North Carolina
Household hazardous waste drop-off
Wilmington (New Hanover County) household hazardous waste drop-off
Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for New Hanover County Household Hazardous Waste Facility and HazWagon.
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
Free for New Hanover County residents. The county cannot accept hazardous chemicals from businesses or out-of-county residents because of permit restrictions. Have your ID ready. For 10 or more large electronic devices such as TVs, call ahead for a drop-off appointment. If you live within the city limits of Wilmington, you may also call 341-7875 to schedule curbside pickup of unwanted electronics.
Hours
- Permanent facility: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-3 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
- HazWagon: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on the weekly days listed above. Major holidays excluded (the HazWagon note links to the Hours and Locations page).
Sticker or permit
Required: No (see notes)
Price: No charge for New Hanover County residents.
Where to buy: Bring a county ID. No sticker is described.
Notes: Mark temporary containers with the contents. Do not mix chemicals.
Per-item fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Household hazardous waste and electronics, New Hanover County residents | No charge |
| Businesses and out-of-county residents | Not accepted, per permit restrictions |
Common disposals
Pulled from the same official sources as the fee table. Confirm with the town if anything conflicts.
- TVs / electronics: Accepted from county residents at the permanent facility and HazWagon. Call ahead for 10 or more large devices. Wilmington city residents may call 341-7875 for curbside electronics pickup. Large appliances go to the landfill, not here.
- Household hazardous waste: Accepted at the permanent facility and the HazWagon as listed above.
Hazardous waste
The permanent facility and HazWagon accept household hazardous waste and electronics from county residents at no charge. Accepted items listed on the county page include acids, aerosols, antifreeze, ballasts, many household battery types (not lithium batteries from electric vehicles), caustics, CDs/DVDs/VHS, cell phones, residential CFL tubes and bulbs (maximum 8-foot tubes), cooking oil, electronics that have a cord or run on batteries (except large appliances such as refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers, and air conditioning units, which go to the landfill at no charge), holiday lights without the tree, fertilizers, road flares (no projectile or marine flares), unpackaged food waste, fuels, gel fuels, small disposable helium tanks, herbicides and fungicides, household cleaners, mercury thermostats and thermometers, motor oil and oil filters (no 55-gallon drums), latex and oil-based paint (solidified paint is not accepted here; for commercial painters only latex paint is accepted, no oil-based), pesticides, 20-pound propane tanks, sharps, smoke detectors, solvents, stains, varnishes, and sealers. If you need a fuel container back, staff will empty it at the main facility only, not at the HazWagon. Not accepted: asbestos-containing materials, explosives and ammunition, prescription medications, small camp-stove propane tanks, and regulated medical waste. Stripped televisions or computers are not accepted. HazWagon limits: no more than 10 gallons of liquid waste and no more than two TVs at a time.
Holiday closures
The Household Hazardous Waste hours block lists the permanent facility closed on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. It does not list calendar dates. The HazWagon note says major holidays are excluded.
Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-11 from official sources . Source: New Hanover County: Household Hazardous Waste .
Other notes
- Hoverboards being returned because of product recalls should go to the Environmental Management administrative office at 3002 U.S. Highway 421 North, Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-3 p.m., for a receipt.
- Battery recycling is also offered at partner sites including county libraries, UNCW, Cape Fear Community College, Fort Fisher Aquarium, and county recycling drop-off sites. White goods should go to the landfill, not HHW.
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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.