Household Hazardous Waste Collection on April 16

The Brunswick County Solid Waste Department will be at Shallotte Middle School, 225 Village Rd., Shallotte, from 9 a.m. to 2 pm to collect household hazardous waste. Items will be taken free of charge from Brunswick County property owners and residents; citizens must show proof of Brunswick County property ownership or residency to participate

Items accepted at the HHW collection include non-latex paints, stains, insecticides, herbicides, house-hold cleaners, pool chemicals, and aerosol cans. For items not mentioned please contact the Brunswick County Solid Waste Department at
(910)253-2520.

All items brought to the event must be labeled.  The staff onsite reserves the right to refuse any item brought to the event.

Electronics, latex paints, fluorescent bulbs, automotive fluids, clothing, and batteries are not included in the HHW collection. However, they are recycled at the Brunswick County Landfill year round. There is no charge for this service.

The following materials cannot be accepted: ammunition, radioactive materials, smoke detectors, infectious or biological waste, explosives, shock sensitive materials (crystallized ethers, picric acids, etc.), and non-household materials.

These events are sponsored by Brunswick County Solid Waste & Recycling and through the partnership of NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, North Carolina Cooperative Extension, and Keep Brunswick County Beautiful.