Transfer Station - Solid Waste


Hours of

operation for

Polk County

transfer station


Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm

Saturday         8am-4pm


Holidays will be posted

We will be closed March 29th in observance of Good Friday

We will reopen Saturday normal hours..




POLK COUNTY TRANSFER STATION GUIDELINES


MOBILE RECYCLING SCHEDULE & GUIDELINES

Polk County residents have several options for the disposal of household waste
for those wishing to haul their own garbage.

Polk County Solid Waste Transfer Station Fees effective 7/1/23:
$10.00 - Minimum Per Trip Fee – Each trip to the PCSW Transfer Station 
$90.00 - Yearly Permit Fee – No limit on trips to the PCSW Station

Household Waste ONLY 300 pounds and under


C&D - Construction & Debris $60.00 per ton
MSW - Municipal Solid Waste $60.00 per ton
Brush - Clean Brush $35.00 per ton
Clean Fill $20.00 per ton

COMPUTERS, MONITORS, TVs - $10.00 PER ITEM

**PAYMENT TYPES ACCEPTED – CASH & CHECK ** (NO CREDIT OR DEBIT)


For questions, call the
Polk County Landfill

phone icon (828) 894-3737

Mission

Handles waste disposal and recycling for the county. Recyclable products accepted include newspapers, mixed paper, glass, plastic, and metal food and beverage packaging. Materials handled at the landfill include stumps, brush, yard waste, metal, appliances, automotive batteries, waste oil, tires, concrete, blocks, brick, asphalt, computers, oil filters, anti-freeze, wooden pallets, and supermarket recyclables (food and beverage cans and bottles).

North Carolina requires each unit of local government to establish a Ten-Year Solid Waste Management Plan and update the plan every three years. The goal of these efforts is to reduce the waste stream in the State by 40 percent when measured as tons per capita per year.  A committee composed of representatives from Polk County, Saluda, Tryon, and Columbus compiled the information in the plan and set forth the waste reduction goals.  This document is to be used as a planning tool to track the waste reduction, reuse, and recycling efforts throughout Polk County.

Contact Information

Solid Waste (Transfer Station and Landfill)              
Transfer Station on N NC 9 HWY two miles north of Mill Spring              

PO Box 308            
Columbus NC 28722
8:00-4:30 Mon-Fri
8:00-4:00 Sat    
phone icon (828) 894-3737
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