Carteret County convenience centers and dump hours
Convenience centers are what most people call the dump. This page covers 12 convenience centers. Each one’s hours are posted below, with the rules that apply.
What to do with tires, mattresses, paint, and more
Before you go
- Bigger loads go across the scales at the Coastal Environmental Partnership’s transfer station in Newport or its Tuscarora landfill, at their rates (cepnc.org).
Convenience centers
- Carteret County’s 12 convenience sites are paid for by the county’s availability fee, so there’s no charge at the gate. Only Hibbs Road, Otway, and West Firetower Road take mixed recycling; every site takes household trash and bulk items.
- No contractor or business waste, no box trucks or anything bigger than a pickup, and no hazardous waste. Trailers can be up to 10 feet long, with no more than 2 cubic yards, one load per site a day. Break pallets up and put them in the construction debris container.
Nine convenience centers with these hours
Household trash and bulk items; no contractors
| Monday to Tuesday | 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
|---|---|
| Wednesday | 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Thursday to Saturday | 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Sunday | 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. |
- Hours are in Eastern time.
- Cedar Island Convenience Site3401 Cedar Island Rd, Cedar Island, NCCarteret County’s hours page gives the Cedar Island site’s address as 341 Cedar Island Rd.Directions to Cedar Island Convenience Site
- Atlantic Convenience SiteWinston Dr, Atlantic, NCDirections to Atlantic Convenience Site
- Davis Convenience Site585 Hwy 70, Davis, NCDirections to Davis Convenience Site
- Hwy 101 Convenience Site2664 Hwy 101, Beaufort, NCDirections to Hwy 101 Convenience Site
- South River Convenience Site1225 South River Rd, South River, NCDirections to South River Convenience Site
- Mill Creek Road Convenience Site2185 Mill Creek Rd, Newport, NCDirections to Mill Creek Road Convenience Site
- Vashti Drive Convenience Site150 Vashti Dr, Morehead City, NCDirections to Vashti Drive Convenience Site
- Tom Mann Road Convenience Site510 Tom Mann Rd, Newport, NCDirections to Tom Mann Road Convenience Site
- Ocean / Hwy 24 Convenience Site200 Pringle Rd, Newport, NCDirections to Ocean / Hwy 24 Convenience Site
Three convenience centers with these hours
Household trash, bulk items, and recycling; no contractors
| Monday to Tuesday | 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
|---|---|
| Wednesday | 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Thursday to Saturday | 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Sunday | 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. |
- Hours are in Eastern time.
- Otway Convenience Site485 Harkers Island Rd, Otway, NCDirections to Otway Convenience Site
- Hibbs Road Convenience Site800 Hibbs Rd, Newport, NCDirections to Hibbs Road Convenience Site
- West Firetower Road / Hwy 58 Convenience Site1250 W Firetower Rd, Swansboro, NCDirections to West Firetower Road / Hwy 58 Convenience Site
What to do with…
Questions? Carteret County Solid Waste Division answers at 252-648-7878.
Something different at the gate? Tell us what changed.