Buncombe County collects residential household waste through an exclusive franchise; FCC Environmental Services is the county's contracted hauler. The county code grants one or more exclusive franchises for collection and disposal to keep service consistent. Residents subscribe for curbside service or self-haul to the landfill or transfer station.
The Solid Waste ordinance (Chapter 62) authorizes exclusive franchises so a single, supervised provider handles collection and disposal countywide. Residents who want curbside garbage (and bi-weekly recycling) subscribe to the franchised hauler (FCC); those without curbside service take household waste to the county landfill or the transfer station. The director of solid waste administers and enforces the ordinance. Households inside incorporated towns may receive collection through their municipality instead. Self-haul household waste is charged by the bag at county facilities.
Violations of the solid-waste division subject the violator to a civil penalty set in the county's annually adopted Fee Schedule; unfranchised hauling is prohibited except by emergency permit.
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