North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries

Public Oyster Shell Recycling Locations

Beaufort County:
Washington: Ginn’s Seafood (837 Carolina Ave., Hwy 17)

GDS Solid Waste and Recycling Locations:
Yeatsville (Hwy 264), Chocowitty (Hwy 33), Cherry Run
(Cherry Run Rd.), River Road (Magnolia School Rd.)

Brunswick County:
Bolivia: Brunswick Community College (50 College Rd.
NE off Hwy 17), Sunset Harbor Seafood Market (506 Roxboro St. SE)
Shallotte: Doug's Seafood Market (4601 Main St.)
Bald Head Island: Bald Head Island Conservancy (N. Bald Head Wynd.)

Brunswick County Convenient Locations:
Bolivia Landfill (Hwy 17), Calabash (Hwy 904), Leland (off Hwy 17), Supply (off Hwy 130), Southport (Hwy 87)

Carteret County:
Beaufort: Gaskill’s Hardware (901 Mulberry St.)
Fish Towne Seafood (behind Trade Wilco Hess Gas Station)
Morehead City: NCDMF office (3441 Arendell St.),
Walmart (300 Hwy 24)

GDS Solid Waste and Recycling Locations:
Atlantic (Hwy 70), Beaufort (Hwy 101), Cape Carteret
(Fire Tower Rd. off Hwy 58), Davis (Hwy 70), Otway
(Harker’s Island Rd.), Mill Creek (Mill Creek Rd.),
Morehead City (Vashti Dr., West Carteret High School),
Newport (Hibbs Rd. & Tom Mann Rd.), Ocean (Pringle
Rd. off Hwy 24), South River (South River Rd.)

Columbus County:
Whiteville: Columbus Co. Convenience Center (Hwy 701
Business), Columbus Co. Landfill (354 Landfill Rd.),
Ray’s Produce (Hwy 130)

Craven County:
Havelock: Tripp's Seafood Market (172 W. Hwy 70)
Vanceboro: Juanita's Seafood (7065 Hwy 17 N.)
GDS Solid Waste and Recycling Locations:
Bridgeton (Hwy 55), New Bern (Thurman Rd.
off Hwy 70)
Tuscarora: Tuscarora Landfill (7400 Old Hwy 70 W.)

Dare County:
Nags Head: Jockey’s Ridge State Park (Hwy 158)
Kill Devil Hills: Nature Conservancy, Nags Head Woods
(701 West Ocean Acres Dr.), Town Recycling Center (701 Bermuda Bay Blvd.)
Kitty Hawk: Carawan Seafood Co.,(5424 N. Croatan Hwy.)
Wanchese: NCDMF office, Wanchese Seafood Industrial Park (604 Harbor Rd.)
Avon: Village Grocery (40618 Hwy. 12)
Hatteras Village: Burrus Red & White (57196 Kanlar Rd.)
Rodanthe/Waves/Salvo: Recycling Center., Rodanthe Harbor (Myrna Peters Rd.)

Edgecombe County:
Tarboro: 33 Grill & Oyster Bar (3309 Hwy 33 N)

New Hanover County:
Carolina Beach: Bridge Barrier Rd. (Carolina Beach State
Park, near Snows Cut Dr.), Blackburn's Seafood Market (440 N. Lake Park Blvd.)
Kure Beach: Fort Fisher State Recreation Area
(1000 Loggerhead Rd.)
Wilmington: Nixon’s Oyster House (6955 Market St.),
Eagle Island Seafood (Hwy 421 N), Alford's Seafood (5330 Carolina Beach Road)
Wrightsville Beach: NCDMF Lab (Causeway Dr.)


New Hanover County Convenient Site:
County Landfill (5210 Hwy 421 N.)

Onslow County:
Swansboro: Hammock’s Beach State Park (1572 Hammock Beach Rd.)
Jacksonville:  Sturgeon City Education Center (Court St.)
Holly Ridge:  Morris Landing Clean Water Preserve (Morris Landing Rd.)
Hubert: Onslow County Learning Center (Hwy 172)

Orange County:
Carrboro: Tom Robinson's Seafood Market (207 Roberson St.)

Pamlico County:
Alliance: Crop Production Services (Hwy 55)
Grantsboro: Grantsboro Recycling Center (Hwy 306),
Fresh Ketch Seafood (2492 Hwy 306 S)
Oriental: Town “N” Country Grocery (Broad St., Hwy 55)

Pender County:
Hampstead: Ace Hardware (Hwy 17), Hill Top Grocery Co. (21170 Hwy. 17)
Surf City: Ace Hardware (Hwy 50), Herring's Outdoor Sports (701 New River Dr.)
Scotts Hill: Mako's Raw Bar and Grille (55 Scotts Hill Loop Road)

Pitt County:
Pitt County Convenient Locations:
Greenville: Bells Fork Collection Site (County Home Rd.),
Pitt County Transfer Station (3025 Landfill Rd.), Port Terminal Collection Site (Port Terminal Road)


Wilson County:
Wilson: Wilson County Landfill (4536 Landfill Rd.)

 

 

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For more information contact:
Sabrina Varnam
North Carolina Oyster Shell Recycling Program
P.O. Box 769
Morehead City, NC 28557
800-682-2632 or
252-726-7021
Sabrina.Varnam@ncmail.net