Burke County convenience centers and dump hours
Convenience centers are what most people call the dump. This page covers six convenience centers and the John’s River Waste Management Facility. Each one’s hours are posted below, with the rules that apply.
What to do with tires, mattresses, paint, and more
Before you go
- Burke County homes pay a $97 yearly residential dwelling fee ($46.56 at the reduced rate) for the convenience centers and the John’s River facility.
Convenience centers
- A convenience center takes up to 1 cubic yard of anything at a time; attendants judge it as a pickup bed filled no higher than its sides. Bigger loads go to the John’s River facility. Neither takes gasoline, kerosene, or other hazardous waste.
All six convenience centers
Household waste and recycling; up to 1 cubic yard (a level pickup bed)
| Monday to Tuesday | 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
|---|---|
| Wednesday | Closed |
| Thursday to Friday | 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Saturday | 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| Sunday | Closed |
- Hours are in Eastern time.
- Holiday closures aren’t posted. Call ahead near a holiday.
- NC 1261679 NC-126, Morganton, NC 28655Directions to NC 126 Convenience CenterCall NC 126 Convenience Center: 828-764-9066
- US 64 Convenience Site3251 US-64, Morganton, NC 28655Directions to US 64 Convenience SiteCall US 64 Convenience Site: 828-764-9066
- NC 18 Convenience Site3836 NC 18 S, Morganton, NC 28655Directions to NC 18 Convenience SiteCall NC 18 Convenience Site: 828-764-9066
- Rhoney Road Convenience Site6135 Rhoney Rd, Connelly Springs, NC 28612Directions to Rhoney Road Convenience SiteCall Rhoney Road Convenience Site: 828-764-9066
- NC 181 Convenience Site8492 NC Hwy 181, Newland, NC 28657Burke County’s directory names the NC 181 site “8942 NC Hwy 181” but gives its address as 8492 NC Hwy 181, Newland, and the recycling page lists a Jonas Ridge Convenience Center at 8616 NC-181, Morganton.Directions to NC 181 Convenience SiteCall NC 181 Convenience Site: 828-764-9066
- East Burke Convenience Site2350 NC 70, Connelly Springs, NC 28612Directions to East Burke Convenience SiteCall East Burke Convenience Site: 828-764-9066
Landfills
- At the John’s River facility, separate metal, pallets, and electronics from the rest of your load. It takes no liquids, hazardous waste, or asbestos. Construction debris is $46 a ton ($5.25 for a household load), brush $36.75 a ton, and roofing and pallets $49 a ton.
John’s River Waste Management Facility
Transfer station for household waste and recycling, and a construction and demolition landfill
| Monday to Friday | 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
|---|---|
| Saturday | 7 a.m. to noon |
| Sunday | Closed |
- Hours are in Eastern time.
- From 4 to 6 p.m. on weekdays, household waste only goes in the container past the scale house.
2500 Marsh Trail, Morganton, NC 28655
What to do with…
Questions? Burke County Waste Management answers at 828-764-9071.
Something different at the gate? Tell us what changed.