North Carolina
Transfer station
Grantsboro transfer station
Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Grantsboro Transfer Station (Coastal Environmental Partnership).
Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-11
Who can use it
This CEP transfer station is at the old Pamlico landfill, described as 3 miles north of Grantsboro. The official locations page does not state a residency limit and does not list a ZIP code for this site. The site accepts municipal solid waste, yard waste, construction and demolition waste, and scrap tires. Official waste-disposal policy applies equally to the Newport and Grantsboro transfer stations and the Tuscarora Landfill unless otherwise stated.
Hours
- Monday through Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday closed.
Sticker or permit
Required: No (see notes)
Price:
Where to buy:
Notes: Official FY 2026-2027 system fees, effective July 1, 2026. The fee sheet is headed "Plus $2.00 / ton state landfill fee*" and marks some rates with an asterisk. Confirm at the scale whether a starred per-ton figure already includes that state fee. The fetched PDF text was extracted from a scanned or tightly formatted table; figures below follow the listed item order on that sheet. For landfill-only rates, see the Tuscarora Landfill TownDumps page. Official rates page: https://www.cepnc.org/rates.
Per-item fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Municipal solid waste | $60.00 per ton (starred rate on the official FY 2026-2027 sheet) |
| Yard waste | $41.00 per ton |
| Minimum charge | $3.00 |
| Penalty charge, contaminated load | $115.00 per ton (starred). The waste-disposal policy also states a penalty of 200% of the MSW tipping fee when yard waste is not properly segregated. |
| Compost (Coastal Grow) | $40.00 per ton |
| Mixed construction and demolition / pallets | $60.00 per ton (starred) |
| Stumps and land-clearing debris | $75.00 per ton |
| Truck weights (other services) | $25.00 each |
| Tires not generated in the normal course of business | $165.00 per ton on the fee sheet; see the no-charge-except-as-provided-by-state-law note |
Common disposals
Pulled from the same official sources as the fee table. Confirm with the town if anything conflicts.
- Mattress / box spring: Not separately itemized. Municipal solid waste at the transfer stations is $60.00 per ton on the official fee sheet.
- TVs / electronics: Not itemized on the fetched CEP pages. Confirm by phone.
- Tires: Accepted. State Tire form required. Official policy says no charge except as provided by State law; the fee sheet lists $165.00 per ton for tires not generated in the normal course of business.
- Appliances: White goods are described as accepted at the Tuscarora Landfill for disposal by Craven County, not at this transfer station listing.
- Yard waste / brush: $41.00 per ton at the transfer stations, with required segregation and bag rules.
- Household hazardous waste: Hazardous chemical wastes on the prohibited list are not accepted. Oyster shells may be recycled in the on-site bin.
Hazardous waste
Hazardous and chemical wastes in the official prohibited list are not accepted at CEP facilities. Regulated asbestos is accepted only at the Tuscarora Landfill, not at this transfer station. CEP has an on-site oyster-shell recycling bin at this station, managed by the North Carolina Coastal Federation.
Holiday closures
Official Coastal Environmental Partnership locations page: all facilities are closed on Sundays, New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. The official FY 2026-2027 fee sheet also lists closed holidays as the 4th of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. The 4th of July appears on the fee sheet and not on the locations-and-hours page. Confirm July 4 hours before you go. Neither official source listed dated 2027 closures when checked.
Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-11 from official sources . Source: Coastal Environmental Partnership Locations and Hours (named holiday closings) .
Other notes
- Coastal Environmental Partnership (CEP), formerly the Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority, is a public authority for Carteret, Craven, and Pamlico counties. The administrative office is at the Tuscarora Landfill, mailing address P.O. Box 128, Cove City, NC 28523.
- All customers must unload as directed. Vehicles must be unloaded and checked out no later than 10 minutes after the posted closing time. Scale operators may refuse a vehicle that cannot reasonably finish in time.
- Yard waste is accepted but must be segregated; it will not be accepted in ordinary plastic bags, except in biodegradable bags tested and approved by CEP. Bags must be emptied at the yard-waste area. Failure to segregate can be charged at the penalty rate of 200% of the MSW tipping fee.
- Official waste-disposal policy: there is no charge for tire disposal except as provided by State law, and all tires must be accompanied by a State Tire form (call (252) 633-1564 or use the official form). The FY 2026-2027 fee sheet also lists $165.00 per ton for tires not generated in the normal course of business. Both official statements are shown here.
- Prohibited examples include motor oil, strong acids, alkalines, reactive waste, ignitable fluids, pesticides, herbicide, organic solvents, PCBs, liquids, radioactive waste, regulated medical waste, and lead-acid batteries. Official typo "Polychlorinated Biphyenl (PBC)" is on the waste-disposal page. CEP has an on-site oyster-shell recycling bin at the Tuscarora Landfill and the Grantsboro Transfer Station, managed by the North Carolina Coastal Federation.
- Permit #6903T is listed on the official locations page. Haulers are required to properly stack tires in trailers at the transfer stations.
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Sources
Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-11. If something conflicts, trust the town.