Buncombe County offers curbside recycling to FCC subscribers and free drop-off at the landfill and transfer station. Accepted: metal cans, plastics #1–7, glass bottles/jars, cartons, mixed paper, and flattened cardboard. Not accepted: plastic bags, Styrofoam, aluminum foil, plastic wrap, dishware, paper towels, or shredded paper.
Recycling is co-mingled (single-stream). The county lists accepted materials as metal cans (aluminum, steel, tin, empty aerosol), "Plastic - bottles, jugs, and containers with recycling numbers 1 through 7," glass bottles and jars, aluminum pie tins/food trays, milk/juice cartons and juice boxes, newspapers and inserts, and corrugated cardboard (flatten and leave at the curb). Excluded items include aluminum foil, dishes or cookware, Styrofoam, plastic wrap, paper towels or tissues, plastic bags, and shredded paper. Subscribers get bi-weekly curbside pickup; everyone can drop off at the landfill or transfer station convenience centers. Remove recyclables from blue bags before depositing them at county facilities.
Recycling is provided as a service rather than a fined mandate for households; contaminated loads may be rejected, but there is no household recycling penalty in the county code.
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