Permanent HHW Facility (located at 3002 U.S. Highway 421 North)

• Monday through Friday: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Saturday: 8 a.m.-Noon
• Closed on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, the day before Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving Day, and December 24,25, and 26th.

Mobile HazWagon Hours are 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the following locations:

• Mondays at Ogden Park (near the baseball fields)
• Wednesdays at Wrightsville Beach Municipal Complex
• Fridays at the Carolina Beach Mike Chappell Park (in the south side of the park across from the tennis courts)

*Note: No more than 10 gallons of liquid waste and no more than two TVs can be brought to the HazWagon at a time.

When storing chemicals in temporary containers, always mark the container with a description of the contents.  This will help you avoid accidentally mixing potentially reactive chemicals and helps keep our attendants safe.

• Acids (bowl cleaners, driveway cleaners, etc.)
• Aerosols
• Antifreeze
• Ballasts
• Batteries – including alkaline, zinc-carbon, zinc-air, lithium, sealed lead-acid, and any type of rechargeable battery (NiMH, Ni-Cad, Li-Ion, etc.)
• Caustics (drain cleaners, lye, borax)
• CDs, DVDs, and VHS tapes
• Cell phones (including chargers, batteries, and ear buds)
• Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL), Tubes and Bulbs from residential properties only (Maximum 8′ length on CFL tubes)
• Cooking Oil
• Electronics (“if it has an electrical cord or runs off of batteries, we’ll take it!”).  NOTE:  we will accept a maximum of ten (10) large electronic items (television sets, monitors, or CPUs) per week, per customer.  We do NOT accept “stripped” televisions or computers.  If you live within the city limits of Wilmington, you have the option to call 341-7875 to schedule a curbside pickup of your unwanted electronics.
• Food waste (unpackaged)
• Holiday lights
• Hoverboards: Residents wishing to turn in self-balancing, two-wheel scooters (a.k.a. “hoverboards”) due to product recalls are encouraged to bring the devices to the Environmental Management administrative office at 3002 U.S. Highway 421 North during normal business hours, Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. A receipt for the device, indicating that it was delivered to a recycling facility, will be prepared and presented to the customer to support reimbursement claims.
• Fertilizers – solid or liquid
• Flares, road (No projectile/launched flares such as marine flares)
• Food Waste (residents can bring unpackaged food waste to the HazWagon or the landfill’s composter)
• Fuels*
• Gel Fuels (like Sterno)
• Helium Tanks (small disposable types only)
• Herbicides / Fungicides (weed killer, ground clear)
• Household Cleaners (bleach, ammonia, tile/grout cleaners, glass cleaner, disinfectants, all-purpose cleaners, etc.)
• Mercury Thermostats and Thermometers
• Motor Oil and Oil Filters
• Paint – latex and oil-based (solidified paint can be disposed of in the trash and will not be accepted)
• Pesticides – solid or liquid
• Propane Tanks (20-lb. only)
• Sharps (needles)
• Smoke Detectors
• Solvents (degreasers, parts cleaners, paint thinners)
• Stains, varnishes, and sealers

*If you need your fuel container back, don’t worry – we’ll empty the container and have it back to you in minutes!  PLEASE NOTE that this only applies to the main facility and not the mobile unit.  If visiting the mobile unit, the attendant cannot pour out liquid wastes and return your container due to safety concerns.

Please take “white goods” (refrigerators, washing machines, freezers, etc.) to the New Hanover County landfill for recycling.

• Asbestos-containing materials
• Explosives & Ammunition
• Prescription Medications
• Small Propane Tanks (camp stove size)
• Regulated Medical Waste

For alternatives to disposal, click here.

New Hanover County Environmental Management Department has partnered with New Hanover County Public Libraries, UNCW, CFCC, and the Fort Fisher Aquarium to provide satellite collection points for battery recycling. In addition to the main facility at 3002 U.S. Highway 421 North and the mobile HazWagon, residents can bring used batteries for recycling to the following locations:

• New Hanover County Government Complex in the atrium – 230 Government Center Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403
• Main Library – 201 Chestnut Street, Wilmington, NC 28401
• Myrtle Grove Library – 5155 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28412
• Northeast Library– 1241 Military Cutoff Road, Wilmington, NC 28405
• Pleasure Island Library – 1401 N. Lake Park Blvd., Carolina Beach, NCH 28428
• North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher – 900 Loggerhead Road, Kure Beach, NC 28449
• CFCC Main Campus in the Learning Resource Center (2nd floor of the Health Sciences Building) – 415 N. 2nd Street, Wilmington, NC 28401
• CFCC North Campus in the Learning Resource Center (McKeithan Center) – 4500 Blue Clay Road, Castle Hayne, NC 28429
• UNCW Randall Library – 601 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403
• UNCW Fisher University Union – 4855 Price Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403

All materials brought to the Household Hazardous Waste permanent facility and HazWagon are either recycled, repurposed, neutralized, used for alternative power generation, or disposed of in accordance with state and federal law.

Did you know…

One gallon of motor oil can contaminate 1,000,000 gallons of fresh water.

Screens on older television sets can contain up to 10 pounds of lead.