North Carolina
Recycling drop-off
Nashville recycling drop-off
Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Nash County Convenience Centers.
Not a household-trash drop-off. This page covers only the specifically listed recycling, compost, hazardous or specialty materials. Check the accepted materials before loading your vehicle.
Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-11
Who can use it
A valid Nash County Convenience Center Permit must be visible to dispose of waste. The official schedule page says the nine centers are paid for by rural county residents only, and also says "Convenience sites are restricted to incorporated town residents." No commercial contractor waste is accepted. The FY27 fee schedule, effective July 1, 2026, describes a required solid-waste fee for use of the centers: $165 per year for Nash County residents (billed annually with property taxes for residents outside municipal corporate boundaries, or municipal residents without solid-waste services), and a three-year municipal-resident permit at $225 in year one, $150 in year two, and $75 in year three for municipal residents who already have weekly municipal solid-waste service. An older C&D landfill page still mentions a $155 annual fee. Confirm current eligibility and permit rules with Nash County at (252) 459-9899.
Hours
- March 15 through November 3, attendant on duty: Monday 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; closed every Tuesday; Wednesday through Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Sunday 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- November 4 through March 14, attendant on duty: Monday 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; closed every Tuesday; Wednesday through Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Sunday 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Sticker or permit
Required: Yes
Price: A Convenience Center Permit is required and must be visible. FY27 fees effective July 1, 2026, are listed in who can use. Card transactions have a 3% fee on that schedule.
Where to buy: County residents outside municipal corporate boundaries are billed annually with property taxes. Landlords are responsible for providing permits to tenants. Municipal permits and other questions: Nash County Solid Waste, (252) 459-9899, or the official permits and FAQs page.
Per-item fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Use of convenience centers (Nash County residents, FY27) | $165 per year, as described on the official FY27 schedule |
| Municipal-resident three-year permit (FY27) | $225 year one, $150 year two, $75 year three, for municipal residents who already have weekly municipal solid-waste service |
Common disposals
Pulled from the same official sources as the fee table. Confirm with the town if anything conflicts.
- Mattress / box spring: Listed among bulky items accepted at the centers.
- TVs / electronics: TVs and many consumer electronics are accepted at the centers. A free America Recycles Day event is also listed for November 14, 2026, in Rocky Mount.
- Tires: Residents can take up to five light-truck and passenger-car tires per trip, off the rims, to Stoney Hill Site #1, or to the landfill Monday through Friday. Commercial tire disposal is at the landfill on Tuesdays and Thursdays only.
- Appliances: Metals and white goods without CFC refrigerant are listed as recyclable. Refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners with refrigerant are prohibited at the centers and are a free landfill service instead.
- Yard waste / brush: Limbs 6 inches or less in diameter and 6 feet or less in length, unmixed. Larger material goes to the landfill.
- Household hazardous waste: Wet paint, solvents, and liquid hazardous waste are prohibited. Waste oil and filters are accepted except at Vicks Site #4. Cooking oil and light bulbs are listed as recyclable. See the November 14, 2026, event for broader HHW.
Hazardous waste
Wet paint, stains, varnishes, diesel fuels, gasoline, and other solvents are strictly prohibited at the convenience centers, as are liquid and hazardous waste. Waste oil and oil filters can be recycled at all sites except Vicks, Site #4, 3084 NC 58 S, Nashville. Cooking oil and fluorescent, incandescent, halogen, and LED bulbs are listed among recyclable items. A free America Recycles Day event on November 14, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Golden East Crossing Mall, JCPenney parking lot, 1100 North Wesleyan Blvd, Rocky Mount, is advertised for documents, electronics, medications, and household hazardous waste.
Holiday closures
Closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-11 from official sources . Source: Nash County Convenience Center Schedule .
Other notes
- The official schedule page tells readers to use the county Convenience Center Locations listing for the nine sites. This page does not reproduce a complete address list because that locations list was not in the fetched schedule HTML. Two sites named on the how-to page are Stoney Hill, Site #1, 9842 Stoney Hill Church Rd, Middlesex (resident tires, limit five per trip, off rims), and Vicks, Site #4, 3084 NC 58 S, Nashville (no waste oil or oil filters).
- Household garbage must be bagged. Plastic bottles must be recycled, not placed in the trash. Mixed recyclables must be removed from plastic or garbage bags and placed directly into the recycling compactor. Accepted mixed recyclables include newspapers, office paper (not shredded), envelopes, junk mail, paper grocery bags, plastic bottles and jugs, cereal boxes, phone books, magazines, steel and aluminum cans, milk, juice, broth, and soup cartons, cardboard, and glass.
- Yard waste: limbs 6 inches or less in diameter and cut to 6 feet or less, with no other material mixed in. Larger limbs, logs, and stumps go to the landfill. C&D at the centers is limited to 200 pounds or less per load, with lumber cut to 6 feet or less; no bricks, asphalt, concrete, or shingles. Larger C&D loads go to the landfill, 3057 Duke Road, Nashville, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. See /nc/nashville-nc-nash-county-construction-and-demolition-landfill.
- Bulky items can include couches, mattresses, tables, chairs, other furniture, and other non-metal items. Batteries are collected at all centers. If more than five wooden pallets are being recycled, take them to the landfill. Electronics accepted include TVs (all types), computers, printers, monitors, cameras, telephones, calculators, vacuum cleaners, stereo equipment, radios, and small kitchen appliances. Readable books and clothes can go in the clothes and shoes bin.
- Also prohibited at the centers: appliances containing chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant (refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners), burning or smoldering materials, agricultural waste, industrial waste, institutional waste, municipal waste, radioactive waste, animal carcasses, animal waste, and auto parts. White goods without refrigerant and other metals are listed among recyclable items. CFC appliances are a landfill free service instead.
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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.