Recycling Centers in Sanford, NC
Find drop-off recycling locations in Sanford, North Carolina. View hours, addresses, and phone numbers for each facility.
Residents of Sanford, North Carolina can use this directory to locate nearby recycling drop-off locations. Whether you have household recyclables or specialty items like electronics or batteries, the facilities listed here can help you dispose of materials responsibly.
Recycling in Sanford: A Local Guide
Sanford is the county seat of Lee County, North Carolina, and home to two listed recycling facilities that serve very different purposes. Rural, unincorporated Lee County residents have access to a staffed county drop-off center on Wilson Road, while a commercial tire-derived rubber mulch plant operated by Liberty Tire Recycling occupies an industrial site in the Central Carolina Enterprise Park.
The Lee County Convenience Center at 211 East Wilson Road is a staffed drop-off facility operated by the Lee County Solid Waste Division. It is open Monday through Friday 7 AM–6 PM and Saturday 8 AM–5 PM (closed Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving, and Christmas). Residents of unincorporated Lee County can bring bagged household garbage, bulky trash, scrap metal, appliances, and a wide range of recyclables including cardboard, co-mingled containers, used motor oil and automotive fluids, lead-acid and rechargeable batteries, electronics, TVs, computers, and cell phones — all in one trip. A current Lee County Solid Waste decal is required; residents of the City of Sanford and the Town of Broadway are not eligible to use county convenience centers.
Liberty Tire Recycling at 6015 Enterprise Park Drive is a rubber mulch painting and bagging manufacturing facility that opened in February 2022 — it is not a public tire drop-off. Liberty Tire's official contact directory classifies this Sanford location as a mulch production plant only. Lee County residents needing to dispose of scrap tires should instead use the Lee County Resource Management Facility at 331 Landfill Road, Lemon Springs (up to 5 tires off-rim, free), or the Liberty Tire processing facility in Cameron, NC (1616 McKoy Town Rd) for larger quantities with a completed NC Scrap Tire Certification Form.
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Frequently Asked Questions — Recycling in Sanford
Can I drop off old tires at the Liberty Tire facility in Sanford?
No. Liberty Tire's Sanford location on Enterprise Park Drive is a rubber mulch manufacturing plant, not a public tire drop-off. For tire disposal, Lee County residents can take up to 5 tires (off-rim, free) to the Lee County Resource Management Facility in Lemon Springs, or use the Liberty Tire processing plant in Cameron, NC (919-499-2301) for larger quantities.
Who can use the Lee County Convenience Center on Wilson Road?
Only residents of unincorporated (rural) Lee County who pay the county solid waste fee and hold a current Lee County Solid Waste decal. Residents of the City of Sanford and the Town of Broadway are not eligible to use any of the six county convenience centers.
Does the Lee County Convenience Center accept electronics and TVs?
Yes. The Wilson Road convenience center accepts computers (monitors, CPUs, printers, keyboards), televisions, cell phones, rechargeable batteries, and inkjet/toner cartridges for recycling at no charge.
Is glass accepted for recycling at the Lee County Convenience Center?
No. Lee County stopped accepting glass bottles and jars for recycling effective July 1, 2020. Glass should not be placed in the co-mingled recycling bin at any Lee County convenience center.