Items Accepted at
Our Convenience Centers
Do your part to help protect the environment, please recycle.
Every spring Currituck County Public Works organizes a Household Hazardous Waste Event, which allows citizens to get rid of waste that is not normally accepted at our facilities.
Reminders
- Empty containers
- Rinse containers
- Empty boxes of all styrofoam and packing materials
- Flatten cardboard
- Do not bag Material
Recyclable Waste
Accepted Items
- Aluminum Can
- Steel Can
- Plastic Containers
- Cardboard Boxes
- Magazines
- Telephone Books
- Soft and Hard Cover Books
- Newspaper
- Junk Mail
- Greeting and Post Cards
- Food and beverage cartons (milk cartons, orange juice, broth/soup, soymilk, creamers, etc.)
Keep These Out – NOT Acceptable Items
- Aerosol cans
- All batteries – (car, lithium, etc.)
- Ceramic items
- Clothing
- Textiles
- Diapers
- Disposable cups – (plastic and paper)
- Electronics
- Foil Paper
Food-tainted items- Food waste
- Hazardous waste
- Household glass
- Medical waste (light bulbs)
- Pizza Boxes
- Plastic bags
- Plastic wrap
- Scrap metal
- Scrap Wood
- Shredded paper
- Styrofoam/peanuts
- Tanglers (cords, hoses, wires, etc.)
- Toys
- Tires
- Yard clippings
Also Acceptable
Yard Waste
- Lawn Clippings
- Limbs less than 8 feet long and 4 inches in diameter
- Yard waste greater than a 5×8 foot truck bed sized load must be taken to the
White Goods/Mixed Metal
- washing machines
- stoves
- metal bed frames
- bicycles
- metal object
- All items containing FREON are only accepted at the
Electronic Waste
(Not available at Grandy or Carova sites)
- computers
- televisions
- stereo sets
- cell phones
- keyboards
- radios
- telephone systems
- LCD monitors
- CRT monitors
- fax machines
- projectors
- peripherals
- speakers
- exercise equipment
Automotive Products
- antifreeze
- used motor oil
- oil filters
- lead acid batteries
- Truck and car tires from personal vehicles (remove tires from rims before recycling)
Cooking Oil
- Cooking oil is now accepted at all sites in the tan colored cooking oil recycling container
Bulky Waste
- large household items
- carpet
- foam backing
- large plastic toys
- mattresses
- box springs
Household Garbage
- All bagged garbage should be place in the compactor
Construction and Debris
- wood construction
- remodeling debris
- bricks
- blocks
ALL waste debris from contractors and commercial establishments is prohibited, take material to Transfer Station.
Items NOT Accepted
- propane gas tanks
- oil barrels
- medical waste
- industrial waste
- commercial waste
- liquid waste
- hazardous waste
- hot or smoldering coals
- dead animals