The Macon County Solid Waste Management Department
is comprised of several units:
- The Municipal Solid Waste Landfill located at 1448 Lakeside Drive, Franklin NC.
- C & D (Construction & Demolition) Landfill, located at 1080 Rich Gap Road, Highlands, NC.
- Baling facility (to bale waste going into the MSW landfill) located at 1448 Lakeside Drive, Franklin, NC.
- Recycling Facility (where recyclables are processed and shipped to end users), located at 1448 Lakeside Drive. Franklin, NC.
- Environmental Resource Center (a facility intended to promote environmental programs in Macon County ) located at 1624 Lakeside Drive, Franklin, NC.
- The Administrative Offices are located at 109 Sierra Drive, Franklin, NC.
This facility houses the following personnel working for Solid Waste Management:
Position
Name
Telephone
Director
M. Chris Stahl
(828) 349-2100
Business Manager
June Cassada (828) 349-2215
Recycling Coordinator
Joel Ostroff
(828) 349-2252
S.W. Enforcement Officer
Joe Belcher
(828) 349-2251
- Eleven Recycling Centers located at various parts of the county. Each center is staffed with the exception of the one at the C & D landfill. For more
information on these centers, go to Navigation (left column on this page), and click on "Recycling Centers."
 On June 3, 1997, the Macon County Board of Commissioners adopted the Macon County Solid Waste Management Plan. The solid Waste Management Plan established a goal of 10% waste reduction by June 30, 2001 and 25% waste reduction by June 30, 2006. To this point we are still at approximately 10% increase. We have to go back 10% to even start at point 0, then go forward 25%, which makes a total of 35% reduction in waste.
To achieve these goals, Macon County will have to implement ecologically and economically proactive services and programs. The long range planning goals established by the Solid Waste Management Plan are:
- To provide everyone in the community with waste reduction and recycling opportunities, disposal capacity and waste collection services.
- To inform and educate the public about the benefits and need for waste reduction and recycling.
- To meet establish local waste reduction goals.
- To protect Public Health and the environment.
- To increase the efficiency and cost effectiveness of the solid waste program.
- To decrease improper waste disposal.
To meet these goals, the Solid Waste Management Plan identifies services, activities and efforts to be implemented during the next three years.
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Contact Information
For additional information pertaining to the Macon County Landfill (s), Recycling Facility, Baling Facility, and Convenience Centers, contact us:
Tele: (828) 349-2215
Fax: (828) 349-2185
Macon County Solid Waste Management
109 Sierra Drive Franklin, NC 28734
E-mail:
General Information Contact: June Cassada at
jcassada at maconnc.org
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