North Carolina
Transfer station
Fuquay-Varina (Harnett County) transfer station
Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Harnett County Northwest "Buckhorn" Convenience Center.
Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-09
Who can use it
Harnett County residents. Household trash and listed recyclables are free for residents; the county collects an annual availability fee ($80 household solid waste, $5 recycling) on the property tax bill.
Hours
- Monday-Saturday 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
- Closed Sunday.
Sticker or permit
Required: No (see notes)
Price: No separate sticker price was established on the linked page; the eligibility and item fees below still apply.
Where to buy: Contact the facility about access requirements before loading.
Per-item fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Bagged household kitchen trash, residents | Free |
| Recyclables, residents | Free |
| Computers, TVs, microwaves, small appliances, scrap metal | Free for residents (county free-disposal list) |
| Vehicle tires off the rim | Free for residents (county free-disposal list) |
| Furniture, mattresses, box springs | Free for residents (county free-disposal list) |
Hazardous waste
Not accepted. Cleaning products, gasoline, grease, wet paint and pesticides are taken only at the county's annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event, posted on the Harnett County Solid Waste website.
Holiday closures
All Harnett County landfills and convenience centers close on county holidays. Remaining 2026 closures: Veterans Day, Wednesday November 11; Thanksgiving, Thursday and Friday November 26-27; Christmas, Thursday and Friday December 24-25 (subject to the final Sampson County schedule). Earlier 2026 closures included New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day and Labor Day.
Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-09 from official sources .
Other notes
- The convenience center page says these centers accept bagged household trash (kitchen waste) and commingled recyclables. The county fee page lists free resident disposal of newspapers, broken-down cardboard, paper, plastic bottles and containers, aluminum and steel cans, computers, TVs, microwaves, small appliances, scrap metal, tires off the rim, and furniture including mattresses, but does not say which of those go to convenience centers rather than the landfills. Call 910-814-6151 before bringing bulky items.
- Landfill tipping fees (effective July 1, 2025): yard waste and land-clearing debris $37 per ton, C&D, commercial and mixed loads $54 per ton, $5 minimum per load. Cash, check, Visa, MasterCard and Discover.
- Relocated to this address effective Monday, June 29. Older maps and listings may show the previous site.
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Sources
Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-09. If something conflicts, trust the town.