BRUNSWICK COUNTY
Solid Waste & Recycling
Keep Brunswick County Beautiful
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Christmas Schedule
Brunswick County Offices
Closed Thursday, December 23rd through Monday, December 27th and will reopen Tuesday, December 28th.
Landfill
Closed Friday, December 24th through Saturday, December 25th and will reopen Monday, December 27th.
Convenient Sites
Closed Saturday, December 25th and will reopen Monday, December 27th.
Curbside Garbage and Recycling Collection
Operating on a regular schedule.
New Year's Schedule
Brunswick County Offices
Closed Friday, December 31st and will reopen on Monday, January 3rd.
Landfill
Closed Saturday, January 1st and will reopen Monday, January 3rd.
Convenient Sites
Closed Saturday, January 1st and will reopen Monday, January 3rd.
Curbside Garbage and Recycling Collection
Operating on a regular schedule.
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Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, household waste increases more than 25%. Below are a few eco-friendly tips to add sustainability to your holiday.
- Give the gift of experience such as tickets to a park, concert or sporting event.
- Buy items made from recycled materials.
- Reduce food waste by using smaller portions.
- Use LED lighting as they are much more efficient than traditional lights.
- Send e-cards instead of paper cards or make sure the ones you buy have recycled content.
- Compost your leftovers.
- Use cloth napkins, reusable dishes, glasses and silverware.
- Pack your wrapping paper, ribbons and bows away with your decorations and reuse them next year.
- Compost or recycle your live Christmas tree.
- Instead of a gift, donate to an environmental organization.
- Recycle old electronics, clothing and batteries.
- Buy locally manufactured gifts that do not require shipping that increases greenhouse gases to get to you.
- See the recycling programs below for a full list of recycling items and where to dispose of the properly.
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In a partnership with the North Carolina Coastal Federation, Brunswick County Solid Waste and Recycling will now be collecting oyster shells at the County's landfill and convenient sites. The shells will be used to create artificial reefs along the North Carolina coast. These reefs play a vital role in reducing sound side erosion and in cleaning our estuaries.
The collection is for oyster shells only so please remove any trash.
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The Brunswick County Landfill will be accepting live Christmas trees for recycling from county residents and property owners at NO CHARGE between January 1, 2022 and January 31, 2022. During this time, Christmas trees will also be accepted at the convenient sites for $5.00 per tree.
All decorations must be removed prior to drop off. Christmas string lights and cords are accepted all year at the landfill and convenient sites at no charge as part of the electronics recycling program.
Artificial trees and decorations are not recyclable and should be bagged before going in your household trash or taken to the landfill or convenient sites. Regular charges will apply.
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Donate any old computers to the Computers for Kids program. They must be equipped with Windows XP or later, working flat screen monitors, mice and keyboards, and power cords. They wipe all hard drives, repair the computers, install new software and give them to students throughout Brunswick County.
BC Computers for Kids is located in building F at the Government Complex in Bolivia. They are typically on site Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9am until 3pm. For more information you can visit their website or you can contact them via email.
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Brunswick County residents and property owners can dispose of the following year round.
Brunswick County Landfill
Electronics, fluorescent bulbs & CFL's, commingled recycling, scrap metal, appliances, oyster shells, tires (limit 5 per resident), used cooking oil, latex paint & cans, textiles, corrugated cardboard, household & automotive batteries, used oil, oil filters, antifreeze, fuel, smoke detectors and cellphones.
Household Hazardous Waste
Third Thursday of each month from 9am-12pm at the Brunswick County Landfill.
(excluding holidays and inclement weather)
Convenient Sites
Electronics, fluorescent bulbs (4 foot or smaller) & CFL's, commingled recycling, corrugated cardboard, scrap metal, household batteries, appliances, oyster shells (all locations except Leland), tires (Southport and Leland only, limit 5 per resident), used cooking oil, smoke detectors, textiles and cellphones.
County Parks
Curbside Recycling
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