What Goes Where?
The following is a helpful listing of items, how to dispose of them, and suggestions for items that can't simply be put in the trash or recycle carts.
This info is also downloadable here as a PDF file.
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ITEM |
WHERE/HOW |
SUGGESTIONS |
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Aerosol cans (empty) |
In the trash |
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Aluminum cans |
Blue Cart |
Rinsed - No foil or pie plates |
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Anti freeze |
(Notes 1 & 4) |
Try any garage or marina |
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Appliances |
(Note 2) |
Donate, if still usable |
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Batteries (auto/boat) |
(Note 1) |
Also, try any garage or boat yard |
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Batteries (home) |
(Note 4) |
Most large supermarkets and battery special stores will accept for recycling in addition to the transfer station in Grantsboro |
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Books |
Blue Cart |
Remove Hard binders |
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Bottles (glass or plastic) |
Blue Cart |
Rinsed |
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Brush |
(Note 1) |
Try mulching and composting |
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Cardboard |
Blue Cart or County Drop-Off |
Knocked down & flattened |
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Catalogs & flyers |
Blue Cart |
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Chemicals |
(Note 4) |
DO NOT DUMP OR PLACE IN TRASH |
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Computer Equipment |
(Notes 1 & 4) |
Most electronic retailers will accept |
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Construction debris |
(Note 3) |
Very small amounts OK in trash |
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Electronics/TVs |
(Notes 1 & 4) |
Most electronic retailers will accept |
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Fire Extinguishers |
Bring to Firehouse |
On Straight Road |
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Food waste |
In the trash |
Try composting |
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Fuel (gas, diesel, heating) |
(Notes 1 & 4) |
DO NOT DUMP OR PLACE IN TRASH |
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Furniture (Metal or non metal) |
Grantsboro transfer station or hold for bulk pick-up day |
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Glass containers |
Blue Cart |
Rinsed – No window glass, bulbs, crystal, drinking glasses, etc. |
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Grass clippings |
(Note 1) |
Cut it and leave it or try mulching |
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Junk Mail |
Blue Cart |
Try Removal List |
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Leaves |
(Note 1) |
Try Mulching & composting |
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Magazines |
Blue Cart |
Re-use – trade with friends |
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Medications/Drugs |
(Note 5) |
Improper disposal is very harmful to our water supply. Do not dispose of in trash or toilet. |
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Newsprint (any color) |
Blue Cart |
Includes glossies & flyers |
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Office paper |
Blue Cart |
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Oil (cars,trucks,boats,etc) |
(Note 1) |
Try any garage or marina |
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Pesticides |
(Note 4) |
Try organic alternatives |
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Plastic bags |
In the trash or to super markets |
NO PLASTIC BAGS IN WITH RECYCLING, EVER! Large supermarkets like Walmart and Food Lion will accept them |
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Plastic bottles |
Blue Cart |
BOTTLES Only! (Rinsed) |
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Plastic packing “peanuts” |
In the trash or shipping companies |
Try Errands Plus in Oriental and Alliance |
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Propane tanks |
Grantsboro transfer station or Note 4 |
Must be empty. Give to friend or neighbor to consume |
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Scrap metal |
(Note 1) |
Try junk dealers |
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Telephone books |
Blue Cart |
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Tin cans |
Blue Cart |
Rinse |
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Tires |
(Note 1) |
Leave with seller of new tires |
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Tree stumps |
(Note 1) |
Contractors are responsible |
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TVs/Electronics |
(Notes 1 & 4) |
Most electronic retailers will accept |
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Yard debris |
(Note 1) |
Try composting |
NOTES:
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Place in large dumpster outside water plant gate. Follow all posted rules
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Small ones in trash (remove all batteries!), large at curbside on bulk/white goods pick-up day. Call 249-0555.
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Construction debris is not acceptable for collection. Contractors must dispose of their own!
- Annual CRSWMA Household Hazardous Waste Collection event in Bayboro.
Call 252 633-1564. - Sherriff’s office in Bayboro. No paperwork, just drop it in the container inside the door or the Pamlico Pharmacy in Grantsboro, phone 745-6337, no charge.