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Watauga County Sanitation Department Goes To New Holiday Schedule

Last Updated on July 3, 2018 8:09 pm

UPDATED – Below is the 2019 schedule for the rest of the year.

Memorial Day – Monday, May 27, 2019

Independence Day – Thursday July 4, 2019

Labor Day – Monday, September 2, 2019

Veteran's Day – Monday, November 12th, 2019

Thanksgiving Day – Thursday & Friday, November 28 & 29, 2019

Christmas – Tuesday-Thursday, December 24, 25 & 26, 2019.


The Watauga County Sanitation Department recently adopted a new holiday schedule for the 2018-19 year.

Each convenience site, the transfer station and office will now be closed during the holidays but open the following day, according to a flyer that WataugaOnline.com obtained from one of the local sites on Monday.

The flyer also reminds local residents that there are still four Household Hazardous Waste Collection days left in 2018 and resumes again in 2019. Below the flyer are the normal operating hours for each convenience site and transfer station.

The holiday closing dates are:

Independence Day – Wednesday July 4, 2018

Labor Day – Monday September 3rd 2018

Veteran's Day – Monday November 12th 2018

Thanksgiving Day – Thursday Nov 22nd 2018

Christmas Eve & Christmas Day – Dec 24th & 25 2018

New Year's Day – Tuesday Jan 1st 2019

Martin Luther King Jr Day – Monday January 21st 2019

Good Friday – Friday April 19th 2019

Memorial Day – Monday May 27th 2019

Household Hazardous Waste Collection days:

Thursday July 12th 2018 8am – 4pm

Thursday August 9th 2018 8am – 4pm

Thursday September 13th 2018  8am – 4pm

Saturday October 13th 2018 8am – 12noon

Saturday April 13th 2019 9am – 3pm

Thursday May 9th 2019 8am – 4pm

Saturday June 8th 2019 9am – 3pm

Watauga County Solid Waste and Recycling:
Convenience Center Hours of Operation


Transfer Station


Monday – Friday(8:00am to 4:00pm)
Saturday(8:00am to 12:00pm)
SundayClosed

Winter hours: Centers will close 1 hour earlier (7pm-6pm) from October to April (Daylight Saving Time). Summer hours: 7pm


Green Valley/ 421 West/ 321-Aho/Deep Gap/Foscoe


Monday6:30 am to 7 pm (6 pm in winter)
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday6:30 am to 7 pm (6 pm in winter)
ThursdayClosed
Friday6:30 am to 7 pm (6 pm in winter)
Saturday8:00 am to 7 pm (6 pm in winter)
SundaysClosed
 

Valle Crucis, 221 South & Triplett:


Monday6:30 am to 7 pm (6 pm in winter)
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday6:30 am to 7 pm (6 pm in winter)
ThursdayClosed
Friday6:30 am to 7 pm (6 pm in winter)
Saturday8:00 am to 7 pm (6 pm in winter)
SundaysClosed
 

Bethel:


Monday6:30 am to 7 pm (6 pm in winter)
Tuesday6:30 am to 7 pm (6 pm in winter)
WednesdayClosed
Thursday6:30 am to 7 pm (6 pm in winter)
FridayClosed
Saturday8 am to 7 pm (6 pm in winter)
 

Old Landfill:


M – F:6:30am to 7:00 pm (6 pm in winter)
Saturday:8:00am to 7:00pm (6pm in winter)
Sunday:1:00pm to 5:00pm
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