Solid Waste Department
Solid Waste Department
2949 Hodges Farm Rd
Kinston, NC 28501
Finance Officer: Tommy Hollowell
Phone: 252-566-4194
Email: tmiller@co.lenoir.nc.us
The Lenoir County Solid Waste Department provides for efficient use of a sanitary landfill to further the County's efforts in developing the current and future solid waste disposal. The program disposes of waste in an environmentally sound manner.
Did you know that ...
- you can call 566-4194 to report illegal dumping.
- that the $60 Solid Waste User Fee on your tax bill enables you to use the county landfill and recyling and convenience centers to dispose of your household trash. This does not include construction debris(shingles, sheetrock, lumber, etc.)
- that there are 9 Recycling and Convenience Centers located throughtout Lenoir County for use by County residents.
- we do not accept any liquids or hazardous waste.
- recycling is manadatory in Lenoir County.
- that we do not provide pickup of waste.
Landfill
Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday: 8:30am to 4:30pm Saturday: 8:00am to 11:30am
The Lenoir County Solid Waste Departments landfill is divided into three sections. The lined landfill, construction/demolition and recycling.
Lined Landfill Area: Household waste (recyclables must be removed)
Construction/Demolition (C&D): Wood, Shingles, Roofing, Materials, Yard Waste, Concrete, Brick
Recycling: Appliances (Doors must be removed from freezer and refrigerators), Metal (Includes TVs, radios, computer equipment, small appliances, etc.), Wire (metalband, metal clothes hangars, etc.), Vinyl Siding, Batteries, Tires
White goods (appliances), aluminum cans, batteries and used oil are banned from the landfill. We have designated places for these items to be disposed of.
Recycling & Roll Off Sites
Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday: 8:30am to 4:30pm Saturday: 8:00am to 11:30am
There are 9 Recycling and Convenience Centers located in the county. Listed below are are site locations and telephone numbers.
Recycling and Roll Off Sites |
Address |
Phone
Number |
| Lenoir County Landfill Site |
2949 Hodges Farm Road
La Grange, NC |
566-4194 |
| Site #1 Dobbs Farm |
2118 Robinson Road
Kinston, NC |
523-5110 |
| Site #2 Fairground |
475 Fairground Road
Kinston, NC |
527-1515 |
| Site #3 Loftin's Crossroads |
1957 Elijah Loftin Road
Kinston, NC |
523-0933 |
| Site #4 Deep Run |
2559 Eric Sparrow Road
Deep Run NC |
568-6179 |
| Site #5 Little Baltimore |
3185 Willie Measley Road
La Grange NC |
566-2038 |
| Site #6 Wallace Road |
2272 Wallace Road
Kinston, NC |
527-7767 |
| Site #7 Nobles Mill |
309 Nobles Mill Road
Pink Hill, NC |
568-2167 |
| Site #8 Strabane |
190 Smith Grady Road
Seven Springs, NC |
569-1717 |
| Site #9 Hugo Crossroads |
2773 Grifton-Hugo Road
Grifton, NC |
524-5288 |
Acceptable Items
- Household waste (must not contain any recyclable items)
- Recyclable Items
- Cans(steel & aluminum):All cans should be rinsed.
- Plastic #1 & #2:remove lids, rinse and flatten.
- Plastic Containers Not accepted
- Motor oil
- Tranmission fluid
- Antifreeze
- Cooking oil
- Herbicide and pesticide
- Motor Oil:Pour into silver tank. Attendant has funnel
- Batteries:Only lead acid batteries accepted
- Eyeglasses:These will be given to the Lions Club
- Old Clothes:Clean/dry clothes should be in a bag
- Furniture/Appliances/Metal:
- Can be accepted at all sites
Unacceptable Items
- Fire, embers or ashes
- Sawdust/wood shavings
- Dirt/Sand
- Medical waste
- Hazardous waste
- Poisons
- Liquids
- Carcasses
- Concrete
- Stumps, logs or limbs
- Clearing materials
- Construction debris
- Wood
- Sheetrock
- Bricks
- Windows
- Doors, etc.
Solid Waste Terminology
Backyard Composting
The act of composting at the household level using bins or piles of organic matter(yard waste, food waste).
Construction and Demolition Debris (C&D)
Waste or debris generated solely from construction, remodeling, repair or demolition operations on pavement, building or other structures.
Drop Off Recycling
A drop-off recycling program consists of designated sites where you may drop-off your seperated recyclables in specially marked containers.
Enterprise Fund
A form of accounting that utilizes a seperate fund or cost center for a specific purpose. Enterprise funds are generally sustained by revenues generated within that department.
Full-Cost Accounting (FCA)
Full-cost accounting of full-cost analysis determines the full-cost of providing solid waste and recycling services by recognizing all direct and indirect up-front, operating and back-end costs. Local governments in North Carolina are required annually to inform residents of the full-costs of local solid waste management.
Industrial Waste
All nonhazardous solid wastes generated by industries and manufacturing facilities. May also include small quantities of wastes generated from cafeterias, offices, or retail sales departments on the same premises.
Institutional Waste
Material originating from services offered on behalf of the public (e.g., nursing homes, jails, hospitals, schools).
Land Clearing and Inert Debris (LCID)
Waste that is generated solely through land clearing activities such as stumps, trees, limbs, brush, grass, and other naturally occurring vegatative matter.
Medical Waste
Any solid waste which is generated in the diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings or animals, in research pertaining thereto, or in the production or testing of biologicals, but does not include any hazardous waste.
Municipal Solid Waste
Includes residential, commercial, and institutional nonhazardous solid wastes and designated solid waste.
Recyclable Materials
Solid waste and designated solid waste materials that are lawfully capable of being recycled and are specified as such in pertinent laws and regulations of the United States and the State of North Carolina.
Recycling
The separation of a specific material from the waste stream and processing it so that it may be used again as a raw material for products or in some cases as a fuel.
Sharpes
Includes needles, syringes with attached needles, capillary tubes, slides and cover slips, and scalpel blades.
White Goods
Includes inoperative and discarded refrigerators, ranges, water heaters, freezers, and other similar domestic and commercial large appliances (e.g., washers, dryers, diswashers, kitchen compactors, window unit air conditioners).
Yard Waste
Solid waste and designated solid waste consisting solely of vegetative matter resulting from landscape maintenance (e.g., grass, brush, leaves and nonconstruction natural wood debris). |
