Household Hazardous Wastes & Shred Event – 10:00 AM

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Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/22/2023
10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Location
N.C. Cooperative Extension , Currituck County Center

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Household Hazardous Wastes & Shred Event
Saturday, April 22, 2023  – Rain or Shine

Currituck County Public Works is again holding its traditional Household Hazardous Waste Collection event to include other activities.

North Carolina Cooperative Extension

120 Community Way
Barco, North Carolina  27917
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

At Cooperative Extension
  • Free Document Shredding  |  10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
    75 pounds or 3 box maximum
  • Environmental Demonstration & Giveaways inside Cooperative Extension
  • Food Trucks
  • Flower and Garden Show  |  9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  • Sheriff’s Office Medicine Take
  • Animal Shelter Rabies Clinic  |  8:00 – 10:00 a.m.

Southern Outer Banks Water Plant

734 Ocean Trail
Corolla, North Carolina  27929
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (noon)

At the Water Plant
  • Cooperative Extension Informational Packets.

—- All participants may enter a raffle to win a backyard compost bin!  —-

Print Item List (PDF)
Print Location Map (PDF)

Currituck County Environment Day Fair Vendor, Parking, Rest Room, Shred Truck, Hazardous Waste Truck and traffic locations.

Acceptable Household Hazardous Waste Items:
  • Aerosols
  • Antifreeze (and other automotive fluids)
  • Household Batteries
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Propane Tanks (camp and grill)
  • Alkaline and Acidic Cleaners
  • Pool Chemicals
  • Fertilizers
  • Pesticides
  • Insecticides
  • Fungicides
  • Oil Based Paints
  • Paint thinners and solvents
  • Wood filler
  • Adhesives
  • Caulk
  • Mercury (including thermometers, thermostats and debris)
  • Florescent light tubes

Unacceptable Waste Items:
  • Latex paint
  • Commercial waste (including commercial hazardous waste)
  • Explosives including Ammunition
  • Radioactive materials
  • Smoke Detectors
  • Prescription Drugs
  • Asbestos materials
  • Large quantities of unknown materials
  • Biohazardous Waste, Infectious Waste
  • Needles / Syringes

*Ecoflo, Inc. reserves the right to refuse any waste deemed unsafe to handle or unsuitable for the collection.

Sponsored by:

  • Currituck County Board of Commissioners
  • Local Government Federal Credit Union
  • Bay Disposal and Recycling
  • North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS)
  • Currituck County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension
  • with Ecoflo, Inc. providing certified household hazardous waste collection

For additional information please call Currituck County Public Works at 252-232-2504.