Onslow County - NC Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources

Ncwspapcr, Aluminum Cans, Metal Cans:
Put all this in your hin or rccyclc it at thc convcnicncc ccntcr
Aluminum can-also he collected for a school or civic group fundraiser - for a listing of
aluininum rccyclcrs that will pay you to rccyclc it call (91 0) 455-4470 x 401 or look
up nirtal recyclers in your phone hook for current lisiting. - Aluminum has heen
I>anncd from all NC landfills and must he recycled l>y law.
Keep Onslow
Beautiful
Oyster Shells:
L,ocal Scafood Markcts \\rill acccpt oystcrs and tlicsc drop off locations: Grant's Oyster
FTousc, Siicads Fcn-y. Hainmnocks Bcach SP in Swansboro, and Sturgeon City in Jacksonville
Oystcrshclls arc rccyclcd hy fishcrmcn and NC Division of Marine Fishcrics. Call your
local seafood market to find out if they recycle oystershells. Oystershells arc the pref~rrcd
substrate for creating new oysters. Oystershells will he banned from all NC
landfills as of 2009.
Paint:
Chcck out Earth91 1 .or-& for I current listing of paint swap shops in cnstern NC.
Paper, Cardboarcl, Cereal Boxes, Junk Mail, toilet paper rolls, etc
Toss a11 this in your recycle hin or recycle it at the convenience centers. This includes
all types of papcr and all types of cardhnard boxes, ctc.
river is dirty. The activist is the man
who cleans up the river.
-ROSS Pcrot
Plastic Bags:
Rccyclc plastic hags at your local groccry inarkct. Tlicrc is a bin locatcd at thc cntrancc
of Food Lion, Lowcs Foods, Harris Tcctcr, and othcr groccry storcs. TO reducc
the need for oil. try paper instead of plastic, but don't forget to recycle the paper bags
as well.
Plastic Containers:
Toss tlicsc in your l>in or rccyclc at thc conrcnicncc ccntcr. All plastic hottlcs with a
neck siiiallcr than tlic hottom (hcvcragc hottlcs, laundry hottlcs, soap hottlcs, ctc. will
not be allowed in the landfill as of 2009. This means it will he against the law to thro~v
away a plastic Imttlc in NC. This mcans you will ha\,c to rccyclc this matcrial as wcll
as othcrs that arc inandatcd in NC.
Mission
To engage individuals to take greater responsibility for
improving their community environments
We teach citizens about the environment, environmental
laws, environmental quality, and how to protect
the environment. We also encourage environmental
stewardship and we create programs to encourage
recycling and waste reduction goals. .