Items Accepted at
Our Convenience Centers

Recycle more.

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.

Please don't bag your recyclables.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.)

display of proper containers.

See Convenience Center Attendant
  • All batteries – (car, lithium, etc.)
  • Light Bulbs
Keep These Out – NOT Acceptable Items
  • Aerosol cans
  • Ceramic items
  • Clothing
  • Textiles
  • Diapers
  • Disposable cups – (plastic and paper)
  • Electronics
  • Foil Paper
  • Keep These Out - showing containers.Food-tainted items
  • Food waste
  • Hazardous waste
  • Household glass
  • Medical waste
  • 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
    Transfer Station
    216 Airport Road
    Maple, North Carolina 27956
White Goods/Mixed Metal
  • washing machines
  • stoves
  • metal bed frames
  • bicycles
  • metal object
  • All items containing FREON are only accepted at the
    Transfer Station
    216 Airport Road
    Maple, North Carolina 27956
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