Convenience Centers

Accepted Items

  • Household Trash

Recyclable Items Accepted

  • Aluminum cans
  • Cardboard
  • Glass bottles/jars - food/beverage containers only - clean, no lids
  • Oil Filters
  • Plastic bottles/jars - except motor oil, pesticide, anti-freeze - clean, no lids
  • Rechargeable batteries/cell phones
  • Used motor oil

Note: Access is strictly limited to Cherokee County residents and taxpayers.

Map of Convenience Centers

Holidays

All sites are closed on the following holidays:

  • New Years Day
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • Good Friday
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Veterans Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day

Convenience Center Hours of Operation Effective July 8, 2024

  • Texana (367 Texana Rd.) Hours effective 2-1-2024
    Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
    Tuesday, Thursday: 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 
    Saturday: 8:00 a.m. -  6:00 p.m.

  • Peachtree (1350 NC HWY 141)
    Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
    Tuesday, Thursday: 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
    Saturday: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

  • Caney Creek (320 Old Murphy Road) Open 24/7

  • Mountain Folk Center (25 Fairgrounds Circle) Open 24/7

  • Granny Squirrel (19030 U.S. 19) Hours effective 10-31-2024
    Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
    Tuesday and Thursday: 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
    Saturday: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

  • Martin's Creek (4038 Hedden Road)
    Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
    Tuesday, Thursday: 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
    Saturday: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

  • Hanging Dog (3845 Hanging Dog Road)
    Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
    Tuesday, Thursday: 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
    Saturday: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

  • Hiwassee Dam/Candy Mountain (20 Candy Mtn. Road)
    Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
    Tuesday, Thursday: 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
    Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

  • Unaka (12726 Joe Brown Hwy)
    Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
    Tuesday, Thursday: 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
    Saturday: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

  • Landfill Convenience Center (10160 US HWY 19) Open 24/7
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