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Hazardous waste disposal in North Carolina

33 sites in North Carolina are listed for household hazardous waste: 4 landfills, 4 transfer stations, 9 drop-off centers and 16 hazardous waste drop-offs. The most are in Mecklenburg County (4), Ashe County (3) and Davidson County (3).

10 post hours and 1 publishes a fee. A site is listed when its own record names household hazardous waste or it is an HHW drop-off. Limits and fees differ, so call before you load up.

North Carolina rules and programs

  • Paint recycling program

    No

    North Carolina has no paint stewardship law, so there is no PaintCare network of free paint drop-off sites (PaintCare runs programs only in 12 states and DC). Ask your local household hazardous waste program what paint it takes.

    EPA lists paint among household products that can contain hazardous ingredients and points people to local household hazardous waste collections instead of drains or, in some cases, the regular trash.

    Source: PaintCare: states with paint programs, read October 5, 2026

  • Battery disposal rules

    Partly

    North Carolina bans lead-acid (car) batteries from landfills, incinerators and waste-to-energy plants; the law sends them to battery retailers, wholesalers, lead smelters or recycling facilities. It does not follow the model store take-back law.

    For household batteries, EPA says alkaline ones can usually go in the trash, but take rechargeable, lithium and button batteries to a battery drop-off or household hazardous waste site.

    Source: The Battery Network: state recycling laws, read October 5, 2026

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Every listed site in North Carolina, by county

Ashe County (3)

Buncombe County (1)

  • Landfill

    Buncombe County Landfill

    85 Panther Branch Road, Alexander, NC

    Hours
    Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
    Fee
    33-gallon bags: $2 per bag
    C&D debris
    Accepted
    Phone
    (828) 250-5462

    Record lists household hazardous waste, paint, motor oil, batteries

Cabarrus County (1)

Chatham County (1)

Cumberland County (1)

Currituck County (2)

  • Record lists motor oil

  • Drop-off center

    Recycling Center

    Currituck, NC

    Hours
    Monday – Saturday 7 AM – 7 PM; Sunday 1 PM – 7 PM…
    Fee
    Not published
    C&D debris
    Not listed

    Record lists motor oil

Dare County (1)

  • Record lists batteries

Davidson County (3)

Durham County (1)

Gaston County (1)

Guilford County (1)

Henderson County (1)

Madison County (1)

Mecklenburg County (4)

Moore County (1)

Orange County (3)

Randolph County (1)

  • Drop-off center

    Liberty Convenience Site

    428 West Brower Avenue, Liberty, NC

    Hours
    Monday,Thursday,Friday 8 AM – 4:30 PM; Saturday 8 AM – 3 PM
    Fee
    Not published
    C&D debris
    Not listed
    Phone
    (336) 622-1067

    Record lists batteries

Rockingham County (1)

  • Record lists household hazardous waste

Transylvania County (1)

Wake County (3)

Watauga County (1)

  • Record lists household hazardous waste

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