New Hanover County dump hours

Southeast North Carolina, on Eastern time

This page covers the New Hanover County Landfill and four hazardous waste drop-offs. Each one’s hours are posted below, with the rules that apply.

Landfills

The landfill weighs every vehicle in and out and charges by the ton: $61 for trash and construction debris and $30 for yard waste, with a $5 minimum. Out-of-county waste pays a $500 flat fee on top.
Tell the scale house about tires, appliances, yard waste, oil, antifreeze, batteries, or recycling: they go to separate areas, and a load more than 15% recycling pays a $500 surcharge.

Residents and businesses. Fees by weight, $5 minimum

Hours are in Eastern time.
Open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, and the days after Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Be unloaded and gone by closing time.

5210 Highway 421 North, Wilmington, NC 28401

New Hanover County residents only. Bring your ID

3002 Highway 421 North, Wilmington, NC 28401

New Hanover County residents only. Bring your ID

Hours
Monday	10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tuesday to Sunday	Closed

Hours are in Eastern time.
The county’s mobile hazardous waste unit. It takes no more than 10 gallons of liquids and two TVs at a time, and can’t hand back emptied fuel cans.

615 Ogden Park Dr, Wilmington, NC 28411

New Hanover County residents only. Bring your ID

Hours are in Eastern time.
The county’s mobile hazardous waste unit. It takes no more than 10 gallons of liquids and two TVs at a time, and can’t hand back emptied fuel cans.

Municipal Ln, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480

New Hanover County residents only. Bring your ID

Hours are in Eastern time.
The county’s mobile hazardous waste unit. It takes no more than 10 gallons of liquids and two TVs at a time, and can’t hand back emptied fuel cans.

501 Dow Rd S, Carolina Beach, NC 28428

Not yet verified. Call ahead to confirm. Source checked Oct. 14, 2026.

All 6 sources for New Hanover County

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