Household Hazardous Waste Items

Hours of Operation

From 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on the 2^nd and 4^th Saturday of each month

Directions (located on Wilkes Road past Landfill)

1. Take Owen Drive to 301 Business.
2. At that intersection, go straight.
3. The road name changes to Wilkes Road.
4. Continue straight for about one mile (you'll pass the Wilkes Road Landfill).
5. The HHW Facility is located on the left side of the road just after the Hwy 87 overpass.

There is no charge for disposal. There is a limit of 10 gallons or 80 lbs (pounds) of acceptable waste.

What is household hazardous waste? If you are not sure if a product is hazardous, take a look at these pages. If you still cannot figure out if a product is hazardous, take the item to the Household Hazardous Waste Materials Collection Facility.

The Household Hazardous Waste Materials Collection Facility is for use by homeowners only within Cumberland County except the Town of Spring Lake, Fort Bragg, and Pope AFB.

No commercial businesses are allowed to use this facility. Commercial generators of hazardous waste should check the list of hazardous waste contractors, located at the bottom of this page.

Acceptable Items

• Acids/Bases
• Aerosols
• Antifreeze
• Autostarter
• Batteries (automotive & nicad)
• Brake Fluid
• Corrosives
• Drain Cleaners
• Flammables (gasoline, charcoal lighter, etc.)
• Fuel Oil
• Furniture Strippers
• Household Cleaners
• Household Polishes
• Kerosene
• Lighter Fluid
• Oxidizers
• Paints
• Pesticides (except those listed under Unacceptable Items)
• Photo Chemicals
• Poisons
• Solvents/Thinners
• Used Motor Oil
• Weed Killers
• Wood Preservatives

Unacceptable Items

• Asbestos (goes to Ann St. Landfill)
• Dioxin Contaminated Materials
• Explosives or Shock Sensitive Materials
• Full Drums (55 gallon)
• Household Garbage (goes to Ann St. Landfill)
• Pathological or Medical Waste
• Pesticides: Agent Orange, Kepone, Silvex, 2, 4, & 5 t Dioxin, TCDD
• Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's)
• Radioactive, Reactive or Unstable Material
• Tires (go to Ann St. Landfill)
• Unknown or Unlabeled Materials
• Woodlife (pent chlorphenol)

If you have hazardous waste that is not accepted at this Facility contact a Hazardous (Commercial) Waste Contractor to dispose of this waste. Click here for a list of major Hazardous Waste Contractors.

For more information or to report illegal dumping call the Solid Waste Hotline at (910) 485-DUMP (3867)