The Utilities and Engineering Department offers five (5) Convenience Centers located throughout the County for solid waste disposal and recycling opportunities. The centers are operated as part of the franchise agreement with Garbage Disposal Service.

• Vicinity Map
• Schedule of Fees (PDF)
• Locations, Hours, and Directions
• Recycling & Convenience Centers Brochure

Locations, Hours, and Directions

Blackburn Convenience Center
3864 Rocky Ford Rd
Newton, NC 28658
(704) 462-2496
OPEN: Monday - Saturday; 8 AM - 6 PM*
DIRECTIONS: Highway 321, exit 37 to Highway 10 West, 1½ mile turn left on Hickory-Lincolnton Highway,
¾ mile turn left on Rocky Ford Road, ½ mile on left.

Cooksville Convenience Center
3659 Rhoney Farm Rd
Vale, NC 28168
(704) 462-1497
OPEN: Friday & Saturday; 8 AM - 6 PM*
DIRECTIONS: Highway 10 West, turn right on Rhoney Farm Rd, facility is on the left.

Newton Convenience Center
2436 Bethany Church Rd
Newton, NC 28658
(828) 465-4635
OPEN: Tuesday - Saturday; 10 AM - 6 PM*
DIRECTIONS: Highway 16 South, turn on Bethany Church Road, cross Mt. Olive Church Road,
facility is on the right.

Oxford Convenience Center
4637 Lookout Dam Rd
Catawba, NC 28609
(828) 241-3774
OPEN: Wednesday - Sunday; 10 AM - 6 PM*
DIRECTIONS: Highway 16 North, right Oxford School Road, at Bunker Hill High School,
go straight onto Lookout Dam Road, facility is about one mile on the right.

Sherrills Ford Convenience Center
8876 Sherrills Ford Rd
Sherrills Ford, NC 28673
(828) 478-2248
OPEN: Wednesday - Sunday; 10 AM - 6 PM*
DIRECTIONS:Highway 16 South, Highway 150 East, turn left on Sherrills Ford Road, facility is on right, approximately one mile.

* All Convenience Centers will be closed on January 1, July 4, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.