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8 locations from 16 recycling listings in Charlotte.
Drop-offs and recyclers that take cardboard boxes and paper, including bulk commercial loads. Hours, fees, and accepted items change, so call or check the listing before you load up.
Cardboard Recycling in Charlotte
Compost Central Disposal and Recycling Center
140 Valleydale Road
980-314-3867
Mon-Sat 7 AM-4 PM
Mecklenburg County runs this full-service drop-off center at 140 Valleydale Road. Residents bring curbside recyclables, yard waste, bulky waste, electronics, and household hazardous waste, and all bulk compost purchases over 10 cubic yards go here. Trailers up to 16 feet long are accepted for bulky and C&D waste.
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Foxhole Disposal and Recycling Center
17131 Lancaster Highway
980-314-3867
Recycling center Mon-Sat 7 AM-4 PM; landfill Mon-Fri 7 AM-4 PM
This Mecklenburg County full-service center on Lancaster Highway sits beside the Foxhole Landfill. The drop-off area takes recyclables, yard waste, bulky waste, electronics, and household hazardous waste Monday to Saturday, while the landfill is closed Saturdays. Bulk and bagged mulch and compost are sold on site, and trailers over 16 feet go to the landfill.
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Hickory Grove Disposal and Recycling Center
8007 Pence Road
980-314-3867
Mon-Sat 7 AM-4 PM
Mecklenburg County operates this full-service drop-off center on Pence Road in east Charlotte. It takes curbside and enhanced recyclables, yard waste, bulky waste, electronics, and household hazardous waste. Trailers up to 12 feet long are accepted for bulky and C&D waste, and longer rigs are redirected.
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Innovation Barn Self Service Recycling Center
932 Seigle Ave.
This unstaffed Mecklenburg County drop-off on Seigle Ave. in the NoDa area takes the same items as curbside carts. Residents sort cans, cardboard, cartons, glass bottles, paper, and plastic bottles and containers into the bins themselves.
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McAlpine Creek Park Self Service Recycling Center
8711 Monroe Road
980-314-3867
A Mecklenburg County self-service drop-off in McAlpine Creek Park on Monroe Road, serving southeast Charlotte. It accepts only curbside-type recyclables: metal cans, cardboard, cartons, glass bottles, paper, and plastic containers.
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Park Road Park Self Service Recycling Center
6220 Park Rd
980-314-3867
Located in Park Road Park on Park Rd, this Mecklenburg County self-service center has no staff and no trash service. Residents leave metal cans, cardboard, cartons, glass bottles, paper, and plastic bottles and containers.
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Reedy Creek Park Self Service Recycling Center
2900 Rocky River Road
This park-based Mecklenburg County drop-off at Reedy Creek Park on Rocky River Road serves northeast Charlotte. It takes curbside recyclables only: metal cans, cardboard, cartons, glass bottles, paper, and plastic containers.
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William R. Davie Staffed Recycling Center
4635 Pineville-Matthews Road
980-314-3867
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat 9 AM-5 PM; closed Wed and Sun
Mecklenburg County's only staffed recycling center sits inside William R. Davie Park on Pineville-Matthews Road. Staff show visitors which containers take items like textiles, bicycles, white rigid foam, and food scraps. It accepts recyclables only: no household trash, scrap metal, appliances, tires, or yard waste.
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Cardboard Recycling in Charlotte: FAQ
Where can I drop off a lot of cardboard in Charlotte, NC?
Municipal drop-off sites and transfer stations usually take flattened boxes free. For large commercial volumes, a recycler may provide a baler or container and sometimes pays for clean bales.
Does cardboard need to be clean?
Flatten boxes and remove packing foam and plastic. Normal tape and labels are fine, and a little grease on a pizza box is accepted by most programs. Wet or soaked cardboard is not.
Do recyclers pay for cardboard?
Only in bulk. Baled, clean corrugated cardboard is a commodity, but household quantities are not worth paying for.