Brunswick County is located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Brunswick County’s Solid Waste and Recycling Division provides all trash-related services to the residents of Brunswick County. These services are provided according to the location where you live. Through their regular services, they aim to ensure cleanliness in Brunswick County. However, their efforts alone are not enough; residents must cooperate and follow certain rules and regulations provided by the county government to maintain a clean and healthy environment.
Find Your Collection Day
Are you unsure about your Brunswick County Trash Pickup Schedule? If you want to know your collection day, click the link below to check your location on the map. By entering your complete address into the search bar on the right corner, you can find out your trash and recycling collection day. If you cannot find your collection day through this link, you can call GFL Environmental at 910-253-4177 to inquire about your trash and recycling collection day.
https://www.brunswickcountync.gov/428/Locations-Ma
Garbage Collection
According to the Brunswick Garbage Collection Schedule, place your cart at the curbside by 7 AM on your scheduled collection day. Your trash carts will be serviced from 8 AM to 8 PM. Remove your cart from the curb by 8 PM on the day of collection. Residents are required to follow some instructions while placing their carts at the curbside, such as placing the cart at the edge of the street in front of your property.
Do not block sidewalks when placing your cart, as it could cause problems for people who use wheelchairs. Place your cart so that its lid opens towards the front of the street. Do not overfill the trash cart, and place only closed-lid carts at the curbside to reduce litter in the street. When placing your cart at the curbside, leave a clearance of 6 feet on both sides of the cart. Ensure your cart is in an obstacle-free area.
Recycling Collection
Your recycling carts will also be serviced along with your normal garbage. Place all recyclable materials into a county-issued recycling container and place this container at the curbside by 7 AM on your scheduled collection day. Put all recycling trash loosely into carts. Do not add any plastic bags into the recycling cart, as plastic bags slow down the recycling process and cause problems. Moreover, place only empty, clean, and dry materials into the recycling cart.
Acceptable recycling materials include aluminum cans, tin cans, metal, paper, plastic bottles, plastic containers, glass bottles and jars, and flattened cardboard. Do not put any irrelevant materials into the recycling cart. If you place contaminants or construction debris into recycling carts, it will result in missed recycling collection. Roll your cart back as soon as possible after your cart has been collected.
Report Missed Collection
Sometimes you may experience a situation where your trash is missed during collection. There could be many reasons behind this missed collection. To report this problem, you can call 910-253-2520. Once you report a missed collection, the sanitation department will collect your trash on the next business day.
Order a New Cart
If you have a large amount of trash that cannot fit into one cart, residents are not allowed to place trash next to trash carts. In this situation, residents can order a new cart. Click the link below to order a new trash and recycling cart to manage your extra trash.
https://www.brunswickcountync.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1135/Website-Can-Request-Form-PDF?bidId=
Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Household hazardous waste (HHW) includes materials that could pose a danger to residents if not handled safely. If you have this type of waste material and want to dispose of it, you can bring it to the Brunswick County landfill station located at 172 Landfill Road NE, Bolivia, NC 28422. They provide free household hazardous waste disposal facilities every Thursday.
Acceptable HHW trash includes acids, bases, ammonia, bleach, chemicals, aerosols, lighter fluid, oil-based paints, stains, brake/starter fluid, engine degreasers, fungicides, pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, fertilizers, weed killers, propane tanks (grill or smaller), mineral spirits, poisons, household batteries, photographic chemicals, chlorine, muriatic acid, pool/spa chemicals, mercury, drain openers, toilet bowl cleaners, disinfectants, and fire extinguishers.
Brunswick County Trash Holidays Schedule
There are some holidays that will delay your trash collection day by one day if they fall on your normal trash collection day. For example, if a holiday falls on a Monday, your trash will be collected on Tuesday. Similarly, Tuesday’s collection will also be delayed by one day and will be collected on Wednesday. This delay in the normal trash collection schedule will run throughout the entire week.
Follow the chart below to place your cart at the curbside when you observe these holidays.
| Holidays | Date and Day | Change in Garbage and Recycling Collection Day |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | Monday, January 1, 2024 | No trash collection on Monday. Trash services will be delayed by one day and provided on January 2, 2024, Tuesday. |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Monday, January 15, 2024 | No trash collection on Monday. Trash services will be delayed by one day and provided on January 16, 2024, Tuesday. |
| Good Friday | Friday, March 29, 2024 | No trash collection on Friday. Trash services will be delayed by one day and provided on March 30, 2024, Saturday. |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 27, 2024 | No trash collection on Monday. Trash services will be delayed by one day and provided on May 28, 2024, Tuesday. |
| Independence Day | Thursday, July 4, 2024 | No trash collection on Thursday. Trash services will be delayed by one day and provided on July 5, 2024, Friday. |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 2, 2024 | No trash collection on Monday. Trash services will be delayed by one day and provided on September 3, 2024, Tuesday. |
| Veterans Day | Monday, November 11, 2024 | No trash collection on Monday. Trash services will be delayed by one day and provided on November 12, 2024, Tuesday. |
| Thanksgiving | Thursday, November 28, 2024 | No trash collection on Thursday. Trash services will be delayed by one day and provided on November 29, 2024, Friday. |
| Christmas Day | Wednesday, December 25, 2024 | No trash collection on Wednesday. Trash services will be delayed by one day and provided on December 26, 2024, Thursday. |
