How to dispose of them

Aerosol Cans

High Point residents have scheduled Collection Events at the HHW site, 1401 E. MLK Drive, High Point or they may drive to Greensboro
If it contains/ed a hazardous material like spray paint or oven cleaner, then it needs to be disposed of at Household Hazardous Waste located at Ecoflo, 2750 Patterson Ave, Greensboro
If it is empty and did NOT contain hazardous waste (for example, deodorant or air freshener), then remove the plastic cap and place in your recycling cart

Air Packs/Shipping Packaging

NOT including packing peanuts
NOT recyclable
Air packs and plastic film shipping materials may be taken to the grocery store and recycled with plastic bags and film
Otherwise, this can be reused or go in your household garbage

Aluminum Cans

Empty, rinse and place in recycling cart

Aluminum Foil and Trays

NOT recyclable
Place in household garbage

Antifreeze

Any liquids must be disposed of at Household Hazardous Waste, Greensboro Location
- Ecoflo, 2750 Patterson Avenue Greensboro, NC 27407 Phone: 336-373-2196
Hours of Operation
Monday – Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

High Point Location

1401 E Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, High Point, NC 27260 Phone: 336-883-3681
Note: This facility is not open to the public except on scheduled HHW event days.

Empty containers: do NOT recycle, place in household garbage

Ammunition

Spent shells and casings may be placed in household garbage
Live ammunition should be taken to the High Point Police or residents of Greensboro may go to Caliber’s Indoor Gun Range at 6910 Downwind Road, Greensboro.

Animal Waste/Bedding

Should NOT be thrown down storm drains
Do NOT place in yard waste carts
Should be picked up, bagged and placed in household garbage, do not leave out

Ashes

Cooled ashes may be bagged and placed in household garbage
Human and animals cremains must be scattered within the parameters of local rules and regulations

Automobiles

These are not accepted at any Greensboro or High Point facility. Please contact a local scrap dealer or junkyard. Consider a donation to a charity.

Bags

No plastic bags should be placed in your recycling cart! The sole exception being clear bags filled with shredded paper
Paper bags may be placed in your recycling cart
Plastic bags: reuse them as trash bags, pet waste disposal bags or return them to the drop off at a local grocery store
To find the location closest to you that accepts plastic bags for drop off Click Here
Miscellaneous bags: chip bags, pet food bags, frozen food bags, etc. These are not recyclable or reclaimable. Please place in your household garbage.

Batteries (Auto, lawn, lead acid etc.,)

These may NOT go in any Greensboro or High Point disposal cart
These will be accepted at Household Hazardous Waste, Ecoflo, 2750 Patterson St, Greensboro or can be taken back to many auto repair stores

Batteries (Household: alkaline, lithium, lithium-ion, cadmium, nickel, NiMH, etc.)

These may NOT go in any City disposal cart
These can go to Household Hazardous Waste, Ecoflo, 2750 Patterson St, Greensboro or can often be returned to stores such as Best Buy, Home Depot, Lowe’s, etc.

Berry Containers/Plastic Clamshells

These go in the GARBAGE
These are not recyclable

Boats

These will not be picked up curbside, they may be taken to the Kersey Valley Landfill, 3940 Kivett Dr, Jamestown where it will be charged on weight. The fuel tank must be removed. Greensboro residents may take their wooden or fiberglass boats to 6310 Burnt Poplar Road, Greensboro. Metal boats should be taken to a metal recycler.
If the trailer is brought as well, the tires must be removed.
Many local scrap dealers will also take boats and trailers.

Books

Paperback books can be placed in your recycling cart
Hardcover books must have the cover removed to be thrown in the household garbage. The pages may go in your recycling cart
Another option is to donate books to local schools, church libraries or thrift stores

Bottlecaps and Container Lids

Please leave all bottle caps on containers and place them in your recycling cart
This is also true for the lids to containers like butter tubs
If lids are removed, please place lids in the household garbage (empty bottles and containers may still be recycled without lids)

Brick, Concrete, and Rock

High Point residents may bring acceptable clean brick, concrete and rock to the Kersey Valley Landfill, 3940 Kivett Dr, Jamestown for no charge. It will be checked upon arrival and will be accepted as clean material at the discretion of the attendant, otherwise, it will be charged.
Greensboro residents may go to White Street Landfill, 2503 White Street, Greensboro.
These materials are not collected curbside.
Any material that is mixed with dirt, larger size concrete, and rock will be charged at the Landfill by weight
Consider donating clean and serviceable construction supplies to local volunteer groups that construct houses for the less fortunate
There are also private Construction and Demolition landfills that will accept these materials, please contact them for more info

Cardboard

Please flatten and place in your recycling cart (note that the lid on the cart must be able to close)
For large amounts of cardboard, High Point residents may go to 5875 Riverdale Dr, Jamestown. Greensboro residents may go to 6310 Burnt Poplar Rd, Greensboro

Cartons (Juice, milk, soup, etc.)

Not currently accepted for recycling

CDs

Not recyclable. Check with local businesses to donate.

Chemicals From Household (Cleaners, Solvents, Stain Removers)

Please bring these to Household Hazardous Waste at Ecoflo, 2750 Patterson St, Greensboro
Empty containers do not need to be taken to HHW, but should be placed in household garbage instead of recycling

Christmas Lights

These may NOT go in your recycling cart (they tangle sorting machinery)
They MAY be brought to the High Point Material Recovery Facility at 5875 Riverdale Drive, Jamestown for dropoff. Greensboro residents may call their local recycling office to see if lights may be recycled.

If bringing them to the MRF is not an option, they can go in your household garbage

Christmas Trees

Live trees: These can be placed on the curb for special holiday pickup, with the regular yard waste pickup, or High Point residents can take them to the Ingleside Compost Facility, 3001 Ingleside Drive, High Point (dates announced each December). Greensboro residents may place the trees curbside or take to Guilford County Farm, 7315 Howerton Road, Gibsonville.

Artificial trees: These must be disposed of in your household garbage. If it fits in your cart, you may dispose of it there. If not, it may be taken to the Landfill on 3748 East Kivett Drive in High Point or 6310 Burnt Poplar Road in Greensboro. If the tree is still in good working condition, please consider a donation to a second-hand store or charity

Clamshell Containers/Clear Hinged Plastic Containers

These go in the GARBAGE
Clamshell style containers are NOT recyclable
However, styrofoam clamshell containers are recyclable at 3001 Ingleside, High Point or 1310 West Gate City Boulevard, Greensboro

Clothing and Shoes

These may be placed in your household garbage
If they are not heavily worn or tattered, consider a donation to thrift or secondhand stores, or use as household rags

Compostable and Plant-Based Containers

These must go in your household garbage. They are not made of traditional plastic and therefore are not traditionally recyclable.

Computers and Computer Equipment

May be taken for a charge to the Material Recovery Facility at 5875 Riverdale Road, Jamestown dropoff for appropriate disposal
These may also be taken at no charge to the electronics dropoff at Ingleside Compost Facility, 3001 Ingleside Drive, High Point.
These may also be taken at no charge to the 2138 Bishop Road, Greensboro

Construction and Demolition Waste

Acceptable clean brick and concrete (cannot be mixed materials) can be brought to the Landfill at no charge. It will be up to the discretion of the Landfill employees.
Other construction debris may be brought to the Landfill and will be charged by weight
Can also be taken to any of the local Private Construction and Demolition-specific landfills, please call them for more information

Cooking Oil/Grease

DO NOT pour down drains (storm or sanitary sewer). This must be disposed of properly!
For households, please place it in a heat-resistant container and dispose of used cooking oil in household garbage
Commercial businesses should maintain a contract with an oil disposal company
Empty containers: these can be recycled (olive oil, vegetable oil, etc)

Coolers

Plastic: Plastic coolers that can fit in a recycling cart may be placed there for normal collection. It must be empty.
Styrofoam: Styrofoam coolers can NOT be recycled and must be placed in household garbage
Metal: These may be recycled in they fit in your cart. They can also be taken to a scrap facility or placed in your household garbage cart.

Dead Animals

Both Greensboro and High Point provide free collection of dead animals (pets only, no livestock) weighing less than 100 pounds to residents
The animal may be placed in a heavy-duty plastic bag and placed in your household garbage cart. Or you may contact Customer Service at 336.883.3111 – the animal must be placed in a heavy-duty bag and placed at the curb for prompt collection.
Larger animals can be disposed of at the Kersey Valley Landfill and will be charged the current rate for disposal. Please call ahead first.

Diapers

NOT recyclable – must be placed in household garbage

Diesel Fuel

This can only be disposed of as Household Hazardous Waste
Empty containers that once contained fuel must be placed in household garbage

Dirt/Gravel

This may NOT be washed down a storm drain
This also should not just be dumped in vacant areas (landscaping aside)
This may be taken to the Landfill, where clean, uncontaminated dirt and gravel will be taken at no charge at the discretion of the landfill employees
Another option is to advertise it on local groups for sale, well-priced dirt is a commodity people appreciate

Dishes

These are NOT recyclable and must be placed in your household garbage
If they are serviceable and unbroken, please consider a donation to a local secondhand store, religious organization or charity

Drink Pouches

These are made of many different materials and are not recyclable, thus must go in household garbage

Drums and Barrels

For barrels containing inert and harmless materials, please call the Material Recovery Facility at 336.883.3623 to inquire about recyclability Greensboro?
Otherwise, many metal drums may be taken to scrap metal dealers.
All empty drums and barrels may be disposed of at the Landfill, with the lids removed, at the current charge by weight

DVDs

These are not recyclable. Nor are VHS tapes or CDs.

Electronics

These can NOT go in your recycling cart, but they CAN be taken at no charge to the Material Recovery Facility for drop off at 5875 Riverside, Jamestown
They may go to to the drop point at 3001 Ingleside Drive, High Point at no charge
These may also be taken to 2138 Bishop Road, Greensboro at no charge.

Feminine Hygiene Products

These do NOT belong in your recycling in any capacity, except for the cardboard boxes that they come in
These should also NOT be flushed down the City sanitary sewer system
The most appropriate form for disposal for all of this is to place these items in your household garbage after each use

Fire Extinguishers

These are to be disposed of at Household Hazardous Waste at 2750 Patterson Avenue, Greensboro

Flares

Flares themselves must go to Household Hazardous Waste
Flare guns are categorized as ammunition and need to be taken to High Point Police or Caliber’s Indoor Gun Range , 6910 Downwind Road, Greensboro.

Flower Pots

Heavy plastic pots like rose pots may be recycled
The lighter, thin plastic pots or flats are not recyclable and may be taken to the agricultural plastic recycling dropoff at the Piedmont-Triad Regional Farmers Market on Sandy Ridge Road, or may be taken to the garden center at most big box stores

Flushable Wipes

They’re actually not flushable! Even if they say they are.
Please dispose of them in your household garbage

Furniture

May be taken to the Landfill at 3748 East Kivett Drive, High Point or 6310 Burnt Poplar Road, Greensboro, where you will be charged by weight
You may also place this at the curbside for bulk item pickup on your regular trash collection day
If the furniture is not in disrepair and is still usable, it is suggested that it be donated to secondhand, charity or thrift stores

Gasoline and Mixed Gas

This must be taken to Household Hazardous Waste
Empty containers can be placed in your regular household garbage

Glass Bottles and Jars

High Point residents – place in your recycling cart rinsed, with lids removed. No lids, caps or corks.
Greensboro residents may not put glass in their curbside recycle containers. Please check the Greensboro-nc.gov/collects website for locations that will accept empty, clean and dry glass containers.

Glass Windows

NOT recyclable
These may be taken to the Landfill, where they will be charged on weight
They may be placed on the curb and called in for bulk pick up
They may be placed in your household garbage if they are bagged and fit fully in your cart
If the windows are not broken and are salvageable, consider donating to a home rebuilding charity

Grass Clippings

These may NOT be washed or blown down storm drains
Please bag and place on the curb for yard waste pickup, or take them to the Ingleside Compost Facility, where if you are a resident of High Point, there will be no charge. If you do not own a home in High Point, you will be charged by weight. Greensboro residents may take their yard waste to 2503 White Street, Greensboro

Helium Tanks

High Point residents may take to the Material Recovery Facility for dropoff. Please do not place in your recycling cart. Greensboro residents are asked to drop off at the Household Hazardous Waste site, 2750 Patterson Street, Greensboro.
Can be taken to some local scrap dealers – please call them directly to inquire

Herbicide

This goes to Household Hazardous Waste
If the containers are empty and contain no more chemicals , please dispose of in your household garbage

Hoses (Garden or Automotive)

NOT recyclable
May be placed in your household garbage for normal pickup

Ink Cartridges

NOT recyclable in at-home recycling
These can and should be taken to office supply stores for return, recycling and disposal

Insecticide

Must go to Household Hazardous Waste
If the containers are empty and contain no more chemicals, please dispose of in your regular household garbage

Kerosene

Must go to Household Hazardous Waste
If the containers are empty and contain no more chemicals, please dispose of in your regular household garbage

Large Appliances (Air conditioners, refrigerators, etc.)

May be taken to 2138 Bishop Road, Greensboro for White Goods disposal at no charge
Can also go to the designated area at the Landfill, where you will be charged on weight
May also be placed at the curb for special pickup on the same day as your garbage pick up (see bulk collection guidelines)

Lids

Lids from plastic containers should be left ON the container they came from and then be placed in your recycling
Loose lids should go in the garbage

Lightbulbs

Should be disposed of as Household Hazardous Waste or can be taken to many home improvement stores, like Lowes or Home Depot
Should never go in your recycling and should not be placed in garbage

Mattresses and/or Boxspring

Households and residents may dispose of mattresses by taking them to the Landfill or by placing them by the curb for bulk pickup on the same day as your regular garbage collection day.
Any commercial dealers with a bulk of mattresses will not be allowed to dump at the Landfill and will need to make other arrangements.
Mattresses should never be dropped off on the side of the road. It can cause environmental concerns and be costly to clean up and remove.
For more information on mattresses read here.

Medical Waste

Not recyclable. Used needles may be taken to the Materials Recovery Facility at 5875 Riverside, Jamestown.

Medication

Unused medications absolutely should not be flushed down the toilet, washed down the sink or thrown in the garbage
All unused medications should be taken to the High Point Police for appropriate disposal or to one of three Greensboro Police drop-off locations
Other options are to return it to the pharmacy where they will either take it or have mail-in programs in place for disposal
Empty medication bottles should not be recycled but should be placed in household garbage

Metal Fencing, Barbed Wire, Miscellaneous Metal

This may be brought to the Landfill, where it will be charged on weight
Another option is to inquire with local scrap metal dealers
If it is fencing or metal that may be of use in construction projects, consider contacting a local house-building charity

Mirrors

NOT recyclable
These may be taken to the Landfill, where they will be charged on weight
May NOT be placed on the curb and called in for bulk pick up unless in a container to prevent shattering
May be placed in your household garbage if bagged and fully fit in the cart with the lid closed
If not broken and are salvageable, consider a donation

Motor Oil and Filters

NOT recyclable in your recycling cart
May be taken to most auto parts and/or repair shops in High Point
Otherwise must be disposed of as Household Hazardous Waste at 2750 Patterson Street, Greensboro
Empty containers must be disposed of in your household garbage

Needles and Sharps

NOT recyclable. Do not place in the recycling or garbage cart(s)
Needles and sharps MUST be in an approved sharps container (can be purchased at most pharmacies) and may then be:
Dropped off at the Material Recovery Facility, 5875 Riverdale Drive, Jamestown or 6310 Burnt Poplar Road, Greensboro
Collected by the City of High Point – call 336.883.3111 to schedule pickup

Newspaper

Can be placed in recycling carts
Can be dropped off at 5875 Riverdale Drive, High Point or a recycling dropoff site
Paper makes up over 20% of what is in the landfill

Packing Peanuts

NOT recyclable
May be disposed of in household garbage
Consider reuse or returning to many shipping and packing stores that will usually take them (but call first to check)

Paint

Latex paint, oil-based paint and spray paint should be disposed of as Household Hazardous Waste
Dried out or empty containers may go in your household garbage

Paper

May be placed in your recycling cart or be dropped off at the Material Recovery Facility at 5875 Riverdale Drive, Jamestown
or taken to a recycling dropoff site
Paper makes up over 20% of what is in the landfill

Pesticide

Dispose of at Household Hazardous Waste
Empty containers may be placed in your household garbage

Pizza Boxes

Can be placed in your recycling cart or taken to a recycling dropoff site
Excessively greasy boxes or boxes with food remains should be disposed of in household garbage

Plastic Bags

NOT recyclable in your recycling cart! (The only exception is clear plastic bags containing shredded paper)
Plastic bags may be taken back to most grocery and big box stores throughout the City and can be placed in a drop box at the front of the store
Other options are to reuse the bags for trashcan liners or to dispose of pet waste

Plastic Bottles and Tubs

May be placed in recycling
Need to be rinsed (just a simple rinse, not full wash) and placed in the cart with the lids/caps ON

Plastic To-Go Box

NOT recyclable
Needs to be placed in your household garbage.
Consider taking your own reusable to-go boxes when you go out to eat.

Propane Tanks

These should go back to the store where it was purchased
Do not place in recycling or garbage
May be dropped off at 2750 Patterson Street, Greensboro

PVC Piping

NOT recyclable
If it fits in your garbage cart, please dispose of it there. If not, it may be taken to the Landfill, where you will be charged at the current rate

Ribbon and Twine

Please place in your household garbage
If possible, reuse or consider donating larger quantities to creative reuse outlets or schools

Shredded Paper

May be recycled but must be bagged in a clear plastic bag
Do not place in your recycling cart loose

Small Appliances

Do not place in your recycling cart
May be taken to the Material Recovery Facility dropoff, Ingleside Compost Facility or 2138 Bishop Road, Greensboro at no charge. Greensboro residents may also drop off at 2750 Patterson St, Greensboro
Should not be placed in your household garbage

Smoke and CO2 Detectors

High Point residents may take to the Material Recovery Facility for electronics.
May also be dropped off at the Ingleside electronics recycling
Greensboro residents are asked to put smoke detectors in their trash containers or drop off at Burnt Poplar Station. Carbon Monoxide Detectors should be dropped off at the Household Hazardous Waste Collection site, 2750 Patterson Street, Greensboro.

Soil, Dirt, and Sand

May NOT be washed down storm drains
Please consider disposal with local landscaping companies
High Point residents can take to the Landfill: possibly without charge at employees’ discretion. Greensboro residents may drop off at White Street Landfill or Burnt Poplar Transfer Station for a fee. Construction debris, up to two 32-gallon containers can be placed curbside on bulk trash collection days

Solo Cups and To-Go Cups

NOT recyclable
Please place in household garbage

Steel Cans

Please place in your recycling
Lid from those cans may be recycled as well – the best practice is to place the lid back in the rinsed can and gently pinch the can in order to keep the lid inside

Straws

NOT recyclable
Please place in household garbage
One of the most widely used and most easily replaceable disposable plastics. Consider opting out of using them or using a reusable one.

Styrofoam

Clean, (only white colored) Styrofoam may be dropped off at 3001 Ingleside, High Point, 1310 West Gate City Boulevard, Greensboro or at the DART Facility in Randleman at 3219 Wesleyan Road, Randleman.

Televisions, Computers, Printers, etc.

Do NOT place in your recycling or garbage
High Point residents, please drop these off at the Material Recovery Facility, 3001 Ingleside or 2138 Bishop Road, Greensboro at no charge. Greensboro residents may also go to 2750 Patterson Street, Greensboro

Tile and Ceramic

May be taken to the Kersey Valley Landfill, where it will be charged on weight
Greensboro residents may drop off at White Street Landfill or Burnt Poplar Transfer Station.
If you are a homeowner and doing a small project, a Red Box may be rented
If it is not broken and is serviceable consider a donation to a home building charity or ReStore

Tires

Do NOT place in garbage or recycling
Please take to 2138 Bishop Road, Greensboro
NOT accepted at Landfill

Toilets, Sinks, etc.

These can be placed in your household garbage if it fully fits in the cart with the lid closed or can be placed at the curb for bulk pickup
May also be taken to the Landfill
If there are multiple items and you are a private homeowner, consider renting a Red Box for disposal
If items are in decent working order, consider donating to a local home-building charity

Trailer

These may be brought to the Landfill, where they will be charged by weight
Please remove the tires for separate disposal
May also be taken to many local scrap dealers, call them directly to inquire

Transmission Fluid

Must be disposed of at Household Hazardous Waste
Many auto repair shops will also take this – call first
Empty containers may be placed in household garbage

Trash

Business

Please contact one of the many local private contractors to set up garbage pickup and disposal at your place of work
May also be taken to the Landfill where it will be charged on weight

Household

Each household may have up to two (2) garbage carts. All trash must be bagged!
Trash may be taken to the Landfill, where it will be charged on weight

VHS Tapes

Not recyclable. Put in household waste.

Weapons and Ammunition

Should not be disposed of at any City facility. Take them to the High Point Police for proper disposal or Greensboro residents may go to Caliber’s Indoor Gun Range, 6910 Downwind Road.
Some licensed gun ranges or dealers will also take them, call to inquire

Wooden Pallets

These can be brought to the Landfill at 3940 Kivett Drive, High Point, where they will be charged by weight. Patrons will be instructed to dispose of them in the landfill’s wood yard.
Wooden pallets are prohibited at the Greensboro Landfills.

Wrapping Paper

Paper wrapping paper can go in the recycling (please remove all bows, ribbon and other decoration)
Foil-based wrapping paper should be disposed of in household garbage

Yard Waste

For City of High Point residents, yard waste carts may be purchased by calling Customer Service 336.883.3111, and are picked up on your regular garbage days
Yard waste may also be taken to the Ingleside Compost Facility, 3001 Ingleside Drive, High Point
Residents may dump for free, businesses will be charged on weight (High Point property owners only)
Greensboro residents may call 336.373.2489 for information. Collection is offered for a fee.