- Website
- yanceycountync.gov
- Facility type
- Transfer Station, Recycling
- County
- Yancey County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- East Yancey / Burnsville Center
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.
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
- Mitcey Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.1 mi · Burnsville, NC
- Town of Burnsville Transfer Station 3.9 mi · Burnsville, NC
- Yancey-Mitchell Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.8 mi · Burnsville, NC
- Yancey/Mitchell County LF Landfill 4.9 mi · Burnsville, NC
- Republic Services Mitcey Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.9 mi · Burnsville, NC
- Avery County LF Landfill 15.8 mi · Spruce Pine, NC
- Avery County Transfer Station Transfer Station 16.6 mi · Spruce Pine, NC
- McDowell County Transfer Station Transfer Station 21.2 mi · Marion, NC
- Madison County LF 1 Landfill 22.0 mi · Marshall, NC
- Brunson Corporation Recycling 24.1 mi · Marion, NC
Nearest landfill: Yancey/Mitchell County LF, Burnsville — 4.9 mi
Area served
Serves Micaville, Burnsville, Green Mountain, Little Switzerland, Bakersville, Spruce Pine, Barnardsville, Mars Hill.
County context
One of 5 transfer stations in Yancey County, NC.
ZIP 28714 population 16,621.
North Carolina solid-waste agency: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)