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City collection Furniture is on the city bulky list, so a couch, a chair or a table is collected by appointment from a city trash customer rather than left at the curb. A piece that is still usable can be donated, and the county landfill takes what is too worn to reuse. No charge. City of Wilmington trash customers, with the pickup booked in advance. The city includes bulky collection in the monthly Solid Waste Services rate and describes it as carrying no additional charge. A household without city trash service pays the county landfill by weight instead.
City collection A mattress or box spring is collected by appointment on the city bulky route, and the city answers the question directly by naming furniture and a mattress among the items it will pick up from a household with curbside trash service. The county landfill is the route for an address the city does not serve. The city includes the bulky appointment pickup in the monthly Solid Waste Services rate and describes it as carrying no additional charge, so a city trash customer is not billed separately for the piece. A mattress or box spring delivered to the New Hanover County Landfill is billed at $61.00 per ton plus a flat $10.00 for each piece, which is why the answer depends on the route.
City collection A refrigerator, freezer or air conditioning unit is a white good with an explicit local route: the county landfill takes it at no charge in the appliance area, and the city books it on the bulky appointment pickup for its own trash customers. The refrigerant is removed and recycled before the unit is scrapped. No charge. No charge for appliances delivered to the New Hanover County Landfill, and no separate charge for a city trash customer who books the unit on the bulky appointment pickup included in the monthly Solid Waste Services rate.
City collection Wilmington collects household trash weekly from city trash customers on public streets, and the monthly service rate covers the trash cart, the recycling cart, weekly yard waste and the bulky pickup. Trash has to be bagged inside the cart, and bagged trash left beside a full cart needs an orange extra trash sticker before it will be taken. The city publishes the fee structure rather than a flat rate: the monthly Solid Waste Services charge depends on the size and number of carts and the number of service days, and Cape Fear Public Utility Authority bills it on the utility account. Extra trash stickers are sold in minimum packs of twelve, carry no expiry and are charged to the same account, with orders taken on 910.341.7875.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Wilmington collects its own residential trash inside the city limits and charges for it on the monthly utility bill, and everything large moves by appointment rather than sitting at the curb. The monthly Solid Waste Services rate covers the trash cart, the recycling cart, weekly yard waste and the bulky pickup, so a couch, a mattress, an appliance or a television is booked with the city office and set out in its own pile on the regular collection day. Two materials still leave the city: white goods like appliances and anything with a cord or a battery are banned from North Carolina landfills and go to New Hanover County, and construction debris does too. The county landfill on Highway 421 North recycles appliances at no charge and takes construction and demolition debris by weight, and the county household hazardous waste and electronics site a short distance away takes paint, batteries, bulbs, sharps and electronics free from county residents.
Wilmington collects household trash weekly from city trash customers on public streets, and the monthly service rate covers the trash cart, the recycling cart, weekly yard waste and the bulky pickup. Trash has to be bagged inside the cart, and bagged trash left beside a full cart needs an orange extra trash sticker before it will be taken.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes the fee structure rather than a flat rate: the monthly Solid Waste Services charge depends on the size and number of carts and the number of service days, and Cape Fear Public Utility Authority bills it on the utility account. Extra trash stickers are sold in minimum packs of twelve, carry no expiry and are charged to the same account, with orders taken on 910.341.7875.
When & how
Trash and yard waste are collected weekly and recycling every other week on the same day. Everything scheduled, including the bulky pickup, has to be at the curb by 6 a.m., and material may be set out after noon the day before. Crews do not work New Year's Day, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day, and a tag on the cart carries the revised schedule.
Get it ready
Bag the trash and keep it inside the cart with the lid closed, double bag anything that leaks, and set the cart within two feet of the curb with three feet of clearance and the handle and wheels facing the house for the automated truck. Loose items beside the cart are not collected, and the cart comes back off the right-of-way the same day.
Oversized wood, plastic, metal, furniture and electronic items that will not fit in a trash cart are bulky items in Wilmington, and the city collects them by appointment at no additional charge for its own trash customers. Trash that did not fit in the cart is not a bulky item and needs its own sticker.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. City of Wilmington trash customers with curbside service on a public street, with the pickup booked in advance. The city describes the bulky appointment pickup as carrying no additional charge and includes it in the monthly Solid Waste Services rate. A household without city trash service is not eligible and is directed to New Hanover County instead.
When & how
Call the Solid Waste Services office on 910.341.7875 or submit the online form no later than 4:30 p.m. on the business day before the regular trash day. A request that arrives after that time is scheduled for the following week, and the items go out on the normal collection day.
Get it ready
List every item when the appointment is booked so the office can send the right trucks, and put the bulky items, the metal items, the electronics and the yard waste in separate piles on the right-of-way, because three different trucks service them. Bend or remove nails from lumber, keep nothing on the pile that is too large or heavy for the crew to lift, and leave demolition material from contracted work off a city pile.
Furniture is on the city bulky list, so a couch, a chair or a table is collected by appointment from a city trash customer rather than left at the curb. A piece that is still usable can be donated, and the county landfill takes what is too worn to reuse.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. City of Wilmington trash customers, with the pickup booked in advance. The city includes bulky collection in the monthly Solid Waste Services rate and describes it as carrying no additional charge. A household without city trash service pays the county landfill by weight instead.
When & how
Call 910.341.7875 or use the online form by 4:30 p.m. on the business day before the trash day, and set the furniture out in the bulky pile on the right-of-way on the collection day.
Get it ready
Empty the drawers, take the cushions off, and keep the piece whole enough for two people to lift. The county asks residents to donate furniture that is still in good condition rather than send it to the landfill, and the city names the ReStore addresses for building material, furniture, housewares and toys.
A mattress or box spring is collected by appointment on the city bulky route, and the city answers the question directly by naming furniture and a mattress among the items it will pick up from a household with curbside trash service. The county landfill is the route for an address the city does not serve.
City cost & eligibility
The city includes the bulky appointment pickup in the monthly Solid Waste Services rate and describes it as carrying no additional charge, so a city trash customer is not billed separately for the piece. A mattress or box spring delivered to the New Hanover County Landfill is billed at $61.00 per ton plus a flat $10.00 for each piece, which is why the answer depends on the route.
When & how
Call 910.341.7875 by 4:30 p.m. on the business day before the trash day, or drive the piece to the county landfill, open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to noon.
Get it ready
Keep the piece dry, count a box spring as its own piece because the county charges a flat fee for each one, and leave the frame and headboard behind unless they are part of the same booked pile. Nothing on the pile may be too large or heavy for the collection crew to handle.
Large appliances are white goods, which North Carolina bans from landfills, so they are recycled rather than buried. The city collects them by appointment as a bulky item from its own trash customers, and the county landfill accepts them at no charge in its appliance recycling area.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Appliances are accepted at no charge for recycling at the New Hanover County Landfill, and a city trash customer can book the unit on the bulky appointment pickup, which the city includes in the monthly Solid Waste Services rate rather than billing separately.
When & how
Call 910.341.7875 for the city pickup by 4:30 p.m. on the business day before the trash day, or take the unit to the county landfill on a weekday between 6:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. or on Saturday morning.
Get it ready
Empty the unit, keep it upright in the vehicle, and tell the scale house that it is a white good so the crew sends it to the appliance recycling area instead of the working face, because state law bans appliances from the landfill itself. A unit with refrigerant is handled on that route as well.
A refrigerator, freezer or air conditioning unit is a white good with an explicit local route: the county landfill takes it at no charge in the appliance area, and the city books it on the bulky appointment pickup for its own trash customers. The refrigerant is removed and recycled before the unit is scrapped.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. No charge for appliances delivered to the New Hanover County Landfill, and no separate charge for a city trash customer who books the unit on the bulky appointment pickup included in the monthly Solid Waste Services rate.
When & how
Book the city pickup on 910.341.7875, or deliver the unit to the county landfill, open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to noon.
Get it ready
Empty and defrost the unit and keep it upright in the vehicle. The county has the refrigerant safely removed and recycled before the appliance goes on to a scrap metal facility, so say at the scale house that the unit holds refrigerant rather than putting it on the working face, and note that the county refuses appliances at its household hazardous waste site.
Televisions, computers and printers leave two ways: the city picks them up by appointment from its own trash customers, and the county household hazardous waste and electronics site takes them free from any county resident.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free to New Hanover County residents at the county household hazardous waste and electronics facility, with identification required and out-of-county material refused. A city trash customer can also book the appointment pickup, which is included in the monthly Solid Waste Services rate.
When & how
Call 910.341.7875 for the city pickup, use the mobile HazWagon on its scheduled days, or bring the device to 3002 Highway 421 North on a weekday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. or Saturday between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data from anything that still powers on, keep the screen and the computer whole because stripped televisions and computers are refused, and call ahead when the load holds ten or more large devices. Electronics may not go in the trash or the recycling cart, because North Carolina bans them from landfills.
The county takes anything that runs on a cord or a battery, from laptops and phones to holiday lights and smoke detectors, at its household hazardous waste and electronics site, and household batteries also go into collection points at the county libraries and partner sites.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. New Hanover County households only, free of charge, with identification ready. The county cannot accept hazardous chemicals from businesses or from out-of-county residents, and batteries travel through the same household route.
When & how
Bring the material to 3002 Highway 421 North on a weekday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. or Saturday between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m., or use the mobile HazWagon from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its scheduled park or town hall stop.
Get it ready
Keep the load sorted, and remember that the mobile unit is the tighter route: it caps a visit at ten gallons of liquid waste and two televisions, while the main facility can empty a fuel container and hand it straight back. Household batteries are also collected in the county's battery drop points, including the library sites.
The city does not collect building material at the curb. Dirt, rocks, bricks and concrete are on its refusal list and demolition material from a contractor's job is the contractor's responsibility, so a project load goes to the county landfill, which runs a construction and demolition recovery facility.
City cost & eligibility
$61 per ton of construction and demolition debris at the New Hanover County Landfill, with the county minimum charge applied to a small load. Any customer delivering to the county scale, which charges the same per ton rate for garbage and construction debris. Clean concrete, brick and block, clean dirt, untreated lumber and pallets go to their own recovery areas at lower rates, an out-of-county load carries a flat charge on top of the tonnage, and asbestos is no longer accepted at the county landfill.
When & how
Haul the load to the county landfill at 5210 Highway 421 North on a weekday between 6:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. or on Saturday morning, and check in at the scale so the load can be weighed.
Get it ready
Split clean concrete, brick and block, clean soil, untreated lumber and pallets from mixed debris, because each material has its own recovery area and its own rate, and unpainted or untreated lumber and pallets are recycled rather than buried. Keep asbestos, liquids and hazardous material out of the load, and note that a load creating dust, odour or extra handling draws a nuisance charge on top of the weight.
Exercise equipment is not named on the city bulky list, so the answer depends on what the machine is made of. The city asks residents to say whether a bulky item is wood, metal or plastic so the right truck is sent, and the county landfill takes what the city will not.
City cost & eligibility
No price is published for an exercise machine. The city bulky appointment pickup carries no additional charge for its own trash customers once the item and its material are confirmed, metal is recycled at no charge in the landfill's scrap metal area, and a mixed household load at the same landfill is billed by weight with a minimum charge. Confirm the machine and the route with the city office on 910.341.7875 before it goes out.
When & how
Call the Solid Waste Services office on 910.341.7875 by 4:30 p.m. on the business day before the trash day and describe the machine, or take the load to the county landfill on a weekday between 6:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Get it ready
Say whether the frame is metal, wood or plastic when the pickup is booked so the office can send the right truck, keep the machine out of the trash cart, and remember that nothing too large or heavy for the crew may be set out on a bulky pile.
New Hanover County runs a household hazardous waste service six days a week, with a permanent facility on Highway 421 North and a mobile HazWagon that visits parks and town halls during the week. Paint, batteries, bulbs, fuels, pesticides, propane tanks, smoke detectors, sharps and electronics are all accepted from households.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free to New Hanover County households that bring their own material, with identification required. The county cannot take hazardous chemicals from businesses or from out-of-county residents, and small camp-stove propane tanks, prescription medicine, regulated medical waste, ammunition and asbestos are refused.
When & how
Use the permanent facility at 3002 Highway 421 North on a weekday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. or Saturday between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m., or the HazWagon from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its scheduled stops, with both closed on the county holidays.
Get it ready
Keep products in their labelled containers, mark any container you reuse with what is inside so nothing reactive is mixed, and watch the mobile limits of ten gallons of liquid and two televisions. Latex paint that has solidified can go in the trash instead, and the main facility empties a fuel container and hands it straight back.
Everything scheduled has to be at the curb by 6 a.m. on the collection day, and material may be set out after noon the day before. The bulky items, the metal items, the electronics and the yard waste go in separate piles on the right-of-way because three different trucks service them, so list every item when the appointment is booked and bend or remove nails from lumber before it goes out.
The cart has to close, and extra bags need a sticker
Trash goes inside the cart and the lid has to close, and for the automated truck the cart sits within two feet of the curb with three feet of clearance and the handle and wheels facing the house. Bagged trash that will not fit needs an orange extra trash sticker before the crew will take it, and the stickers come in minimum packs of twelve that never expire.
The landfill at 5210 Highway 421 North is open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to noon, and the load is weighed and billed by net weight with a minimum charge. Many banned items are recycled on the same property rather than buried, so tell the scale house if the load holds appliances, tires, batteries, used oil, antifreeze, pallets or concrete, and expect a nuisance charge on a load that creates dust, odour or extra handling.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
City of Wilmington Solid Waste Services with New Hanover County Environmental Management
Book the city bulky appointment pickup
A city trash customer with a couch, mattress, appliance, television or other oversized household item that will not fit in the cart.
Cost & conditions
No charge. City of Wilmington trash customers with curbside service on a public street, booked in advance. The city describes the bulky pickup as carrying no additional charge and includes it in the monthly Solid Waste Services rate, while a household without city trash service is not eligible.
Arrange it
Call the Solid Waste Services office on 910.341.7875 or complete the online appointment form no later than 4:30 p.m. on the business day before the trash day, list every item, then set the piles out on the right-of-way on the collection day.
The pickup is by appointment only and covers normal household items, not a whole property cleanout. Trash that did not fit in the cart is not a bulky item, nothing too large or heavy for the crew is taken, demolition material from contracted work is the contractor's responsibility, and the piles have to be separated by type.
City of Wilmington Solid Waste Services with New Hanover County Environmental Management
Self-haul a load to the county landfill
A household or small contractor with construction debris, a mixed load, a mattress or an appliance that is easier to drive over than to book for pickup.
Cost & conditions
From $5 per load at the New Hanover County Landfill, where the $5.00 minimum charge applies to a small load, disposal is then billed at $61.00 per ton, and a mattress or box spring adds a flat $10.00 each, while appliances, household recyclables, used oil, antifreeze and up to five tires a day from a resident arrive at no charge. Any customer delivering to the scale at 5210 Highway 421 North. An out-of-county load carries a flat charge on top of the tonnage, and a load that creates a nuisance condition pays a flat $150 plus the weight of the load.
Arrange it
Load the vehicle, drive to 5210 Highway 421 North on a weekday between 6:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. or on Saturday morning, and stop at the scale so the load can be weighed and the material directed to the right area.
Asbestos is no longer accepted at this landfill, and large appliances are refused at the county household hazardous waste site but accepted here at no charge. Concrete, clean dirt, untreated lumber and pallets, shingles and yard waste have their own areas and rates, and the landfill closes on the listed holidays.
City of Wilmington Solid Waste Services with New Hanover County Environmental Management
Take chemicals and electronics to the county site
A county household with paint, batteries, bulbs, fuels, pesticides, sharps, a television or any small device that runs on a cord or a battery.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free to New Hanover County households bringing their own material, with identification ready. The county cannot accept hazardous chemicals from businesses or from out-of-county residents, and small camping propane tanks, prescription medicine, medical waste, ammunition and asbestos are refused.
Arrange it
Drive to 3002 Highway 421 North on a weekday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. or Saturday between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m., or use the mobile HazWagon from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its Monday, Wednesday, Friday and first Saturday stops.
The mobile unit cannot pour out liquid waste and hand a container back, and it caps a visit at ten gallons of liquid and two televisions, so a larger load belongs at the permanent facility. Households with ten or more large electronic devices are asked to call ahead, and stripped televisions and computers are refused.
A household clearing a room or a garage where the couch, the housewares or the leftover building material is still in good condition.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The donor brings the material to the store; the city and county both name the ReStore for construction materials, furniture, housewares and toys that are still in good condition.
Arrange it
Load the usable items and deliver them to the ReStore on South Third Street or Market Street, and call the store first about a large load or a piece that needs two people to move.
Only material in good condition is wanted. A heavily soiled, damaged or broken piece goes to the county landfill and is billed by weight, and the city bulky pile is the route for anything the store will not take.
Arrange a private hauler if the city does not serve the address
A household on a private street, in a multifamily property or at an address the city does not collect, where the city bulky appointment pickup and the curbside routes are not available.
Cost & conditions
A private hauler sets its own price for a collection, and the city publishes no rate for a route it does not run. The county landfill scale rate is the fallback comparison for a self-haul, so ask the hauler what it charges and where the load goes before booking.
Arrange it
Ask the property manager which company handles the building, or contact a private hauler directly, and confirm the pickup day and where the items have to be placed.
The city states it cannot collect yard waste or bulky items from an address without city trash service, and that most multifamily housing contracts with a private hauler because the city runs no dumpster service. A private street is served only if the homeowners association or neighbors petition the city successfully.
Municipal solid waste, construction and demolition debris, and bulky items such as mattresses and furniture, with special waste taken by prior authorization. The site also runs recycling areas for appliances, scrap metal, tires, car and truck batteries, used motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze, cooking oil, aluminium cans, cardboard, drywall, mixed paper, plastics 1, 2 and 5, asphalt shingles, oyster shells, yard waste, clean soil, and unpainted or untreated lumber and pallets, and it sorts mixed construction loads for recoverable lumber, cardboard, concrete, brick, block, metal and drywall.
Asbestos-containing material is no longer accepted, and the North Carolina landfill ban list means motor oil and filters, yard trash, white goods, antifreeze, aluminium cans, whole scrap tires, lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries, plastic beverage containers, wooden pallets, oyster shells, computer equipment and televisions, fluorescent lights and mercury thermostats must go to the designated recycling areas rather than the working face. All customers have to be unloaded and off site by closing time, out-of-county loads carry an extra charge and are screened, and a load creating a nuisance condition pays a flat $150 plus its weight. Scale house phone 910-798-4450, special waste authorization 910-798-4453.
Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. excluding select holidays, and Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to noon. Closed on New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, with an early close on Christmas Eve.
From $5 per load at the scale, where the $5.00 minimum charge applies to a small load, disposal is then billed at $61.00 per ton, and a mattress or box spring adds a flat $10.00 each, while appliances, household recyclables, waste oil, antifreeze and up to five tires a day from a resident are accepted at no charge. Any customer delivering to the scale. An out-of-county load carries a flat charge on top of the tonnage, and clean concrete, clean dirt, untreated lumber and pallets, shingles, asphalt and residential yard waste are priced at their own lower rates.
County household hazardous waste and electronics site
New Hanover County Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Waste Facility
3002 Highway 421 North, Wilmington, NC 28401
Household chemicals and electronics: acids, aerosols, antifreeze, ballasts, household batteries of every type except electric-vehicle lithium batteries, caustics, CDs, DVDs and VHS tapes, cell phones with chargers and earbuds, compact fluorescent bulbs and tubes from residential properties, cooking oil, electronics with a cord or a battery, holiday lights, fertilizers, road flares, food waste, fuels and gel fuels, small disposable helium tanks, herbicides and fungicides, household cleaners, mercury thermostats and thermometers, motor oil and oil filters, latex and oil-based paint, pesticides, twenty-pound propane tanks, sharps, smoke detectors, solvents, and stains, varnishes and sealers.
New Hanover County households only, with identification required, and no material from businesses or from out-of-county residents because of permit restrictions. Large appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers and air conditioning units are refused here and go to the landfill at no charge, stripped televisions and computers are refused, and asbestos-containing material, explosives and ammunition, prescription medications, small camp-stove propane tanks and regulated medical waste are not accepted. Households or businesses with ten or more large electronic devices should call ahead for an appointment. Phone 910-798-4400.
Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., closed on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The mobile HazWagon runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its scheduled weekday and first Saturday stops.
No charge. Free to New Hanover County households bringing their own material, with identification ready. Businesses and out-of-county residents cannot use the site.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
Where can a couch that is still usable be donated?+
The county names Habitat for Humanity's ReStore for bulky items that are still in good condition, and the city bulky page carries the two Wilmington ReStore addresses on South Third Street and Market Street. A piece that is heavily soiled, damaged or broken goes to the county landfill instead.Official guidance
Will the city pick up a mattress?+
Yes, if you receive city curbside trash service. The city answers the mattress question directly on its own page and books the piece on the bulky appointment pickup, which is included in the monthly Solid Waste Services rate. Book it on 910.341.7875 by 4:30 p.m. on the business day before your trash day.Official guidance
How do appliances leave a Wilmington home?+
A city trash customer books the appliance on the bulky appointment pickup at 910.341.7875, and any county resident can also take white goods to the New Hanover County Landfill, where they are accepted at no charge and sent on for recycling. Appliances are banned from the landfill itself, so scale house staff direct the load to the recycling area.Official guidance
Where does a refrigerator go in New Hanover County?+
To the county landfill at 5210 Highway 421 North, where appliances are accepted at no charge, or onto the city bulky appointment pickup if you are a city trash customer. The county refuses appliances at its household hazardous waste site, and it has the refrigerant removed and recycled before the unit is sent to a scrap metal facility.Official guidance
Where do televisions and computers go in Wilmington?+
The city picks up televisions, computers and printers by appointment on 910.341.7875 from its own trash customers, and any county resident can bring the same items to the household hazardous waste and electronics facility at 3002 Highway 421 North at no charge. Stripped televisions and computers are refused there, so the device has to arrive complete.Official guidance
What do I do with a television at the county site?+
Bring it whole and expect the same rules as the rest of the electronics load: the county asks for identification, refuses material from businesses and out-of-county residents, and limits the mobile HazWagon to two televisions per visit. Households with ten or more large devices are asked to call ahead for an appointment.Official guidance
Who gets city collection in Wilmington?+
Households inside the city limits on a public street that signed up for city trash service, because the monthly Solid Waste Services rate covers trash, recycling, yard waste and bulky collection. A private street is served only if the homeowners association or neighbors petition the city successfully, most multifamily housing contracts with a private hauler, and an address without city trash service cannot get the yard waste or bulky pickup.Official guidance
Who can use the county landfill and the county collection site?+
Both county sites are built for New Hanover County households. The landfill takes loads from residents and businesses at the scale, while the household hazardous waste and electronics site is free to county households with identification and cannot take chemicals from businesses or from out-of-county residents. Loads arriving at the landfill from outside the county carry an extra charge and can be screened.Official guidance
How is a load charged at the county landfill?+
The load is weighed at the scale and billed by net weight, with a $5.00 minimum on a small load and a flat $10.00 for each mattress or box spring. Appliances, household recyclables, motor oil, antifreeze and up to five tires a day from a resident come in at no charge, several materials including clean concrete, clean dirt and untreated lumber have their own lower rates, and a load that creates dust, odour or extra handling draws a nuisance charge of $150 on top of the weight.Official guidance
