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Watauga County Transfer Station

Everything weighed. Watauga households get 2,000 pounds free a year

Hours
Monday to Friday8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday8 a.m. to noon
SundayClosed
  • Hours are in Eastern time.

336 Landfill Road, Boone, NC

Off Highway 421 East. The inert debris landfill, mulch, metal, and tire areas are here too

Run by Watauga County Solid Waste and Recycling.

What it takes

It’s the only place in Watauga County that takes tires, appliances, electronics, brush, construction debris, and used motor oil.

Each item has its own rules. Check before you go.

Watauga County rules

  • Everything brought to the transfer station on Landfill Road is weighed. Each Watauga household gets 2,000 pounds free a year, Monday through Saturday, with a driver’s license or state ID showing a Watauga address; past that, and for everyone else, trash, construction and demolition debris, yard waste, and inert debris are $62 a ton. Metal and appliances, tires, and mulch for residents are free. It doesn’t take liquids (paint included), large amounts of oil, insecticides, hazardous or toxic waste, or gas tanks.

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