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Rocky Mt Garbage Recycling is the small recycling center off Thorpe Road that people from town swing by with pickup loads and curbside overflow. Neighbors drop off boxes, scrap metal, bottles and other recyclables here rather than hauling them to the landfill.
The place has an entrance booth and a clear pull-up lane for unloading; look for rows of open-top containers and recycling bays as we get closer to the center. Common items at facilities like this are cardboard, cans, glass, certain plastics and often metal - electronics and hazardous items usually need special handling under North Carolina rules. Weekends, especially during spring cleanup, tend to be the busiest times, so expect a line of vehicles and people moving materials to different bins.
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Before You Go
- Sort materials into piles at home - cardboard together, metals together, plastics together - it saves time and makes unloading quicker.
- Bring a tarp or straps for loose items in a truck bed so nothing blows out while driving to and from the site.
- Avoid peak weekend hours if possible; early weekday visits are generally quieter and faster for getting through the unload process.
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