♻️ Can't Donate It? Where It Goes in Buncombe County
Items the Asheville Habitat ReStore turns away, and where each can go instead: mattresses, TVs, tires, paint, appliances and more, with fees.
⚡ Quick Answer
If the Habitat ReStore turns it away, most items still have a cheap or free home in Buncombe County. Tires: the first 10 are free at the landfill or transfer station. TVs and monitors: $10 each at the landfill. Paint: $2 a gallon on household hazardous waste days. Appliances: $10 for City of Asheville pickup. Mattresses have no posted county fee, so call first.
Published November 2, 2026. Fees from official county, city, contractor and retailer pages read November 2, 2026. Not yet confirmed by phone.
🛏️ Mattresses and box springs
- 📍City of Asheville bulky pickup: No fee printed. The city collects mattresses, box springs and other bulky items on request: call (828) 251-1122 or use The Asheville App. For households on city trash service (our inference). Source
- 📍FCC Environmental, Buncombe County trash contractor: $25 per item for subscribers, single item up to 75 lbs (2025-2026 subscriber rates). A heavy mattress may be over that limit, so ask FCC. Source
- 📍Buncombe County Landfill (85 Panther Branch Rd, Alexander): No mattress fee printed. Self-hauled, it would likely pay the general resident load rate: $53.50 a ton since July 1, 2026 per the county's Summer 2026 newsletter (the landfill page still shows $50 a ton), $10 minimum (our inference). Call (828) 250-5462 to confirm. Source
📺 TVs, computers and monitors
- 📍Buncombe County Landfill (85 Panther Branch Rd, Alexander): $10 per TV, monitor or laptop, any size; computer towers, phones and keyboards $0; limit five units. The transfer station does not take TVs or monitors. Source
- 📍Asheville GreenWorks Hard 2 Recycle: $10 per TV or CRT monitor at the November 14, 2026 event, 10 AM to 2 PM, TC Roberson High School, Arden. Source
- 📍Best Buy take-back: $29.99 per TV (flat panels 50 inches and under), with household limits. National program (our inference that it applies in Asheville stores). Source
North Carolina has banned TVs and computer equipment from the trash since July 1, 2011.
🛞 Car tires
- 📍Buncombe County Landfill (85 Panther Branch Rd, Alexander) and Buncombe County Transfer Station (190 Hominy Creek Rd, Asheville): First 10 tires free, then $2 each; tires still on rims are $2 each. Source
🎨 Paint, chemicals, gasoline and motor oil
- 📍Buncombe County Landfill (85 Panther Branch Rd, Alexander): Paint and flammables only on household hazardous waste and paint collection days: $2 a gallon, 20-gallon limit (one county page says per week, its newsletter says per event). Pesticides, motor oil and antifreeze $0. Residents only. Source
The City of Asheville collects paint cans with household trash only if they are empty or dried out.
🧊 Appliances
- 📍City of Asheville appliance pickup: $10 per item, billed on your utility bill. Covers stoves, refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, dishwashers, water heaters and air conditioners. Source
- 📍Buncombe County Transfer Station (190 Hominy Creek Rd, Asheville): Takes white goods (stoves, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, microwaves) for recycling; no fee printed. Source
- 📍Best Buy haul-away: $49.99 to haul away an old appliance when Best Buy delivers a new one. Source
Appliances are banned from North Carolina landfills, so they go to recycling.
🛋️ Broken or stained furniture
- 📍City of Asheville bulky pickup: No fee printed; on request for city trash customers (our inference). Source
- 📍FCC Environmental: $25 per item for subscribers, up to 75 lbs. Source
- 📍Buncombe County Landfill (85 Panther Branch Rd, Alexander): No furniture fee printed; the general resident load rate: $53.50 a ton since July 1, 2026 per the county's Summer 2026 newsletter (the landfill page still shows $50 a ton), $10 minimum (our inference). The transfer station charges $2 per 33-gallon bag and a $12 minimum under 380 lbs. Source
🔋 Batteries
💡 Fluorescent bulbs
- 📍Buncombe County Landfill (85 Panther Branch Rd, Alexander): Up to 5 free per week, then $0.75 (4 ft), $0.90 (8 ft) or $5 (other types) each. Source
👕 Clothing and shoes
🪵 Short lumber, countertops, doors, mirrors and glass
- 📍Buncombe County Landfill (85 Panther Branch Rd, Alexander): No item fee printed; the general resident load rate: $53.50 a ton since July 1, 2026 per the county's Summer 2026 newsletter (the landfill page still shows $50 a ton), $10 minimum (our inference). Wood waste goes to the landfill, not the transfer station. Source
❓ Pianos, kerosene heaters and baby gear
We found no official Buncombe County, City of Asheville or contractor page that covers pianos or kerosene heaters, and Goodwill does not take cribs, car seats or strollers. Call the landfill at (828) 250-5462 before you load them.
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❓ Common Questions
Why won't the ReStore take my mattress or TV?
The Asheville Area Habitat ReStore lists mattresses, box springs and TVs of any age among the items it does not accept. Its donation page has the full list.
Can I put a TV in my trash can?
No. North Carolina has banned TVs and computer equipment from landfills since July 1, 2011. Take them to the landfill ($10 each) or a recycling event.
Where can I take old paint in Buncombe County?
To the Buncombe County Landfill on household hazardous waste and paint collection days, at $2 a gallon with a 20-gallon limit. The City of Asheville collects paint cans with household trash only if they are empty or dried out.
How current are these fees?
Every fee comes from the official county, city, contractor or retailer page, read November 2, 2026. Fees change, so call before you go.
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