New Hanover County Recycling

Recycling

Wilmington, NC

Facility details

Address
3002 US-421 N
Wilmington, NC 28401
Phone
(910) 798-4400
Website
nhcgov.com
Facility type
Recycling
Operator
Municipal
County
New Hanover County
EPA Region
4
Data sources
Overture Maps 2026-05-20
Last verified
2026-10-09

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110010283978

Programs on file: AIR NC0000003706500263 · Air program 3712900263 · E-GGRT 1000391 · Emissions inventory 8407811 · NC-FITS 4387 · NPDES permit NC0058971

Interest types: AIR MAJOR, GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTER, HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT MAJOR, ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR

EPA record updated 2017-06-01

About this facility

A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.

Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities

  • Cardboard and mixed paper
  • Plastic bottles and containers
  • Aluminum and steel cans
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Scrap metal
  • Electronics (at some sites)

Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.

Nearby facilities

Nearest landfill: New Hanover County HHW, Waste-to-Energy, & Landfill, Wilmington — 0.2 mi

Area served

Serves Wilmington, Castle Hayne, Leland, Wrightsville Beach, Currie, Rocky Point, Winnabow.

County context

One of 12 recycling centers in New Hanover County, NC.

ZIP 28401 population 21,820.

North Carolina solid-waste agency: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)