Brunswick County, NC Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)

Sec. 1-11-22(b) of the Brunswick County Code bars any owner, occupant, tenant, or lessee, other than a licensed junk dealer, from placing or leaving bulky wastes outside a building or dwelling for longer than seven (7) days. Sec. 1-11-23(4) reinforces that rule for regular pick-up: items too large for the standard refuse receptacle are not left for curbside collection at all; they have to be brought to an approved solid waste collection site, meaning the county landfill or a convenience site. The county also lists items banned from residential curbside pick-up altogether under Sec.

1-11-23(4)b: construction materials, yard waste, oil, antifreeze, tires, car batteries, appliances, and hazardous or medical waste, all of which must go to the landfill or a convenience site instead. Tires specifically must be hauled by the owner to the county disposal area under Sec. 1-11-23(12). This oversized-item and time-limit rule is what unincorporated residents must follow when disposing of broken appliances, old furniture, or storm debris that doesn't fit in the standard cart. These rules apply only in the unincorporated county; Leland, Southport, Oak Island, Shallotte, and Brunswick County's other incorporated towns run their own bulk-item pick-up programs inside town limits.