♻️ Compost Central Disposal and Recycling Center
📍 140 Valleydale Road, Charlotte, NC 28214 · Recycling Center run by Mecklenburg County Solid Waste and Recycling
💵 Published Fees
🕒 Hours
Takes the big yard waste: loads over 10 cubic yards of compost, logs over 24 inches across, and loads the other centers turn away must come here or to Foxhole. Hours are the county's general hours for the four full-service centers.
📞 Contact
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✅ What They Take
- ➕Full-service centers take trash, bulky waste, yard waste, construction debris, recycling, electronics, appliances, scrap metal, batteries, motor and cooking oil and household hazardous waste.
- ➕Maximum delivery to a full-service center is 14 cubic yards; larger loads must go directly to the Foxhole Landfill.
- ➕Sells bulk compost and mulch. Bulk compost purchases over 10 cubic yards must be made here. Compost $18.65 per cubic yard for 1 to 29 yards, $18 for 30 to 99 yards, plus sales tax. Brush mulch free; select hardwood mulch $15 per yard; dyed mulch $26 per yard plus tax. Bagged compost (1.5 cubic feet) $3.65 each plus tax, $3.40 each over 50 bags.
🚫 Not Accepted
- 🚫Business or commercial hazardous waste
- 🚫Hazardous items in construction debris, such as liquid mastic, roofing tar or solvents
- 🚫Painted drywall (clean unpainted drywall is accepted for recycling)
- 🚫Dump trailers and large business loads at centers that restrict them (see each center)
📋 Before You Go
- ✅Every vehicle must show a sticker. County residents get a free blue rectangle sticker at the cashier booth. Out-of-county residents (no businesses) buy a $120 badge, good through June 30, 2027.
- ✅No sticker means you pay the out-of-county category. A business credit card means you pay business rates.
- ✅Cards only: Mastercard, Visa or Discover. No checks and no cash.
- ✅Customers still on site after closing may be charged $50 for each 15 minutes. All transactions are video recorded.
- ✅Tell staff about propane or gasoline cylinders before unloading. Weapons and explosives are not allowed on county property.
🎟️ Free Drop-Offs and Vouchers
County residents can drop off household hazardous waste, used oil and car batteries at no charge. The fee sheet lists no limit.
🔎 Sources Disagree
- 🔎The county publishes one automated 24-hour line, 980-314-3867 (980.314.DUMP), or 311, and no separate number for each center.
- 🔎Mecklenburg County lists this center's address and shared hours on its centers page but we did not find a page for this center alone, so its hours are the county's general four-center hours.
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📚 Where This Comes From
- 📄Mecklenburg County FY27 residential fee sheet (July 2026 to June 2027)
- 📄County recycling and disposal centers page
Checked October 23, 2026. Prices change, often once a year. Call before you load up.
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