Recycling
"It’s not my job" is not
a phrase that can be used when it comes to proper management
of garbage. It is everyone’s job to reduce, reuse,
and recycle. We produce over 5 pounds per person per
day in Buncombe County. We cannot escape the fact that
this must be handled some way; either by reusing, reducing
what we use, recycling, or landfilling.
If we continue to grow in Buncombe County and fail
to divert more each year--someone will have to come
up with a way to dispose of it when the new landfill
is full. Regardless of disposal method, items that can
be used will end up buried and wasted.
It is amazing how much you can divert from being buried
in Buncombe County if you make it your job to keep it
from being buried. Buncombe County was the first county
in North Carolina to enact a cardboard ban. The ban
was adopted in 1989.
In 1995, Buncombe County mandated that the franchised
residential haulers in Buncombe County provide recycling
by the "Blue Bag" system. This enables all
residential customers of franchised haulers, in the
unincorporated areas of the County, to have curbside
pickup of co-mingled recyclables as well as magazines,
newsprint, and corrugated cardboard.
The Towns of Montreat, Black Mountain and Woodfin also
offer the "Blue Bag" service as part of their
garbage service. Asheville started the bin collection
curbside sort system in January 1997. Biltmore Forest
and Weaverville provide drop off sites for recyclables.
With the drop off sites at the transfer station and
landfill, all residents have recycling available to
them.
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and Electronics
Household hazardous waste(HHW) and electronics are accepted every Friday, except Holidays, between 9:00a.m. and 3:00p.m. at a special drop-off area at the Landill.
Each week, we accept electronics from residents at no charge. Businesses will also be able to drop off electronics, but they will be charged a fee of 30 cents per pound.
HHW is accepted for $2 per gallon for paint-related material, such as paint thinner, kerosene, gasoline and paint. Other materials, such as lawn and garden chemicals, are accepted from Buncombe County residents, at no charge.
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