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NC DEQ »   About »   Divisions »   Environmental Assistance and Customer Service »   Recycling »   Programs Offered »   Recycling Support for Local Government and State Agencies »   Material Disposal Regulations and Support »   North Carolina Landfill Disposal Bans

North Carolina Landfill Disposal Bans

The North Carolina General Assembly has established disposal bans on the following materials under North Carolina General Statute 130A-309.10. See (f) through (m). More information about how to comply with disposal bans for certain materials is provided through the links below. 

  • Used oil
  • Yard trash
  • White goods
  • Antifreeze
  • Aluminum cans
  • Scrap tires
  • Lead-acid batteries
  • Motor vehicle oil filters
  • Plastic bottles
  • Wooden pallets
  • Oyster shells
  • Computer equipment and televisions
  • Beverage containers from ABC permit-holders

Banned from disposal in construction and demolition debris landfills:

  • Fluorescent lights
  • Mercury-containing thermostats

Material Disposal Regulations and Support

  • Abandoned Manufactured Homes
  • Illegal Disposal, Litter and Backyard Burning
  • North Carolina Landfill Disposal Bans
  • Storm Debris Management

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