Foxhole Recycling Center in
Charlotte (NC)

As centers go this is one of the best I’ve seen. Been using 3 years since moving to the area. Always organized and helpful staff. Lots of rules but that’s important.

Folks there are fair 👍 be careful on muddy days. You probably need four-wheel-drive because the landfill spot gets extremely deep and muddy and slippery.

Visited Foxhole to drop off recyclable items today. The woman working at appliance drop off very pleasant. I experienced two very helpful and pleasant men workers, one called for assistance and the other who came to help jump start my car, which had a dead battery. I appreciate their help and it saved a family member coming out early morning and cold to jump start my car. Thank you!!

Awesome service and easy to work with! Work with them daily

Visited for the first time after arriving in Charlotte. Staff were incredibly helpful. Two came to offer help and helped us get sorted out. Another proactively cane to see if we needed help finding where to take various items. Made the visit to a landfill site the highlight of our day.... And that's not something I thought I'd ever say 🙂

Got to be careful when give these people your card i never let no one hold my card but I have to give it to the guy in that little box to pay while I waited and couple days after they charge my card at chipotle on line seven times until my bank alerted me about it …

Some of the guys are nice, but that’s about it. You have to be SUPER careful because you can get a nail in your tire almost every time. My husband and I have gotten multiple nails in our tires. I don’t even back in close because it’s so bad. They don’t ever clean the area. I’ve personally picked up dozens of nails trying to save the next guy. It’s convenient but that’s it. Mecklenburg Co needs to address the issues stat.

I wish I could give this place less than one star. Is it a pre-requisite that you have to be a jerk to work here? Window staff is great but the dude on the bulldozer needs an attitude adjustment. Not to mention we’ve gotten 3 flat tires on our trailer after leaving here in the last week. As much money as my company spends to dump here, you’d think they’d have better customer service skills.

Place is ridiculous. Make sure you ask for the flat tire special or my favorite " I think I'm a big shot because I drive a bulldozer at the dump. They all have attitudes. Typical liberal run Mecklenburg county site. I'd say go elsewhere but you can't

Quick and simple. They have a very organized layout. More staff directing would be beneficial, but the layout is good enough that if the residents are patients we can figure it out on our own.

This place is great and the employees are even greater. I locked my keys in the truck and they brought my father and I water while we waited for them to unlock the door with a steel rod. They did not have to unlock the door for us but being such awesome people he did in the 90 degree heat! By the way my father is 92 years old. Thank you so much guys!

Wanted to take the time to give 5 stars, I’ve never had to wait personally, and always in and out ( that’s what she said ) and when we first moved into the area I was going 1-2x a week to recycle cardboard boxes and trash and everyone has always been so friendly, helpful and working their butt off. Thank you all for all you do! During Christmas even dropped off cookies, chips and snacks for the employees as a thank you because they have always been so nice and have offered help when needed.

OK....so we forgot to place our garbage outside for trash removal. Can you say "Panic"? Researched through the city website that the Foxhole facility was available to take kitchen waste/garbage. We loaded our waste in the back of the car with a tarp and off we went. The process was easy and simple and a "Lifesaver" Thank you City of Charlotte!

Easy place to get in an out of. Open Monday - Saturday. If you are a resident and just disposing of normal extra refuse from your home it's a no brainer to go to this place. If you have extra paint, tires, etc. please go here and dispose of them instead of dumping them in the woods or pouring the stuff down storm drains like SO MANY do in this area. There's no reason to dump. They take the stuff for free.

It’s great facility . Very accessible near Ballantine. They have almost all kinds of recycle solution from electronics , paint, oil, bulk items, concrete, cardboard, clothes, shoes and more. Best thing is no stormer or specific day. Open between Monday to Saturday. There are profile visible with green vest to reach out to. They have been helpful and polite. It’s great help to keep the house and environment clean

This is honestly the worst landfill/recycle center we use on a daily basis. They charge more and maintain less than any other landfill recycling center around. We try to avoid this landfill as much as possible. Our most recent experience here was they don’t take yard debris and trash mixed together in the landfill. We must separate the load or go somewhere else. We’ve already waited a 30 minutes to even get weighed don’t have much time to go anywhere else. There is no reason to not take the load mixed other than them waiting to make a profit off the yard debris. We understand the recycling portions but some loads are a mix and there’s nothing we can do about it. They should be ashamed with how much money they have coming in and they do this to their repeat customers.

This a great county resource. They take just about anything you’re trying to get rid of. Be it engine oil, paint, batteries, and glass bottles.

Processing of vehicles is always slow and very inefficient. The workers do their best to make a bad process work.. Two signatures are required on credit cards (they don't accept cash for crying out loud!) when most stores now require NO signature for purchases. 6 month later and they still do not take cash and still two signatures. They must have lost 25 cents one day to implement no cash policy. I can buy goods worth $100s at stores with no signature. Government efficiency at its best! Total cluster!!

It was my first time there. The company i work for said it closed at 4:30. I got there at 3:55. I explained to the lady everything and she gave me an extra 15 min to unload my truck, cause you guy's closed at 4. I didn't catch her name, but your whole staff is awesome. I work for PGA LAWN CARE and we come to you alot. I will make sure i come back more often and give recommendations.

Update Sept 2018: Since 'nose ring' has been relieved of service, this place has been GREAT to work with. I have not had one single issue since then. The staff is extremely helpful, nice to talk to and very helpful. Kudos to the entire staff!!! Old review: Need to clarify: if you are bringing in household Trash, you do not meet the lady with the nose ring.... if you cross the scales you have a 50/50 chance of meeting her. She is absolutely a nightmare to deal with. I come here every month or so and when I see her at the window, I know it is going to be interesting. She charges whatever she wants to, for whatever she sees. I was Double charged before, because, I had a small trailer with garbage on it and I had RECYCLE stuff in my truck bed..... i had to pay $25 and an additional $25 FOR RECYCLE STUFF. Anyways, the rest of the staff is great. I make it a point to say hi and tell them thanks for doing a great job. But the nose ring lady is the devil, I'm telling you.

Today was my first visit and I have nothing to complain about. Lady at the window was helpful, sign up was quick and easy and the compactors are clearly marked and accessible. I was also surprised at how tidy the drop off area is. From home it's only a 20 minute drive and a year's sticker more than beats overpaying for the spotty trash pickup I recently canceled. Not sure what the low reviews are about; maybe me having only a couple bags per week of basic household garbage has something to do with it. Anyway, so far so good.

Great experience! "Rob" was wonderful to talk to and very accommodating in getting me and my full car to the right spot. I was in a line full of big trucks and sat on the highway for what I thought would have been 20 minutes. No way though! He okay'd the back entrance and I went on my merry way. My last experience was not as pleasant, so this made up for it!

Two visits in two days and I'm shocked by the negative reviews. I've interacted with at least 6 different people, and the worst experience I had was "pleasant". I mean, most of the people working there were friendly and down right cheerful. I also saw people around me offered help to unload heavy stuff. I was dreading going here when I saw the star ratings, but it was really well run and easy to recycle here. Just be sure to check in at the front office window to get a (free for residents) sticker before you go to the recycle area.

Never have had a problem with the Foxhole. Its convenient, clean and someone (whether an employee or court appoint) is always willing to help out. Sometimes it is difficult to get in the entrance but the trucks going over the scales should be advised that they need to stay close to the right while waiting to allow just residential trash people to go through. Most know this but some do not and that backs up the traffic to 521. All and all, very happy with Foxhole being there

The pay attendant today Sat 4/15 was extremely rude. I've been to this place a dozen or so times to dump and although they seem to charge whatever they feel like that day, I've never been treated as rude as I was today. I went to purchase mulch...what a mistake. Do not recommend this place at all. Go to the one over by the airport... it's staffed by MUCH more professional people.

The Foxhole recycling center is one of the best organized, cleanest with staff that were incredibly helpful from getting a window sticker at the gate to the paint & batteries to the cardboard center. The gentleman who staffed the paint & batteries section graciously explained how & where to discard the variety of items we were recycling. We were pleased to be able to unload all of items in the appropriate bins. Thank you for providing this location and service.

I like this place. The set up is easy and the price is better than any other place I've been. The worst thing about this place is the rude, disgusting behavior of one of the girls that works the scale window. She always has an over the top attitude with me. If I ask a question, she rolls her eyes, smacks her lips and waits to give me an answer. She is the rudest person I've ever encountered. I really wish y'all would get rid of her. It's EVERY time I show up. I try to be nice to her and never get a response when I tell her to have a good day or anything. I've spoken with other people and they say the same thing about her too.